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

LARAB | Rebolusyonaryong pahayagang masa ng Eastern Visayas. Inilalathala ito sa wikang Waray.

Ang KALATAS ang opisyal na pahayagan ng rebolusyonaryong mamamayan ng Timog Katagalugan. Pinapatnubayan ito ng Marxismo-Leninismo-Maoismo. Inilalathala ito ng Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas (MLM) at ng Bagong Hukbong Bayan ng Timog Katagalugan.

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 Iloko.

The Filipino people firmly condemns US imperialism and the Zionist state of Israel for their atrocious bombing of Iran that began on February 28. This is a gross violation of an independent country’s sovereignty and a brazen violation of existing international law. This is now the second assault by the US and Israel on the […]

Even at the outset of the US-Israel war of aggression against Iran, the Department of Energy (DoE) warned that oil companies could raise gasoline prices by up to ₱10 per liter and diesel by ₱20. This would add to the ₱7 to ₱10 per liter increases in petroleum products since January. The increases will take […]

The people of Iran and the Middle East seethe with fury at the US-Israel bombing of Iran that killed many civilians and destroyed infrastructure. The most infuriating attacks included the deliberate, repeated bombing of a school on February 28 that killed 175, mostly girls aged 7 to 12. Hundreds of thousands of Iranians joined the […]

The Bicol masses currently face widespread plunder and land grabbing by local bureaucrat-capitalists, big landlords, and foreign corporations for ecotourism, mining, renewable energy, and land conversion. This threatens thousands of farmers and fisherfolk with eviction and loss of livelihood across the entire region. Local bureaucrat-capitalists, who are also big landlords like the Escudero, Hamor, Co, […]

Led by the Samahan ng Maliliit na Mangingisda sa San Miguel Bay (SMB), the Tanggol SMB Network was officially established on February 27 in Barangay Sabang, Calabanga, Camarines Sur. The alliance aims to oppose the planned SMB offshore wind projects. According to the group, the project will disposses thousands of fisherfolk of their livelihood. The […]

Residents from Rizal and Samar towns together opposed the construction of windmill farms in their provinces. The projects are being pushed by Vena Energy, a Singapore-based company and one of the biggest “renewable energy” corporations in the Asia-Pacific region. In Rizal, residents of Talim Island—situated in the middle of Laguna de Bay—protested on February 28 […]