The New People’s Army (NPA)-Far South Mindanao mounted successive offensives in South Cotabato to defend the T’boli people subjected to military violence by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Red fighters ambushed an operating unit of the 38th IB in Barangay Tudok, T’boli on December 31, 2021. Initial reports indicate that at least seven […]

Tay Amag holds dear the principle of collective action because this was key in improving lives in their community. He is a leader of a Lumad-Mamanwa organization at a guerrilla front in Northeastern Mindanao, and has been supporting the revolutionary movement for five decades now. People in Tay Amag’s community have been instilled with the […]

Three farmers were killed, and entire families became victims of violence by armed agents of the US-Duterte in the past two weeks. In Sorsogon, suspected military agents gunned down couple Silvestre Fortades, Jr., 70, and Rose Marie Galias, 68, in Barangay San Vicente, Barcelona, on January 15. Both were members of Anakpawis Partylist and the […]

Restrictions implemented by the reactionary government against the unvaccinated are discriminatory, fascist, oppressive, and ultimately pointless and stupid. The “no vax, no labas,” “no vax, no ride,” “no vax, no entry,” and other related policies openly restrict the movement of the majority of the population, and denies them their right to social services. As of […]

Martial law victims criticized the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for dismissing their petition on January 17 to disqualify Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the upcoming elections. The petitioners asserted that Marcos Jr. is not eligible to run for any public office since he was convicted in 1995 for tax evasion. In response, the petitioners filed a […]

Residents of Barangay Patungan (now Sta. Mercedes) in Maragondon, Cavite once again foiled the attempted demolition of their community on January 13 by policemen, soldiers, and private goons hired by big capitalist families Virata and Sy. For several years, they have stood firm against land grabbing to pave the way for ecotourism and business projects. […]

The local government of Davao City recently hyped its Task Force (TF) Peace 911 as model local version of the NTF-Elcac of the national reactionary government. The local form of civil-military junta directs the anti-people war of the Duterte regime and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in the city. The TF Peace 911 […]

Since 2021, Filipino workers in the electronics and electrical (E&E) subsector have pressed capitalists for safe workplaces and just benefits. They called for a law for free vaccination and paid leave during the pandemic. Like other parts of the manufacturing sector, the E&E industry was deemed essential and all its workers were required to report […]

A wave of massive protests erupted in three countries during the past few weeks to demand the nationalization of key industries and oppose the policy of privatization. The largest of these was the uprising of people in Kazakhstan to oppose oil price increases and demand the government to nationalize foreign oil companies. The protests in […]