On December 4, 2018, fascist Duterte signed Executive Order 70 (EO 70) which institutionalized the “whole-of-nation” approach to counter-insurgency. Through EO 70, the anti-people National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) was created. Through the NTF, civilian authority of the reactionary government is under the authority, control and meddling of the military. […]
As we commemorate International Day of Solidarity for Political Prisoners, the National Democratic Front (NDF-Negros) stands in solidarity with Negrosanon in calling for the immediate release of all political prisoners who continue to languish in jails on the basis of their political beliefs and for the junking of all fabricated charges filed against them. NDF-Negros […]
Kabataang Makabayan-Negros celebrates the 56th founding of Kabataang Makabayan. Today, we recognize the achievements and sacrifices of KM as it fulfills its role in the vanguard of the struggle for national democracy. The Kabataang Makabayan is the comprehensive youth organization that has aroused, organized and mobilized students and out-of-school youth, young workers, urban poor, peasants, […]
Kabataang Makabayan – Negros (KM-Negros) is one with the Filipino youth and students in commemorating International Students’ Day (ISD). The ISD was first declared in 1941 as a commemoration of the Nazi storming of the University of Prague after a series of demonstrations against Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia. We dedicate this day in recognizing the […]
In the afternoon of November 16, 2004, elements of the AFP/PNP carried out a brutal massacre of striking sugar workers and sugar mill workers in Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac. Seven workers were killed and another 200 were injured. Sixteen years after Hacienda Luisita massacre and justice remains elusive. Sixteen years after and farmers still fight […]
On October 7, the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on the Philippines in Geneva, Switzerland. Ka Bayani Obrero, spokesperson of NDF-Negros welcomes the resolution and added that the international community is taking notice and is taking action on the worsening rights situation in the country. However, the resolution falls short in investigating and […]
On October 2, elements of the 62nd Infantry Batallion and Civilian Auxiliary Force and Geographical Unit (CAFGU) apprehended Wilmar Pongasi, Jovanie Bohol, Leoltran Trinidad, Juannie Obedas in Brgy. Montilla, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental. Wilmar Pongasi is one of the convenor of Kabataan Para sa Karapatan – Negros (KPK-Negros). KPK is a network of young human […]
The response of the US-Duterte regime remains failed and faulty to the widespread call and demand of youth, teachers, parents and the people for a safe and quality education as A.Y. 2020-2021 formally starts amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Department of Education Secretary Leonor Briones’ statement that yesterday’s opening of classes for public schools was “victorious” […]
KAGUMA Negros pays tribute to all Filipino teachers in commemorating World Teachers’ Day 2020. The teachers’ social, economic and intellectual contributions in a nation’s development need to be recognized. This year’s celebration coincides with the opening of classes for public schools, despite the demand of teachers and students alike for a safe resumption of classes. […]
Duterte’s war against the people gets bloodier and dirtier each day. Bernardo Guillen, a farmer in his 50s from Brgy. Tan-awan, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, was found decapitated and already decomposing. His death makes the peasant death toll under the Duterte regime rise to 275. Bernardo Guillen was cultivating their farm when a unit of […]