Philippine Revolution Web Central
Philippine Revolution Web Central
The US-Marcos II regime recently passed Negros Island Region (NIR) Act, clumping together the provinces of Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor into one region. For all intents and purposes, this law was railroaded to further consolidate the interests of big landlords and compradors, corrupt bureaucrats, and their imperialist masters. The selling point of the […]
Over the recent years since the fraudulent Marcos Jr regime came to power, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental has transformed into a neoliberal hotspot. Several projects are being implemented to privatize and commercialize utilities and services to the detriment of the masses living in the city. Mayor Albee Benitez, a staunch Marcos ally, has allowed and […]
The drawn out El Niño phenomenon has put the Negrosanon masses in immensely dire straits. Roughly 16,000 farmers, farm workers and fisherfolk all over the island are affected by drought and extreme heat. Damage caused by El Niño to agricultural products, livestock and fisheries in Negros Occidental is more than Php300 million affecting 5,864 hectares […]
The long list of atrocious crimes perpetrated by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Negros Island since its illegitimate commander-in-chief Marcos Jr came to power continues to grow. Among these are vile crimes committed by reactionary state forces against children in the past two years. National Democratic Front (NDF)-Negros has recorded not less […]
The revolutionary forces and revolutionary mass organizations on Negros Island commemorate the 51st founding anniversary of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) with utmost zeal and optimism, determined more than ever to topple the semi-colonial and semi-feudal grip of imperialism in cahoots with local feudalism and bureaucrat capitalism. Negrosanons are increasingly enraged over […]
The National Democratic Front (NDF)-Negros called on the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental to conduct more independent investigations in peasant communities and far-flung areas on the island where mainly farmers, farm workers and indigenous peoples are victims of human rights violations (HRVs) perpetrated by the Armed Forces of the […]
Barely two years later, the unholy alliance between tyrannical plunderer families of the Marcoses and Dutertes have shattered. Both sycophants to imperialism, their true colors as representatives of the ruling class are exposed as they feud over power to pursue their own selfish interests. If anything, their in-fighting is a testament of the necessity to […]
The National Democratic Front (NDF)-Negros lauds the efforts of drivers and small operators in Bacolod City to confront the sham and anti-poor “jeepney modernization program” that is a neoliberal scheme to allow the privatization and monopolization of the transport sector. Through transport strikes and protests they were able to raise the awareness of Negrosanons and […]
The masses of Negros have consistently been targeted by state violence. Particularly since the Duterte regime and the current illegitimate Marcos regime, Negrosanons—especially farmers and farm workers—have become victims of counterrevolutionary violence and human rights violations. As we commemorate the 75th International Human Rights Day, it is important to underscore the ongoing culture of impunity […]
Today, we commemorate the first death anniversary of National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) peace consultant Ka Ericson Acosta. A year ago, he and peasant leader Joseph Jimenez were summarily executed while unarmed and totally defensely by treacherous snakes of the 94th and 47th Infantry Battalions at Sitio Makilo, Barangay Camansi, Kabankalan City, Negros […]