Rodrigo Duterte personally welcomed the arrival of Chinese vaccines at the Villamor Airbase last February 28. On March 4, almost 500,000 doses from the World Health Organization’s Covax Facility also arrived. Aside from health workers, the regime has prioritized soldiers and police personnel. The Philippines is the last country in Southeast Asia to secure vaccines […]

Around the world, there is prevalent hesitancy and mistrust in Covid-19 vaccines. This is due to lack of trust in the safety, importance and effectiveness of vaccines in the past years. In many countries, the people’s hesitance to be vaccinated is rooted in their histories. In the US, for example, more Blacks and Hispanics mistrust […]

EDSA 35. More than 500 individuals converged at Camp Aguinaldo in Cubao, Quezon City on February 25 to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the EDSA uprising. The program was spearheaded by the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) and other national democratic organizations. Similar protest actions were mounted in Laguna, Angeles City, Baguio City, and Naga City. […]

The number of economically insecure women increased by 3.5 million nearly a year since the lockdown was imposed by the Duterte regime. From 16 million in 2019, this climbed to 19.54 million in 2020. Women farmers and workers suffered the from very low farm gate prices and widespread shutdown of small business. This includes the […]

Telecommunications corporations (telcos) were able to rake in billions of income during the lockdown as the Filipino majority were forced to avail of their poor, slow and unstable internet services. The number of home broadband subscribers recorded the highest increase due to work-from-home arrangements and online classes. According to a senator, unlike electricity bill which […]

US Pres. Joseph Biden’s imperialist maneuvers in the Middle East during the last week of February were met with widespread criticism. On the one hand, he ordered the US military to bomb Syria under the pretext of “war on terrorism.” On the other hand, he refused to punish the prince of Saudi Arabia who was […]

The sole newsprint manufacturing company in the country was among the enterprises which went bankrupt and shuttered during the pandemic. In a hearing by the Tariff Commission on February 16, the Trust International Paper Corp. (TIPCO) formally announced that it has already shut down its plant in Mabalacat, Pampanga on June 2020. All of its […]

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Sa hangaring pigilan ang pagdiriwang ng anibersaryo ng Bagong Hukbong Bayan (BHB) sa Marso 29, isa na namang koordinadong opensiba ng mga operasyong kombat, saywar, paniniil sa masa at walang habas na pambobomba ang inilulunsad ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) at Philippine National Police (PNP) sa mga larangang gerilya sa iba’t ibang panig […]

Sa gitna ng masinsing pakat ng kaaway at walang-tigil na nakapokus na operasyong militar sa isang larangang gerilya sa Timog Katagalugan, nakapagpunyagi ang Bagong Hukbong Bayan (BHB) na maglunsad ng gawaing rekoberi sa Maro. Halos isang dekadang naiwan ng mga kasama ang Maro. Sa Maro ipinundar ang unang binhi ng rebolusyon sa lugar. Nakapagpalitaw rito […]