Troopers of the butcher 4th IB killed civilians Mark Ederson Valencia Delos Santos and Jay-ar Mercado in Barangay Happy Valley, Socorro, Oriental Mindoro on January 31. Mercado was a volunteer organizer of Bigkis at Lakas ng mga Katutubo sa Southern Tagalog who was abducted by the military on January 26. The butchers buried Mercado’s cadaver […]

Nissen Electronics Philippines is a Japanese company that produces automotive fuses. The companies supplies these to various car manufacturing multinationals in the country including Toyota, Nissan, Ford and Isuzu. The company is a local subsidiary of the multinational company Nippon Seisen Cable, Ltd which reported a sales of 10 billion yen (P4.6 billion) in March […]

LABOR GROUPS CRITICIZED the Philippine National Police (PNP) after it launched the Joint Industrial Peace and Concern Offices (JIPCO) on January 22 at the Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga. The PNP claims that the program will purportedly protect various economic zones across Central Luzon. The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights, however, said the […]

In Northern Samar, 15 farmers from Barangay Osmeña, Palapag were arrested by the military. On January 22, elements of the 20th IB arrested Constancio Capate Martinico, Renaldo Longcop, Gonzalo Magayes, Jomar Orua, Delphin Meraya Jr. and JR Laoreno. The six were brought to their military camp and were interrogated. On the next day, nine farmers […]

PROGRESSIVE GROUPS AND RELATIVES of Mendiola Massacre victims converged in Mendiola, Manila on January 22 to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the massacre. They said that the Duterte regime has failed to give justice to the 13 farmers killed on January 22, 1987. The 13 farmers were among thousands who protested in Mendiola to call […]

IN COMMEMORATION OF Randy Fe­lix Ma­la­yao’s first death annivesary last January 30, activists and his relatives protested in front of Camp Melchor de­la Cruz of the 5th ID in Ga­mu, Isa­be­la to demand justice. Malayao was a consultant of the Na­tio­nal De­mocra­tic Front of the Phi­lip­pi­nes. Military and police forces violently dispersed the protesters. To […]

FEW DAYS AFTER the Regional Peace and Order Council 11 ordered the closure of the UCCP Haran Center in Davao City, the compound was attacked by paramilitary forces on January 25. Using bolos, members of the Alamara, a paramilitary group directed by the butcher military, destroyed the walls and fences of Haran which serves as […]

Amid intensifying rivalries among capitalists, Ramon Ang believes that the New Manila International Airport will benefit him. The project, which is commonly known as the Aerotopolis, is being developed by San Miguel Holdings Corporation (SMC) in a 2,500-hectare coastal area of Barangay Taliptip, Bulakan, Bulacan. Fishermen and residents of the area, however, see the project […]

THE ANOMALOUS USE of confidential funds in 2019 by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) was exposed on January 31. The office spent P300 million in conducting surveillance which violates the right to freedom of expression, and possibly using the personal data of Filipinos for intelligence purposes. This was exposed by DICT Undersecretary […]

LIMANG SUNDALO ANG nasawi sa aksyong militar na inilunsad ng Bagong Hukbong Bayan (BHB)-Mindoro noong Enero 26. Binigwasan ng BHB ang pwersa ng 4th IB sa Sityo Kianay, Barangay Naibuan, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro. Ayon kay Ka Madaay Gasic, tagapagsalita ng BHB-Mindoro, ang armadong aksyon ay tugon sa tumitinding nakapokus na operasyong militar sa Timog […]