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AFP squanders P25-million in 1-day offensive
June 07, 2020

The Armed Forces of the Phi­lip­pi­nes (AFP) squandered approximately P25 million in public funds in its offensive last Ma­y 14 at Sit­io Ha­yon, Li­bas Sud, San Mi­gu­el, Su­ri­gao del Sur. In a single day, it dropped eight 230-kilo bombs using FA-50 fighter jets, and launched 24 rockets using helicopters. The area was also strafed using […]

100 Lumads, arrested in Northern Mindanao
June 07, 2020

More than 100 Lumads were arrested in various parts of Northern Mindanao in the course of three months of combat operations by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The worst among these is the arrest of 100 peasants and Lumads in Sitio Balaas and Airburn in Barangay Mabuhay; and Nabangkal in Barangay Magkalungay, San […]

Military harasses ICRC convoy
June 07, 2020

Elements of the 9th Special Forces Com­pany and police held and arbitrarily detained a convoy of the Inter­na­tio­nal Com­mit­tee of the Red Cross in Lia­nga, Su­ri­gao del Sur on May 29. The convoy was reportedly transporting two wounded Red fighters identified as Jea Ange­les Pe­rez and Noel Da­dang. Flagging down and detaining a vehicle with […]

International News
June 07, 2020

Offensives mounted by the CPI-Maoist Red fighters of the Communist Party of India (CPI)-Maoist seized 16 weapons, ammo vests, magazins, ammunition, and handheld radios in its successful ambush in Minpa, Sukma District, Chattisgarh on March 21. Seventeen jawan (police) were killed and 15 were wounded. Two others were killed and three were wounded in another […]

Pro­tes­ts against Duterte's Anti-Ter­ror Bill
June 07, 2020

Hundreds of activists took to the streets after an almost three-month lockdown to oppose the Duterte regime’s “Anti-Terrorism” Bill. Approximately one thousand rallyists converged at the Univer­sity of the Phi­lip­pi­nes (UP)-Diliman in Quezon City, and several others in Laguna last June 4 to oppose the said bill which was then being railroaded in the lower […]

Anomalous procurement of medical equipment
June 07, 2020

The Duterte regime was exposed for having procured gross­ly overpriced medical equip­ment in the past months. The most recent was the procurement of 10 million personal protective equipment (PPE) sets from an unidentified Chinese company at P1,800 per set or a total of P20 billion. PPE sets are commonly bought at only P400-P1,000 per set. […]

10 measures against Duterte's destructive and pandemic effect on the people
June 07, 2020

The Duterte government’s response to the pandemic has been a big failure. The people are mired in hunger and joblessness even as the virus continues to spread after almost three months under lockdown. The regime squandered the people’s sacrifices in one of the world’s longest lockdown. It did not strength the health system. It did […]

Police arrest 6 drivers protesting against jeepney ban
June 07, 2020

Police forces arrested six jeepney drivers in Caloocan City who protested on June 2 to demand the lifting of the ban on jeepney operations. The protest was part of the national campaign of the Pag­ka­kai­sa ng mga Sa­ma­han ng Tsu­per at Ope­ra­tor Na­ti­on­wi­de (Pis­ton) for the resumption of jeepney operations. Jeepney driver Elmer Cor­de­ro, 72, […]

Migrants hit regime for "garbage-like" treatment
June 07, 2020

Migrante Philippines strongly condemned the Duterte regime for its garbage-like treatment of returning over­se­as Fi­li­pi­no wor­kers (OFWs) who are now queued in Metro Manila due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Approximately 24,000 of them have long been locked up in quarantine facilities due to the slow pace of testing and the delayed issuance of results. One […]

Tsekpoynt ng abusadong pulis, pinasabugan ng BHB-Bukidnon
June 07, 2020

Pinasabugan ng granada ng Bagong Hukbong Bayan (BHB)-Bukidnon ang mga elemento ng First Bukidnon Police Mobile Force Company na nagbabantay ng tsekpoynt sa Barangay Cabulohan, Cabanglasan noong Hunyo 1. Dalawang pulis ang nasugatan sa opensiba. Kinabukasan, pinasabugan ng isa pang yunit ng BHB ang rumespondeng mga pulis sa insidente. Katuwang ng mga sundalo ang mga […]