Philippine Revolution Web Central
Philippine Revolution Web Central
Rodrigo Duterte faced a backlash after he criticized and intimidated the Commission on Audit (COA) on August 16 to stop it from publicizing reports revealing anomalous use of pandemic funds by various agencies of the reactionary government. On the next day, Department of Health (DOH) Sec. Francisco Duque III ranted that his agency was “destroyed” […]
The quarantine level in the National Capital Region (NCR), Bataan and Laguna was lowered to modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) from August 21 to 31 after two weeks of being under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), the strictest form of lockdown. The decision was made through secret ballot voting by members of the Inter-Agency Task Force […]
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in recent year has campaigned to vilify the New People’s Army (NPA) by peddling despicable lies about “abuses” against women. It based its allegations on “evidences” of birth control pills, condoms and pregnancy test kits confiscated in NPA camps during encounters which they claim as “proof” of “sex […]
Barangay councilors and watchmen of San Francisco-B, Lopez, Quezon led the mass action to stop the planned contruction of a military camp in their community on August 7. Residents collectively evicted the soldiers who were deployed in the area to construct a detachment. Barangay officials said residents immediately complained upon hearing the news of the […]
Joint elements of the 5th Special Forces Battalion and the local police summarily executed Jhon Niebres Peñaranda, more known as Parts Bagani, 54, an official of the New People’s Army (NPA) in the Southern Mindanao Region, and renowned revolutionary artist, in Barangay Cannery Site, Polomolok, South Cotabato on August 16. He was unarmed and incapable […]
Stop quarrying in Negros. On August 12, farmers appealed for a stop to quarrying operations in Silay City, Negros Occidental. They condemned the indiscriminate and continuing deforestation in the area which has caused flooding and destruction of their farm lands. One of the five quarrying operations in the area is owned by Silay City Mayor […]
Units of the New People’s Army (NPA) mounted eight offensives in Negros Oriental, Northern Samar, Oriental Mindoro, Surigao del Sur, Capiz and Agusan del Norte from July 25 to August 14. At least eight soldiers were killed in these actions. An element of the 62nd IB was slain during a harassment operation of the NPA […]
Over 21,000 residents will lose their farmlands and fish farms with the construction of the Masbate International Tourism Enterprise and Special Economic Zone project of the Empark Land Development Inc. The project covers more than 1,854 hectares of agricultural land across seven coastal barangays in the town of Dimasalang and four in Palanas. Prior to […]
The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) reported last August 12 that the price of fertilizer increase by ₱200-₱400/bag in the last two months. Data by the Department of Agriculture (DA) indicate that the price of prilled urea is ₱1,415.99 per bag, ₱1,393.32 for granular urea, ₱778.79 for ammosul, and ₱1,268.19 for complete. The prices are […]