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Imperialist campaign of counter-terrorism
June 07, 2021

The oral arguments at the Supreme Court on the Anti-Terror Law (ATL) ended last May 17. This came after four months of debates since lawyers of petitioners filed their cases against the oppressive law. The anti-democratic nature of the ATL was further manifested when the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) accused 29 individuals of being “terrorists,” including […]

Residents evict occupying soldiers
June 07, 2021

The National Democratic Front-Southern Tagalog (NDF-ST) lauded in its statement last June 2 the bravery and unity manifested by the people of Quezon as they were able to successfully evict four military encampments from their villages. Through their united conviction manifested through petitions and other actions, residents of barangays Sta. Elena and Cawayan in Lopez, […]

Senate wants Dennis Uy’s acquisition of Malampaya Gas Project reviewed
June 07, 2021

The Senate requested the Department of Energy to review Dennis Uy’s Udenna Corporation’s successive acquisition of the Malampaya Deep Water Gas-To-Power Project from the Royal Dutch Shell this year and Chevron Corporation last 2019. The project is the sole natural gas mining in the country. It is located offshore of Palawan. Uy bought 45% of […]

Protests
June 07, 2021

DUTERTE WAKASAN NA. “Du­terte Wakasan Na,” a formation set to unite all forces aiming to end the Du­terte regime and its destructive and failed policies was launched online last June 3. The coordinators criticized the planned tandem of father-daughter Rodrigo and Sara Duterte for the 2022 presidential elections. This formation was the offshoot of the […]

State forces kill 2 NDFP consultants
June 07, 2021

Two consultants of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) and five other civilians were killed by armed state agents in the past two weeks. In the same period, five others were arrested and three were abducted, including a child. Killing. State agents simultaneously killed Fr. Rustico Tan and Reynaldo Bocala, peace consultants of […]

In short
June 07, 2021
No justice for Marawi residents
June 07, 2021

The Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM) is lying when it announced that 65% of the rehabilitation of Marawi City is already “complete.” This was the statement of Drieza Lininding of the Moro Consensus Group last May 23 on the fourth anniversary of the Marawi Siege which resulted in the destruction of the city. On the […]

Isnag minorities oppose construction of megadams on the Apayao-Abulog River
June 07, 2021

The Isnag minorities of Cordillera strongly oppose the Gened Hyrdoelectric Power Plant, a project for the construction of two megadams that will inundate their communities. They said that they are against the project as it encroaches on their ancestral land, contrary to claims by the company that residents entered into an agreement with the company. […]

China wagers on Duterte
June 07, 2021

Rodrigo Duterte’s subservience to China has further escalated in recent months. From his defeatist response to tensions at the West Philippine Sea, to the issuance of policies such as the Executive Order No. 160 which favors Chinese mining operations in the country, Duterte is outrightly selling off the sovereignty of the country. In exchange for […]

Concentration of capital: Dissecting the "Forbes 2000"
June 07, 2021

Forbes Magazine is one of the leading magazines of the monopoly capitalist world. It recently released its latest list of the biggest 2,000 corporations. It is instructive to study the list to come up with an overall view of the current picture of the global capitalist system: who are the biggest capitalists and the level […]