MONDE NISSIN WORKERS’ second strike last August 27 was successful as the management agreed to negotiate with the Mon­de Nis­sin La­bor Associa­ti­on-LIGA (MNLA-LIGA) regarding the retrenchment of 176 workers. The management agreed to compensate dismissed contractual workers a separation pay of not less than P100,000 each. The MNLA first staged its strike on August 6 […]

IN THE NORTH EASTERN Mindanao Region (NEMR), Maria Malaya reported that about P60,000 are pocketed by AFP officials for every civilian they are able to coerce to surrender. Reports from various barangays and communities across the region indicate that those coerced were promised to be given P65,000 each. In truth, however, majority of them have […]

A BAKWIT SCHOOL (school for evacuees) held its opening of classes for the current academic year last September 2 at the University of the Philippines-Diliman in Quezon City. Around 50 Lumad students, their teachers and leaders participated in the activity. Meanwhile, 155 students participated in the opening of classes in another Bakwit School at the […]

JOINT ELEMENTS OF the Philippine National Police and Armed Forces of the Philippines illegally arrested Esterlita Suaybaguio, 60, in Cubao, Quezon City on August 23. Suaybaguio is a consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) in its peace negotiations with the GRP. She was arrested based on a fabricated case of illegal […]

MORE THAN 1,700 heinous crime convicts have been released by the Duterte regime through the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) Law. The GCTA provides for the early release of inmates, including those sentenced to life imprisonment, as reward for their good behavior in prison. This releases came under fire following a public outcry, especially that […]

THE LOWEST FARMGATE price of local palay (unhusked rice) was pegged at P7/ki­lo last August from P22-24/ki­lo which was the highest price last year. This was after the influx of relatively cheaper imported rice into the local market. This has adversely affected the overall local agricultural production which has decreased by 1.27% during the 2nd […]

The Solidarity of Peasants Against Exploitation (Stop Exploitation) condemned Lt. Col. Charles Castillo of the 81st IB for tagging the organization as a legal front of the CPP-NPA. Castillo said this after a dialogue between the peasant group and the military in the office of Gov. Ryan Singson at the Ilocos Sur Capitol on August […]

Thousands of West Papuans have continuously staged massive demonstrations since August 17. They mounted their rallies in conjunction with the commemoration of the national independence day in Indonesia to demand national liberation and cessation (separation from Indonesia as an independent nation). Instead of addressing their demands, the Indonesian government deployed an additional 1,200 military and […]

Like a broken record, Duterte has repeatedly declared that his regime will crush the New People’s Army (NPA). Recently, he threatened anew that “something big will happen” amid the failures of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) focused and sustained military operations in the countryside. Instead, the all-out war under the DSSP Kapayapaan and […]

LABING-APAT NA ARMAS ang nasamsam ng BHB-Isabela sa inilunsad nitong armadong aksyon noong Hulyo 5 sa Barangay Sindun Bayabo, Ilagan City. Limang pistola ang nakumpiska sa operasyong disarma laban sa Task Force Kalikasan (TFK) sa Sityo Lagis sa naturang barangay. Ang TFK ay nakapailalim sa pamumuno ng Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office at aktibong […]