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Gatherings commemorate 55th Party anniversary
January 07, 2024

Branches and committees of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), units of the New People’s Army (NPA), the National Democratic Front of the Philippines and its allied organizations launched celebrations, gatherings and study meetings in various parts of the country over the last two weeks of December 2023. This was to commemorate the 55th […]

US-China strife and the deepening conflict within the ruling class
January 07, 2024

In an interview in December 2023, Teresita Sy-Coson, vice-chairperson of SM Investment Corporation, bemoaned over what she said was the “antagonistic approach” of the Marcos Jr government towards China. She was referring to the series of open criticisms by the regime’s officials over skirmishes between Philippine military ships and the Chinese coast guard in the […]

NPA punishes mercenaries behind the Sagay massacre
January 07, 2024

The New People’S Army (NPA)-Northern Negros launched simultaneous armed actions against the mercenary Sarona Group on January 2 in the town of Purok Kawayan, Barangay Bug-ang, Toboso, Negros Occidental. The NPA ambushed and killed the leader of the group, Juvie Sarona. The tractor owned by his father was also paralyzed and burned. An M2 Carbine, […]

AFP puppets still amassing profits under the Marcos Jr regime
January 07, 2024

Ferdinand Marcos Jr., along with his accomplices in Congress and the Senate, inserted ₱6.17 billion budget for the Department of National Defense into the 2024 national budget he passed and signed on December 20. In addition, Marcos increased the budget of the Philippine Coast Guard by ₱2.8 billion and the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) […]

Military kills 4 civilians in Sorsogon, Batangas and Iloilo
January 07, 2024

Soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) killed two civilians on December 10 in Iloilo and December 17 in Sorsogon last year. Meanwhile, military forces also killed two civilians visiting their Red fighter relatives in Batangas on December 17, 2023. Bloodthirsty fascists of the 31st Division Reconnaissance Company (DRC) killed a civilian who […]

In short
January 07, 2024
CPP condemns AFP's use of excessive force in Bukidnon aerial bombing
January 07, 2024

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CCP) strongly condemned the “disproportionate use of force” or excessive use of firepower against units of the New People’s Army in Bukidnon last week of December. This violates international humanitarian law which guides the conduct of modern warfare. The Tactical Air Wing of the 4th ID dropped four bombs […]

Protest
January 07, 2024

  PhilFoods union fights for CBA. The Unyon ng mga Panadero of PhilFoods Fresh Baked Product Inc.-OLALIA-KMU protested before the National Conciliation and Mediation Board Region IV-A in Laguna on January 4 amid a deadlock in negotiation for their Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Four rounds of negotiations have taken place but the company refuses to […]

Dam projects bring twin disasters to people of Ilocos Norte
January 07, 2024

The Cabacanan Small Reservoir Irrigation Project (CSRIP) and the Ilocos Norte-Ilocos Sur-Abra Irrigation Project (INISAIP), with construction being rushed in early 2024, bring twin threats of deluge to Ilocos Norte. The National Irrigation Agency (NIA) makes hollow claims that these will benefit the peasant masses and national minorities in the province and adjacent areas. In […]

Relentless protest against PUV phaseout, set for January
January 07, 2024

Jeepney drivers and operators will continue to protest and mount mass actions against the forced franchise consolidation and the implementation of the sham Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) starting in 2024. This is their response to the refusal of Ferdinand Marcos Jr to heed the demands of drivers and operators. According to the Pagkakaisa […]