Judges and lawyers strongly condemned threats against Manila Regional Trial Court Judge Marlo Magdoza-Malagar. More than 600 lawyers signed a statement calling for the protection of judges who are being attacked on social media, such as those from former NTF-ELCAC spokesperson Lorraine Badoy. The statement was submitted to the Supreme Court on September 30. On […]

Various groups here and abroad launched a series of gatherings, study activities, cultural performances, protests and other activities to mark the 50th anniversary of the declaration of martial law. Thousands attended a cultural gathering at the University of the Philippines (UP)-Diliman in Quezon City on September 21. Speeches and presentations in the gathering highlighted the […]

While in the US, the Marcos family and their minions wildly spent the people’s money. They stayed in a hotel at $10,000–$15,000 per night (or more than ₱3.5 million per room for a week.) His wife, Liza Araneta-Marcos, visited luxury shops and watched pricey shows. During his departure and arrival in the Philippines, their chartered […]

The New People’s Army (NPA)-Central Negros on September 24 punished a CAFGU trooper responsible for the killings of civilians in Guihulngan City. The NPA’s partisan operation targeted Joselito Raboy, an operative during many combat operations of the 62nd IB and police units. One of Raboy’s biggest crime was his role in the massacre of the […]

The Christians for National Liberation (CNL), an underground revolutionary organization of Christian church workers affiliated with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), recently held its 9th National Congress. The congress carried the theme “Consolidate and expand our ranks! Unite and overthrow the US-Marcos II tyranny by advancing the national democratic revolution with a […]

Workers under the Liwayway Workers Union (LWU-Anglo-KMU) staged a protest action at the DOLE Central Visayas office last September 19 and 22 against the company’s widespread retrenchments. They staged the protest while their case against contractualization was being heard inside the agency. For months now, the factory where they worked has been closed due after […]

The Katipunan ng mga Samahang Manggagawa-Cordillera Peoples’ Democratic Front (Kasama-CPDF) Wilfredo “Ka Hoben” Aloba Chapter reported in the last week of September that it successfully held the organization’s second assembly in a secret location in the Cordillera. Officers and members of the Kasama-CPDF from various communities and semiproletarian sectors attended the gathering. The chapter summed […]

Three cases of physical assault and abuse by soldiers against peasants and indigenous peoples were recorded in the provinces of Oriental Mindoro, Negros Occidental and Surigao del Sur in recent weeks. All victims are being accused of having links or being members of the New People’s Army. In Surigao del Sur, 75th IB troops arrested […]

  12th anniversary of San Roque’s People’s Barricade. Residents and supporters of Sitio San Roque staged a protest in front of the National Housing Authority on September 25 to commemorate the 12th year of the People’s Barricade that stopped the demolition of their community. Sitio San Roque is part of the land being grabbed by […]