Pineapple is among the top agricultural products in the Philippines. The country is the second biggest pineapple exporter in the world. Last year, the country produced 2.7 million metric tons (MT) of pineapples valued at ₱26.1 billion. Majority (85%) of local production is controlled by two multinational companies Del Monte Philippines Incorporated and Dole Philippines […]

The Unyon ng mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (UMA) criticized the report of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on October 4 which claimed that pineapple is the “most profitable agricultural product for Filipino farmers.” The group belied this statement saying that thousands of farmers in Polomolok and Tupi in South Cotabato who are under contract growing […]

Correspondence. The hardships suffered by migrant workers doubled when the Covid-19 pandemic raged across the world. These migrants include Julie, a migrant teacher from Mindanao who has been working for several years in another Asian country, where the number of Filipino migrants is relatively low. She admitted she decided to leave her family and country […]

It is impossible that Rodrigo Duterte has nothing to do with the “grand conspiracy” to defraud the government of billions of pesos during the height of the pandemic last year. He is in the center of the swindle perpetrated mainly by his Chinese businessman friend and economic adviser Michael Yang, officials of the Pharmally Pharmaceutial […]

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 Iloco.

Saklot ng krisis ang kanayunan ng Pilipinas. Lugmok sa kahirapan at kagutuman ang milyun-milyong magsasaka, manggagawang-bukid at malaproletaryado sa harap ng sumisirit na gastos sa produksyon at presyo ng mga bilihin, kawalan ng hanapbuhay at mapagkakakitaan na sinapawan pa ng pabigat na patakaran sa harap ng pandemya, hambalos ng mga kalamidad at pasistang karahasan ng […]

Walong armas ang na­sam­sam ng Bagong Huk­bong Ba­yan (BHB) sa isi­naga­wa ni­tong reyd la­ban sa 29th IB sa Ba­ra­ngay Ma­raiging, Ja­bo­nga, Agu­san del Nor­te noong Set­yembre 28. Tig-dalawang R4 at M16-A1, isang M14 at tat­long ka­lib­re .45 na pis­to­la ang na­sam­sam sa reyd. Apat na sun­da­lo ang na­pa­tay at da­la­wang iba pa ang na­sua­tan. Nag­si­sil­bing […]

Iniulat ng Larab, rebolusyonaryong pahayagan ng Eastern Visayas (EV), noong Oktubre 2 na naparusahan na ng Bagong Hukbong Bayan-EV si Jojo “Pekulo” Lucero, kriminal na kasama sa mga pumaslang kay Carlito Badion. Pinatawan siya ng rebolusyonaryong hustisya sa Ormoc City noong Hunyo 25. Si Lucero ay nahatulang may-sala ng hukumang bayan sa Leyte matapos mapatunayan […]