Youth and people in their tens of thousands stormed the streets in the past two weeks to strongly condemn rampant corruption under the Marcos regime. They demanded accountability and imprisonment for officials involved in corruption, especially in flood control projects. Led by youth groups, the alliance TAMA NA (Taumbayan Ayaw sa Magnanakaw at Abusado Network […]
Resistance of residents against destructive mining and dredging have recorded victories and continued in recent weeks in Ilocos Sur, Kalinga, Nueva Vizcaya, Mindoro and Sorsogon. In Ilocos Sur, the people’s collective action compelled the local government to speak out and order a stop to the destructive dredging operations of the Isla Verde Mining and Development […]
Amid the intensifying and continuous Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)’s military operations in the countryside, the New People’s Army (NPA) carried out armed actions and active defense in Negros, Quezon, and Mindoro. In Negros Occidental, the NPA-Northern Negros (Roselyn Jean Pelle Command) fired at the 79th IB troopers operating in Purok 5, Barangay XI […]
The revolutionary forces commemorated on September 11 the first anniversary of the martyrdom of comrades Ariel Arbitrario (Ka Karl), Erin Sagsagat (Ka Jorly), and Danielle Marie Pelagio (Ka Seed), collectively known as the Peñablanca 3. The three were hors de combat who were willfully and brutally killed by the mercenary 502nd IB in Barangay Baliuag, […]
Red fighters of the New People’s Army-Mindoro (Lucio De Guzman Command) successfully completed the Advanced Party Course despite the fascist AFP’s intense attacks. Most of the students came from the ranks of peasants and national minorities. The study course was held from July 29 to August 10. The study aimed to raise political awareness and […]
Various groups led by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) staged protests in front of the US Embassy in Pasay City on September 16 to condemn the growing presence of American troops, weapons, war games, and US military bases in Philippine territory. The protest also marked the 34th anniversary of the historic expulsion of US military bases […]
Marcia residents remember the decades-long support of the Party and the people’s army for their community. Red fighters have long been their comrades. With the Party’s guidance, they studied Philippine Society and Revolution, special courses, and other studies that consolidated and mobilized the entire village. They resolved the problem of their ancestors against bandit groups […]
Victims, their lawyers and supporters expressed deep disappointment at the decision of the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to postpone the scheduled confirmation of the crimes against humanity case against Rodrigo Duterte on September 23. The court upheld the lawyers’ claim that Duterte was “unfit to stand trial.” The ICC prosecution said […]
Armed state forces relentlessly spread violence against the people who stand for their rights. Artillery shelling. From late at night on September 9 until the morning of September 10, the 203rd IBde strafed and fired artillery in Sitio Tugas and nearby communities in Barangay San Vicente, Roxas, Oriental Mindoro. The strafing and shelling targeted not […]
Groups form Manindigan Network. Religious leaders, church people, human rights groups, and others came together to form the Manindigan Network, an alliance that vow to stand against violations of human rights and international humanitarian law under the Marcos regime, on September 6 at the Shalom Center in Manila. On September 12, Manindigan-Central Luzon was […]