EDSA 35. More than 500 individuals converged at Camp Aguinaldo in Cubao, Quezon City on February 25 to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the EDSA uprising. The program was spearheaded by the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) and other national democratic organizations. Similar protest actions were mounted in Laguna, Angeles City, Baguio City, and Naga City. […]
The number of economically insecure women increased by 3.5 million nearly a year since the lockdown was imposed by the Duterte regime. From 16 million in 2019, this climbed to 19.54 million in 2020. Women farmers and workers suffered the from very low farm gate prices and widespread shutdown of small business. This includes the […]
Telecommunications corporations (telcos) were able to rake in billions of income during the lockdown as the Filipino majority were forced to avail of their poor, slow and unstable internet services. The number of home broadband subscribers recorded the highest increase due to work-from-home arrangements and online classes. According to a senator, unlike electricity bill which […]
US Pres. Joseph Biden’s imperialist maneuvers in the Middle East during the last week of February were met with widespread criticism. On the one hand, he ordered the US military to bomb Syria under the pretext of “war on terrorism.” On the other hand, he refused to punish the prince of Saudi Arabia who was […]
The sole newsprint manufacturing company in the country was among the enterprises which went bankrupt and shuttered during the pandemic. In a hearing by the Tariff Commission on February 16, the Trust International Paper Corp. (TIPCO) formally announced that it has already shut down its plant in Mabalacat, Pampanga on June 2020. All of its […]
Sa gitna ng masinsing pakat ng kaaway at walang-tigil na nakapokus na operasyong militar sa isang larangang gerilya sa Timog Katagalugan, nakapagpunyagi ang Bagong Hukbong Bayan (BHB) na maglunsad ng gawaing rekoberi sa Maro. Halos isang dekadang naiwan ng mga kasama ang Maro. Sa Maro ipinundar ang unang binhi ng rebolusyon sa lugar. Nakapagpalitaw rito […]
Tatlong pulis ang sugatan sa ginawang ambus ng Bagong Hukbong Bayan (BHB)-Sorsogon sa Barangay Putiao, Pilar noong Pebrero 22. Isa dito si MSgt. Osmer Edwin Apa. Ang aksyong ito ay tugon ng BHB sa mga krimen ng PNP sa masang Sorsoganon. Tampok dito ang pagmasaker sa limang magsasaka sa Dolos, Bulan noong nakaraang taon at […]
Tiwala ang Bagong Hukbong Bayan-Eastern Visayas (BHB-EV) na muling mabibigo ang panibagong dedlayn ng 8th ID na “durugin” ang tatlong larangang gerilya sa rehiyon sa ikalawang kwarto ng 2021, at ang ika-apat bago magtapos ang termino ni Rodrigo Duterte. Sa ulat nito ngayong buwan, sinabi ng BHB-EV na umaabot na sa 18 batalyong pangkombat ng […]
Lima ang pinatay at walo ang inaresto sa ala-Tokhang na mga operasyon ng pulisya at militar sa Southern Tagalog simula Marso 4. Madaling araw isinagawa ang mga operasyong ito. Pinaslang ng mga pulis si Emmanuel Asuncion, lider ng Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan)-Cavite sa hedkwarters ng mga manggagawa na kanyang tinutuluyan sa Dasmariñas, Cavite noong Marso […]
Brutal na inatake ng mga ahente ng estado ang dalawang tagapagtanggol ng mga Tumandok noong nakaraang linggo. Binaril at napatay ng nagpakilalang mga pulis noong Pebrero 28 si Julie Catamin sa Malitbog, Tapaz, Capiz. Si Catamin ay kapitan ng Barangay Roosevelt sa parehong bayan. Ibinunyag ni Catamin na tinamnan ng mga armas at eksplosibo ang […]