Social inequalities in the country have worsened alongside sharpening of contradictions as the Duterte regime adopts militarist and anti-people measures to confront the Covid-19 pandemic. While a few remain insulated in their mansions and palaces and continue to accumulate wealth, abuse power and engorge themselves in the masses’ sweat and blood, millions of people are […]

Michelle Silvertino was one of millions of Filipinos who sought a better paying jobs abroad to feed their families. Fail to travel abroad, she worked as a maid in Metro Manila. Due to strict lockdown restrictions, she was not able to travel back home to her province. When restrictions were eased, she decided to go […]

“This is a maña­ni­ta, not a rally” Coordinated mass protest actions, dubbed “mañanitas,” were mounted last June 12 in Met­ro Ma­ni­la and 14 provinces to oppose the Anti-Ter­ro­rism Bill. The protests actions were an outright act of defiance to the Malacañang’s ban on rallies. Protesters called their protest a “mañanita” as a sarcastic reference to […]

THE NEW PEOPLE’S Army (NPA)-Mindoro mounted successive offensives against the Philippines National Police and fascist troopers of the 4th and 76th IB last month. Six harassment operations were launched in Man­sa­lay, Bu­la­lacao, Socor­ro ng Ori­en­tal Min­do­ro and Rizal, Occi­den­tal Min­do­ro from Ma­y 6-18. A soldier was killed and seven others were killed in the attacks. […]

ONE OF THE 16 youths who were illegally arrested after conducting a peaceful protest action at the Ro­ton­da in Ba­ra­ngay Pa­la, Ili­gan City on June 12 said that she still could not stop crying due to trauma. Majority of those arrested were former students of the Min­da­nao Sta­te Univer­sity-Ili­gan Insti­tu­te of Techno­logy. They were apprehended […]

From east to west Philippines, one can find US and Chinese warships. Both are saber-rattling. Tensions and threats of war breaking out are heightening. There is rising danger of the Philippines getting caught in the armed conflict of two imperialist powers. In the West Philippine Sea, Chinese Coast Guard and “militia” ships are permanently stationed. […]

ANNE MARGARET Tau­li, 70, was arrested by military elements in Be­sao, Moun­ta­in Province and flown by helicopter to Baguio to face Na­tio­nal Secu­rity Advi­ser Sec. Her­mo­ge­nes Espe­ron, Jr. on June 11. Esperon made it appear that Tauli “surrendered” and “returned to the folds of the law.” He accused her of being a ranking member of […]

  The reactionary state has always treated overseas Filipino workers like garbage. The pandemic only highlighted this fact. Last June 16, 14 Filipinos who wanted to come home were barred by the Duterte regime from leaving Amsterdam, the Netherlands because there were not enough quarantine facilities in the Philippines. They were told that Rodrigo Duterte […]

IN EARLY APRIL, the National Economic Development Authority projected that the inflow of remittances sent back home by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will plunge by around 30% this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This is because almost half of the total number of OFWs are employed in sectors hardest hit by the pandemic in […]

Devoid of sympathy and preparation. This was what millions of parents and thousands of teachers accuse Rodrigo Duterte and his education officials with regards to the plan of enforced “distance learning” for the coming schoolyear. “The online, modular, television, radio and laptop methods are inappropriate since families’ conditions vary,” a mother and member of the […]