Philippine Revolution Web Central
Philippine Revolution Web Central
The derailment of the impeachment proceedings against Sara Duterte is a blatant silencing of the people’s strong clamor to hold her accountable for the anomalous use of hundreds of millions of pesos in public funds and other serious cases of corruption and abuse of power. The entire Supreme Court and the majority of the Senate, […]
Thousands of Filipinos took to the streets on July 28 in Metro Manila and the provinces, as well as overseas, to expose the people’s real situation under three years of Marcos’ rule. These demonstrations, held annually as a counterpoint to the incumbent president’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), were dubbed as the SONA of […]
Among others, Ferdinand Marcos Jr boasted in his SONA declaration that “no guerrilla groups remain in the country.” This is an utter lie and outright deception, as the New People’s Army (NPA) and the revolutionary movement continue to thrive and enjoy deep and broad support from the people in the countryside. According to the Communist […]
The New People’s Army-Bukidnon reported this August the result of one of its unit’s clash with 8th IB elements at Sitio Tubigon, Barangay Busdi, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon on July 1. The encounter killed at least seven soldiers of the 8th IB. The damage prompted the 8th IB to fire artillery on July 1 and July […]
The Senate completely killed the impeachment trial against vice president Sara Duterte on the corruption charges she faces. On August 6, 19 senators voted to “archive” the case, citing adherence to a Supreme Court ruling issued on July 25. The court declared Duterte’s impeachment “unconstitutional” because the House of Representatives violated its own impeachment process. […]
A few days before Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s fourth State of the Nation Address, on July 20–22, US president Donald Trump summoned him for “negotiations” on the tariff levels on products from the Philippines and other economic and military concessions. Like a loyal minion, Marcos offered the country’s freedom and sovereignty to his imperialist master. Marcos […]
Contrary to Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s statement in his 4th SONA that the Philippines is already “quiet” and “peaceful” and that “no guerrilla groups” remain in the country, military and police bombings, killings, and harassment of civilian communities and people waging resistance, continue to be relentlessly carried-out in the guise of counterinsurgency campaign. Bombings. The AFP’s […]
Prompted by call of Filipino organizations, separate investigations were held on the conditions of Filipino migrants in The Netherlands and South Korea. On August 1, the South Korea Ministry of Employment and Labor started an investigation regarding complaints of non-payment of wages of 91 Filipino farm workers in Yanggu, Gangwon Province. Migrants entered Korea through […]
The province of Cavite suffered damage from heavy rainfall brought by Typhoon Crising and the southwest monsoon. On July 22, a state of calamity was declared on the province. Floods submerged at least nine towns and municipalities in the province. In Bacoor, 43 of 47 barangays were recorded affected. Most residents are urban poor, workers, […]
