Just like the E-CLIP, “laying down of arms” and other counterinsurgency programs, the ₱16.4-billion Barangay Development Program (BDP) fund of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) will certainly be used to line the pockets of military officials. It provides lots of opportunity for corruption in the form of kickbacks from […]

While the Anti-Terror Law is still being debated upon in the Supreme Court on how it violates democratic rights, the reactionary state is perpetrating unabated attacks against the people especially in remote areas that are far from the eyes of the media and magistrates. Two children have been recently victimized by the Duterte regime’s dirty […]

Various courts successively junked five cases with trumped-up charges against activists, an NDFP consultant and others in the past 10 days. These include the trumped up charge of illegal possession of explosives against Gabriela leader Beatrice Belen; illegal possession of firearms and explosives against National Democratic Front-Panay Concha Araneta; libel against the broadcasters of Radyo […]

The police raided the Bakwit School serving as temporary school of Lumad evacuees at the University of San Carlos in Talamban, Cebu City on February 15. The Lumads and their teachers sought refuge at the university since March 2020 as they could not go back to Mindanao due to the lockdown. The university administrators consider […]

The New People’s Army-Bukidnon mounted four successive offensives against the butcher 8th IB and 3rd Special Special Forces Battalion from February 10 to 13. Five soldiers were slain while 10 others were wounded. Four soldiers were instantly killed after being blasted by the NPA in Barangay Kibalabag, Malaybalay City on February 10. Two harassment operations […]

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) assured the public that a humanitarian corridor will be opened for the safe and unimpeded passage of Covid-19 vaccines in guerrilla base areas and zones. It is a matter of principle for the NPA to respect all humanitarian undertakings that benefit the masses. The Party strongly suggested that […]

The Lower House and Senate submitted last February 3 to Malacañang the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (Create) Bill. This bill will reduce the corporate tax rates from 30% to 25% for big corporations, and up to 20% for small and medium enterprises. This aims to ensure bigger profits for capitalists under the […]

The Duterte regime has allowed this February the reopening of classes in universities and colleges offering medical-related courses. These include the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital, University of Sto. Tomas and Centro Escolar University. But how about other schools? The government still has no comprehensive plan for the safe reopening of schools for majority […]

The ill-adapted blended learning system is causing unmanageable mental stress to more and more children. Since its implementation, at least 18 children have reportedly committed suicide after experiencing difficulties in answering modules, due to the lack of a support system, and slow or lack of internet connection. The last incident was the suicide of a […]