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August 07, 2021
Religious sector expresses willingness to mediate peace negotiations
August 07, 2021

Despite the resolution issued by the Anti-Terrorism Council declaring the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) as a “terrorist” organization, the religious sector expressed its willingness to mediate peace negotiations between the NDFP and the reactionary government of the Philippines. The Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform (PEPP) announced its plans to conduct public consultations and […]

Philippines bags first Olympic gold medal
August 07, 2021

Athlete Hidilyn Diaz bagged the Philippines’ first Olympic gold medal on April 26 in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She won the women’s 55-kilogram category in weightlifting, defeating Chinese athlete Liao Qiuyun. This victory is a result of her work despite the lack of support from the reactionary regime for athletes’ training. This was first exposed […]

Why the AFP will fail to crush the NPA in NCMR
August 07, 2021

Presidential Communications Operations Office Sec. Martin Andanar’s boast that the revolutionary movement in North Central Mindanao Region (NCMR) is near collapse is a big lie. According to him, 2,517 members of the New People’s Army (NPA) have surrendered, 618 Red fighters have been “neutralized” and 10 guerilla fronts have been dismantled in 2020 alone. He […]

State forces kill four farmers in Bicol
August 07, 2021

Four farmers were killed in Bicol, and four others were arrested by state forces a few days prior to Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address. Policemen gunned down Jemar Palero, member of the Organisasyon ng mga Magsasaka sa Albay, and Marlon Naperi of the Albay People’s Organization, in the evening of July 25, in […]

Deceptive and divisive "reforestation" program
August 07, 2021

Barrio “Sulong” is among the barrios covered by the reactionary government’s bogus reforestation program called the Enhanced National Greening Program (E-NGP). The state is using this program, with the help of the military, to grab the lands of farmers and intensify its counterinsurgency campaign. The level of corruption of this program was evident during a […]

Fake reforestation
August 07, 2021

The NGP was first implemented in 2011 under the Aquino regime. This was extended and expanded in 2015 through Executive Order 193 (E-NGP) despite being declared a failure. It was continued by Duterte’s officials because its funds (more than ₱5 billion) serves as a milking cow for politicians. The DENR bragged in 2019 that two […]

Protest actions
August 07, 2021

Fight for the safe reopening of schools. Member organizations of the Back to Scho­ol Net­work-Pa­nay submitted a petition at the local office of CHEd and DepEd in Iloi­lo City on July 22 to demand the safe reopening of schools. They also demanded the regional agencies to provide a ₱10,000-aid to all students. Students of the […]

Nagpapatuloy na interbensyong militar ng US
August 07, 2021

Upisyal na binawi ni Duterte ang kanyang pagkukunwaring ibabasura ang Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) matapos ang personal na pakikipagharap kay US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin noong Hulyo 29. Sa gayon, upisyal nang ibinabalik ang malayang paglabas-masok ng malakihang bilang ng mga tropa, kagamitan at makinaryang pangmilitar ng US sa soberanong teritoryo ng Pilipinas. Kabilang […]

11 opensiba, inilunsad ng BHB katapat ng SONA ni Duterte
August 07, 2021

Labing-isang opensiba ang inilunsad ng mga yunit ng Bagong Hukbong Bayan (BHB) sa Samar, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental at Sorsogon mula Hulyo 15 hanggang 29 bilang pantapat sa huling State of the Nation Address (SONA) ni Rodrigo Duterte. Sa inisyal na tala, umabot sa 30 ang kaswalti sa hanay ng mga sundalo at pulis kung […]