Philippine Revolution Web Central
Philippine Revolution Web Central
The United Nations (UN) warned that the stringent restrictions which states have implemented to contain the Covid-19 pandemic will result in a hunger pandemic and “unimaginable effects on health and the economy.” The UN said that “more people could potentially die from the economic impact of Covid-19 than from the virus itself.” Poverty and disease […]
Measures implemented by countries to purportedly contain Covid-19 has resulted in unprecedented school closures. According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), around 190 countries have been closed down, affecting more than 1.5 billion students worldwide and forcing them to stay at home. This aggravated child hunger in various parts of the […]
The United Nations (UN) raised concern over Duterte’s “highly militarized” response to the Covid-19 pandemic which has resulted in mounting cases of human rights violations. On April 30, it stated that “a toxic lockdown culture against the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted drastically on society’s most vulnerable members.” The statement was issued a week after UN […]
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) ordered the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation to stop airing its radio and television programs upon the expiration of its franchise on May 4. This was the second time that the company was forced to operations after it was first shutdown in September 1972 when martial law was declared by the late […]
Rodrigo Duterte’s fascism failed to stop workers and other sectors from uniting and protesting to mark the International Labor Day. The Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) led the protest to demand the Duterte regime to immediately address the plight of workers amid the health crisis. They united under the theme, “Fight for health, livelihood and human […]
Tatay Lery estimated that his rice stock, his share from the harvest in an adjacent barrio, would only last a week to feed his family. His son who works in Manila could not remit money to him because he lost his job due to the lockdown. The lockdown has further cut the income of farmers […]
Elements of the Philippine National Police (PNP) successively arrested 76 activists and relief volunteers in Metro Manila, Rizal and Iloilo on Labor Day, May 1. Ten volunteers were arrested in Marikina while conducting a feeding program for urban poor residents. Marikina City Mayor Marcy Teodoro ordered the release of the victims asserting that they have […]
On April 30, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) declared that it will no longer extend its unilateral ceasefire. “As the Covid-19 pandemc continues to worsen, the CPP and the New People’s Army (NPA) will give highest priority to fight the disease despite Duterte and the AFP’s order to intensify offensives and other military […]
The Cordillera People’s Alliance (CPA) marked the 36th Cordillera Day commemoration last April 24 by distributing food packs and personal protective equipment (PPE) to the poor and heath workers. It enjoined the people to make the Cordillera Day celebration meaningful by continuing to unite and defend the Cordillera people’s rights and and ancestral lands. The […]
The 88th IB concocted a story that an encounter between its troops and the New People’s Army (NPA) erupted at Sitio Mahayhay, Barangay Lipa, Quezon, Bukidnon on April 28 in the morning. What, in fact, took place in the area, was an encounter between the 88th IB’s Bravo Company and intelligence unit, according to an […]