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The Commission on Elections suspended indefinitely last January 29 the process of receiving signatures from the People’s Initiative for Reform Modernization and Action (Pirma) to amend the 1987 constitution (chacha or charter change). This contradicts the commission’s earlier statement that it only “receives” signatures. It now claims it needs to reexamine the rules governing such […]

Two United Nation (UN) experts now recommend the dissolution of the National Task Force-Elcac for the harm it has caused to the rights of the Filipino people. On January 2, Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur on free expression, recommended it after her 10-day investigation in the Philippines. Before her, Ian Fry, UN Special Rapporteur, also […]

  Bacolod City farmers demand land reform. The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP)-Negros and National Federation of Sugar Workers Negros (NFSW) led a two-day farmers’ activity in Bacolod City on January 23-24 to demand for their right to land. On January 23, they held a picket-dialog before the Provincial Agrarian Reform Office 1 in the […]

For almost a month now, the Davao and Caraga regions have been suffering from flooding and landslides caused by rains brought by strong winds followed by storm conditions. As of February 2, 772,000 individuals were recorded affected and 409,000 were displaced from their communities. In the last report, 17 people died, including a family buried […]

For us, my child, you are far different from the army (AFP). Its different when you’re here because the wrongdoings (of soldiers) stop,” said Tatang Rebo, a farmer, while serving coffee to the Red fighters at his hut. Comrades has just arrived and were eagerly greeted by the people. Like in many places, the peasants […]

The waters of Mindoro in the West Philippine Sea became a virtual war zone on January 4-5 when the US launched a 2-day “maritime cooperative activity” in Cabra Island here, together with its puppet Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). While the activity was underway, two Chinese warships were on alert not far from the […]

The 2nd IB personnel mercilessly murdered senior citizen spouses Pedro Regala, 78 years old, and Florencia Regala, 67 years old in Barangay Toboran, Cawayan, Masbate on February 5, 2024. The victims were picked up from their home, taken to a remote part of the creek, shot mercilessly, before their bodies were dressed with ammo pouches […]

Contrary to its lip service of “avoiding” large-scale armed conflict in the Middle East, the US is expanding its imperialist war in the region. Since January 12, it has bombed Houthi forces in North Yemen almost every day, together with the United Kingdom. The US says it is retaliating against Houthi attacks on Israeli and […]

At least 35 elements of the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) and special unit COBRA (Combat Battalion for Resolute Action) of the reactionary state of India were killed in a raid by the People’s Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA) on the Darmavaram camp on January 16. Darmavaram is a community in Pamed, Bijapur in the Chhattisgarh […]