UPDATES Philippines is a fortnightly publication of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP).

Ang Paghimakas (“The Struggle”) is the official publication of the Communist Party of the Philippines in Negros Island. It was first published in the last quarter of 1972.

May bagong pakulo na naman ang Commission on Elections (COMELEC) para sa darating na reaksyunaryong eleksyon sa Mayo 2025—ang FASTrAC o Full Automation System with Transparency Audit/Count. Tiyak na isa ito sa mga pamamaraan na gagamitin ng rehimeng US-Marcos para sa pandaraya sa 2025 Pambansang Halalan. Ang FASTrAC ang bagong mukha ng Automated Election System […]

Ang Bayan (“The People”) is the official publication of the Communist Party of the Philippines, guided by Marxism-Leninism-Maoism. It is published by the Central Committee. AB comes out fortnightly every 7th and 21st of each month. The original Pilipino edition is translated into English, Bisaya, Waray, Hiligaynon and Iloco.

After several months of hearings in Congress, the secret details of the operation led and managed by Rodrigo Duterte and his accomplices in Malacañang regarding the sham and bloody “war on drugs” and the criminal campaign of extrajudicial killings are slowly being revealed to the public. This further strengthens the resolve of the Filipino people […]

This Peasant Month, the revolutionary movement pays tribute to the peasant class, the giant of the countryside serving as main force upholding and advancing the people’s war. In various parts of the country, the peasants and indigenous peoples make up the majority of the people’s army. Generations have served as commanders, cadres, fighters, and soldiers […]

Farmers and rural women’s groups held consecutive protests on October 15 and 16 to mark the International Rural Women’s Day and World Food(less) Day. Amihan National Federation of Peasant Women led women from Bulacan, Laguna and Cavite in a picket before the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to protest the lack of genuine agrarian reform […]

  Hold Duterte accountable for war on drugs. Bayan Muna members protested before the Lower House on October 11, coinciding with the hearing on extrajudicial killings under the regime of former President Rodrigo Duterte. Along with the families of the “war on drugs” victims, they called for justice and accountability from Duterte and others involved […]

After forcing jeepney drivers and operators in Baguio City and nearby towns to consolidate their franchises, the local government is now taking away their routes to aggressively push the jeepney phaseout. Piston local chapter reports that 96% of licensed jeepneys have already consolidated under threats of individual franchises cancellation from the LTFRB-Cordillera Autonomous Region. “Many […]

New People’s Army (NPA)-Northern Negros (Roselyn Jean Pelle Command) assaulted troopers of the 79th Infantry Battalion operating in Sitio Agtatahor 1, Barangay Macasilao, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on October 6. The harassment operation was carried out at 9:00 a.m. while the soldiers were preparing breakfast. The unit reported how they stealthily approached the 79th IB’s camp […]