Workers and their unions launched successive protests and assemblies in Quezon City, Cavite, and Laguna to demand respect for their collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and other labor rights. In Quezon City, the Glowhrain-KMU-Kowloon House West Chapter Union filed a Notice of Strike on March 6 at the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to fight […]

Ferdinand Marcos Jr and his cronies were ambushed with protests upon their arrival in New York City, US on March 8. Over 200 Filipinos rallied at the Philippine Consulate General in the city. They marched to The Pierre Hotel where Marcos was staying. The next day, they confronted Marcos, Department of Foreign Affairs secretary Theresa […]

Thousands of women in the country and abroad militantly marked the International Working Women’s Day on March 8. Carrying calls to scrap the 12% value added tax (VAT), to hold accountable all those involved in corruption, and stop the imperialist war in the Middle East, Gabriela and other progressive groups held a program in Liwasang […]

The US’s annual Balikatan Exercises scheduled for April to May is set to gather the largest ever contingent of foreign troops in the Philippines. Besides American troops, Japan will directly participate with 1,000 defense troops, along with troops from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and France. Some 18 countries will join as “observers” in the operations […]

A group of indigenous women defied rain and darkness of night to reach the New People’s Army unit outpost in Barangay Berta in a Southern Tagalog guerrilla front. They warmly accepted the invitation to form the Makabayang Kilusan ng Bagong Kababaihan (Makibaka, or Patriotic Movement of New Women), the revolutionary women’s organization supporting the armed […]

National minorities are fighting for their right to ancestral land against land grabbing and the entry of dam, renewable energy, plantation, and real estate projects. They launched mobilizations in recent weeks to defend their rights. In Quezon City, national minority groups and environmental defenders protested at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Central Office […]

Simultaneous operations of the Philippine National Police and Armed Forces of the Philippines arrested 10 individuals in Tarlac City and Quezon City on March 11, including Gabriel Kennedy Bangibang, National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) consultant for the Cordillera and national minority affairs. They were accused of being members and officials of the Communist […]

Units of the New People’s Army (NPA)-Negros Island (Apolinario Gatmaitan Command) are determined in their efforts to attain justice for the Negrosanon masses who are victims of state terrorism and repression. These efforts include carrying out the people’s court’s orders to mete out justice against state agents behind these crimes. Those punished included spies, military […]

The New People’s Army (NPA)–South Central Negros (Romeo Nanta Command) enforced the sanction of the people’s democratic government on W.D. Anglo Agri Farm, an abusive agriculture company in Negros Occidental, on March 8. Owned by Wilfred D. Anglo, the company is located in Hacienda Baling, Barangay Libacao, Himamaylan City. The NPA disabled and burned the […]