The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in cahoots with the successive Duterte and Marcos regimes, blame traffic, pollution and economic losses to force the phaseout of traditional jeepneys and replace them with Japan-made surplus vehicles or new electric vehicles. Japan has allocated $10 billion in “climate finance” to implement various “initiatives” to combat climate change, including […]

Bus drivers from different companies protested at the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Quezon City last December 18 demanding to scrap the agency’s unjust Demerit Points System that was implemented as early as 2019. The action was led by Manibela or the Malayang Alyansa ng Bus Employees at Laborers. The system, a part of Republic […]

The Christmas season, for most of the overseas Filipino workers (OFW), is not only a time of celebration but also a time of intense longing and aspiration. Their most cherished gift: to be with their loved ones. Amid the severe economic crisis, social challenges, and ongoing political turmoil worldwide, many OFWs are facing the bitter […]

Wanton shooting from soldiers of the 74th IB killed farmer Pido Mendes in Barangay San Jose, Mapanas, Northern Samar on November 22. This military unit, under the command of BGen Noel Vestuir of 802nd Bde, was then at the midst of a focused military operation. From 2013, Mendes, 60, has been pursued by soldiers after […]

Democratic groups in Metro Manila commemorated through protest the International Human Rights Day, in connection with the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, on December 10. Similar protests where held in the cities of Baguio, Legazpi, Naga, Bacolod, Cebu, Iloilo, Roxas, Davao and the town of Kalibo in Aklan. Karapatan and Bagong […]

Families have been given a hard time in recovering the remains of those killed in an encounter between a unit of the New People’s Army, and elements of the 59th IB, at the border of barangays Dilao and Malalay, Balayan, Batangas on December 17. At the last report, six bodies were tracked down by human […]

  KM lightning rally. Kabataang Makabayan (KM) boldly launched a lightning protest along Recto Avenue in Manila on December 10. KM-Southern Tagalog also staged a lightning protest in UP-Los Baños on December 19. They did so amid the US-Marcos regime’s inclusion of the organization on its list of “terrorist organizations.” The rally was part of […]

Health workers and their union led by the Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) have launched intensive protests and mass actions this December. The AHW have taken weekly actions in hospitals and government agencies. From December 5 to December 12, protests have been held by unions from the Philippine Orthopedic Center, National Children’s Hospital, Philippine General […]

The revolutionary movement in India, led by the Communist Party of India (Maoist), celebrated the 23rd anniversary of its armed wing, the People’s Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA) from December 2 to December 8. The PLGA was established on December 2, 2000. Concurrently, the Indian revolutionary movement also commemorated the killing of three members of their […]