Waving rainbow flags waving and raising their fists, hundreds of members of the LGBTQ+ community, allies, and progressive groups marched at the Stonewall Philippines Pride March held on Recto Avenue, Manila on June 26. They pushed through police lines to assert their right to hold their program at Mendiola. Led by the national democratic LGBTQ+ […]

Over the past decades, the burden of multilayered taxes imposed on the Filipino people has intensified, pushing them deeper into the quagmire of poverty. On the other hand, taxes on biggest comprador bourgeoisie and foreign and local companies have become reduced, allowing them to amass even greater profits. The people have endured decades of the […]

Sa katapusan ng buwan, tatayo si Ferdinand Marcos Jr sa harap ng Kongreso upang muling bilugin ang ulo ng taumbayan tungkol sa mga “nagawa” niya sa nagdaang tatlong taon. Napakahaba ng inilulubid niyang kasinungalingan pero hindi niya mapagtatakpan ang walang katapusang pasakit na dinaranas ng sambayanan sa ilalim ng kanyang paghahari. Walang tigil ang pagbulusok […]

Poor and middle peasants in the Bukidnon and Lanao del Sur border towns usually till one hectare of land or even less. They usually plant vegetables such as squash, chili, cabbage, potato, carrot, tomato, Baguio beans, bell pepper, eggplant, and broccoli, as well as sweet potato and corn. They endure multiple layers of semi-feudal oppression, […]

In recent weeks, five victims of political killings by state forces have been recorded. There were cases of arrest, shooting, and harassment. These incidents add to the US-Marcos regime’s mounting crimes in its three years in power. In Masbate, state forces shot and killed 25-year-old civilian Joey Oas in Barangay San Carlos, Palanas on June […]

More than 70 representatives of various faiths and human rights groups from 13 countries held the “Pagtatanim: Sowing Seeds of Faith Solidarity for the Filipino People’s Struggle for Peace” gathering in Rome, Italy on June 27-28. Organizers held this in response to the urgent need for unity among church people to support the Filipino people’s […]

THE US-RUTO REGIME in Kenya violently dispersed the people’s protests on June 25, killing up to 16 rallyists and injuring 400 others. The protest was part of the commemoration of a series of massive demonstrations last year against the neoliberal Finance Bill 2024, intensifying police violence, and state repression. Recall that massive demonstrations in 2024 […]

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