Philippine Revolution Web Central
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After three months of detention, the Bakwit School 7 were finally released on May 14 following a Davao del Norte court’s dismissal of the trumped up charges filed against them. The Bakwit School 7 are Chad Booc, Roshelle Mae Porcadilla, Benito Bay-ao, Segundo Milong, Jomar Benag, Esmelito Oribawan and Moddie Mansimuy-at. They were arrested during […]
Nurses led by the Filipino Nurses United (FNU) commemorated the International Nurses Day on May 12 by wearing red face masks and raising calls to just wages and occupational safety. Since last year, nurses and other health workers have been demanding for humane treatment from the regime in order for them to carry out their […]
Rodrigo Duterte favored oligarch Enrique Razon Jr.’s proposal to build a mega vaccine center on public land this May. The project will cover 10 of the 15-hectare property managed by the Pilipino Nayon Foundation (PNF) in Paranaque. The said property is one of the last “urban jungles” in Metro Manila and has grown trees and […]
Three of the deadliest dam projects in the country at present are linked to the businesses of Enrique Razon, Jr., one of the “Dutertegarchs” or big oligarchs favored by Duterte. These are the Jalaur Megadam Project in Iloilo which aims to generate and supply electricity for More Power Company; the Wawa Dam Project in Montalban, […]
Thousands protested in the streets of the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, New Zealand and other countries to express their support for the Palestinian people and condemn Israel’s bombing of Gaza. Many of these groups carried the call: “Free Palestine!” In United Kingdom, activists occupied on May 19 a subsidiary arms factory of the Elbit […]
Israel’s brutal bombing of Gaza Strip, an enclave densely populated with 2 million Palestinians, has been on the news since the second week of May. The headlines screamed of an “Israel-Palestine conflict,” an “escalation of violence” in Gaza Strip and of the “growing question” of crimes against humanity being committed by “both sides.” These paint […]
Sa prubinsya ng Samar, 2019 pa nakapailalim sa walang patid na Retooled Community Support Program (RCSP) ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) ang 11 baryo sa bayan ng Calbiga, lima sa Pinabacdao, at lima sa Hinabangan. Sa panahong ito, binuhusan ng rehimeng Duterte ang mga baryo ng milyun-milyong pondo para sa iba’t ibang proyekto […]
Limang sundalo ng Scout Platoon ng 61st IB ang napaslang habang lima ang nasugatan sa ambus ng BHB-Panay sa hangganan ng Miag-ao, Iloilo at Sibalom, Antique noong Mayo 15. Ang yunit militar na ito ay sangkot sa pagmasaker sa Tumandok 9 at pagpaslang sa upisyal ng barangay sa Miag-ao at lider magsasaka na si John […]
Sa bisa ng inimbentong kaso ng tangkang pagpatay, inaresto ng mga pulis mula sa Caraga at 3rd Special Forces Battalion (SFB) si Marcela Diaz noong Mayo 14, alas-4 ng madaling araw sa Marihatag, Surigao del Sur. Myembro si Diaz ng Kapunungan sa mga Mag-uuma sa Surigao del Sur, na matagal nang nire-red-tag ng militar dahil […]
Daan-daang aktibista at magsasaka na lulan sa 20 sasakyan ang nagkaraban tungong Arayat, Pampanga upang ihimlay ang abo ni Joseph Canlas noong Mayo 14. Namatay si Canlas, bise-presidente ng Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas, noong madaling araw ng Mayo 11 dulot ng mga kumplikasyong dala ng Covid-19. Inaresto siya noong Marso 30 at dalawang buwang idinetine […]