In solidarity with all the forces and people around the world who uphold peace, and respect for independence of nations and international law, the Filipino people must stand against the unprovoked terrorist attack of the Zionist state of Israel, in collusion with US imperialism, against Iran and its people. The relentless attacks, now more than […]

After two years, the 79th IB—the battalion focused on the counterinsurgency campaign in Northern Negros—will once again change commanders. Like the previous battalion commanders who aimed to crush the New People’s Army (NPA) and the revolutionary movement in the area, Lt. Col. Arnel Calaoagan will step down from his post as a failure. Calaoagan became […]

Organizations, parties, and groups from various regions of the Philippines and other countries honored and paid tribute to Ka Luis Jalandoni (Ka Louie), who passed away on June 7 in Utrecht, the Netherlands, at the age of 90. He was recognized as a steadfast advocate of peace, an internationalist, and an exemplary revolutionary. Ka Louie […]

  Killing of proposed wage increase condemned. Kilusang Mayo Uno and labor groups protested in Quezon City on June 12 to condemn the US-Marcos regime and its lackeys for killing the proposed law to increase workers’ daily wage by ₱200. The Senate claimed that “there is no more time” and “there is not enough study” […]

Thousands of citizens protested before the Senate in Pasay City on June 11 to push the trial of the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte. People expressed disappointment at the Senate, which serves as the impeachment court, for apparently protecting Duterte, who used tactics to deliberately delay the trial. Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) and […]

The New People’s Army (NPA)-Central Negros (Leonardo Panaligan Command) fired an M203 grenade at the operating troops of the 62nd IB in Sitio Lip-o, Barangay Imelda, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental on June 14. The attack killed three soldiers. Residents said the 62nd IB stealthily transported the bodies on the night of June 14 to the […]

On June 12, various patriotic groups commemorated the 127th year of the country’s false independence through a protest before the US embassy in Manila. They condemned the US for its intensifying intervention and military involvement in the Philippines, as well as its criminal role in the genocide in Palestine. They condemned the US for its […]

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) units under the 8th ID have repeatedly violated international humanitarian law in their desperate pursuit to declare the island of Samar “insurgency-free.” On June 15, operating 63rd IB soldiers shot and killed 16-year-old student Jayson Grafil Padullo in Bagong Bario, Barangay Pinanag-an, Borongan City in Eastern Samar. Together with […]

The economic situation of the peasant masses in the countryside continues to worsen. Most farmers have little or no land and have no other means of livelihood. The US-Marcos regime cannot conceal this, even with manipulated statistics. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) recently reported that more than 609,000 lost their jobs in the agriculture sector […]