A new generation of revolutionaries is emerging in Eastern Visayas amid great challenges in advancing the people’s democratic revolution. Kabataang Makabayan (KM) in the region continues its efforts to expand membership and establish chapters wherever possible. KM members in the region include Ka Terry, Ka Patrick, Ka Roan, and Ka Owen. Ka Terry is a […]

The New People’s Army (NPA) recently reported that its units launched harassment operations in South Cotabato and Negros Oriental during the last quarter of 2025. The NPA-South Cotabato fired at the 105th IB troopers in Sitio Kangko, Barangay Lamlahak, Lake Sebu, South Cotabato on December 11, 2025 at 12:50 a.m. The military unit had been […]

  Opposing the corrupt and fascist 2026 budget. Progressive groups protested in Mendiola on January 5 to denounce the corrupt and fascist 2026 budget signed by Ferdinand Marcos Jr on that day. They also rallied on December 29, 2025 at the House of Representatives in Quezon City when the budget was being railroaded for ratification. […]

Supported by Migrante Manitoba’s campaign and the community, 17 Filipino mechanics in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada won their right to job security. They were dismissed by 4Tracks Ltd without legal basis just three weeks after they started working for the company. Venture Management in the Philippines recruited the Filipinos as truck mechanics. Upon arriving in Canada, […]

Christians for National Liberation-Compatriots (CNL-Compatriots) was successfully established in the US in October 2025. The chapter is the very first sub-sector under the Compatriots to hold a global assembly. Around 120 church leaders from various chapters and cells of the CNL-Compatriots gathered in the assembly, along with observers from the Compatriots-National Democratic Front, Kabataang Makabayan-Compatriots, […]

Progressive groups launched a broad campaign to visit and gather support for the Philippine political prisoners in December 2025. Human rights defenders, relatives of political prisoners, church people, lawyers, youth, women, workers, and international groups took action and joined the campaign. Visits were reported to prisons in Northern Luzon, Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Laguna, Metro […]

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) relentlessly spread terrorism and attacked communities and citizens even during Christmas and New Year. Before 2025 ended, cases of killings, abductions, arrests, and other human rights violations were recorded. Killing. AFP troopers at close range shot woman peasant leader Warlita Jimenez, 55, […]

“Unjust and unacceptable” is how minority rights defenders, human rights groups, lawyers, and others described the Court of Appeals (CA) confirmation of the verdict against the Talaingod 13. The court convicted the Talaingod 13 of “child abuse” on July 15, 2024. The CA in Cagayan de Oro affirmed the verdict on December 16. On January […]

On December 26, 2025, the Japanese government led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi approved the allocation of 9 trillion yen or US$58 billion for the country’s defense budget in 2026. This is equivalent to 2% of Japan’s total national production. This catapulted Japan to third place among the countries with the largest defense budgets in […]

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