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Militarization and mining, double disaster in Tampakan
October 21, 2019

An incessant military campaign has again escalated along the borders of South Cotabato, Davao del Sur, Sultan Kudarat and North Cotabato this year. The focused military campaigns were mounted in the said area by fascist forces of the 39th IB, 27th IB and 73rd IB under the 1002nd IBde of the AFP, and the Special […]

Violence, Duterte's gift to teachers
October 21, 2019

Violence. This was the US-Duterte’s regime’s gift to teachers and their students. This Teachers’ Month, two teachers fell victim to killing attempts, while four others were illegally arrested. In Bukidnon, state agents shot couple Zhaydee and Ramil Cabañalez, in front of students at Dalit Elementary School in Barangay Lumbayan, Valencia, last October 15 in the […]

Metro Manila transportation crisis reflects rotten economic system
October 21, 2019

Over the past few weeks, public attention has been focused on the massive traffic problem that plagues millions of commuters in Metro Manila. This came after the breakdown of rails and public transportation systems, as well as the gridlocks in Metro Manila’s main thoroughfares. The Duterte government has been trying to downplay the magnitude of […]

Turkey invades Northeastern Syria anew
October 21, 2019

Intense armed conflict has again escalated in northeastern Syria (called Rojava) after being invaded by the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) on October 9. In the name of “Operation Peace Spring,” a so-called counter-terrorism military campaign, the TAF indiscriminately bombed towns situated along the boundary of Turkey and Syria which are currently governed by the Kurdish […]

Ecuadorian people oppose neoliberal package
October 21, 2019

TENS OF THOUSANDS of Ecuadorians mounted a general strike from October 3-13 in the country’s capital, Quito, to manifest their opposition to the “Pacquetazo Package” a series of neoliberal reforms implemented by the regime of Pres. Lenin Moreno. This was implemented in exchange for a $4.2-billion loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) last February. […]

20 sundalo, kaswalti sa mga opensiba ng BHB
October 21, 2019

SIYAM ANG PATAY at 11 ang sugatan sa Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) sa mga opensibang militar na inilunsad ng Bagong Hukbong Bayan (BHB) sa Masbate, Quezon at Bukidnon simula Oktubre 8 hanggang Oktubre 19. Magkasabay na pinaputukan ng mga yunit ng BHB-Masbate ang magkakahiwalay na mga pwersa ng 2nd IB sa Sityo Poro, […]

Bitak sa militar sa likod ng pekeng balita
October 21, 2019

PILIT ITINATAGO NG mga pekeng balita ang matinding bitak at demoralisasyon sa loob ng militar at pulisya. Sa Kalinga, Abra at Ifugao, pekeng balita ang ipinantakip sa mga insidente ng barilan sa pagitan ng mga sundalo at CAFGU, at ng mga pulis. Noong Agosto 15, dalawang myembro ng CAFGU ang napatay matapos makipagbarilan sa mga […]

Ang nagtatanim, walang makain
October 21, 2019

Seryoso ang problema ng kagutuman sa Pilipinas. Ito ang iginiit ng Welthungerhilfe at Concerned Worldwide hinggil sa Global Hunger Index (GHI) noong 2019. Ang GHI ay naglalaman ng tantos ng kagutuman at malnutrisyon sa mga bansa. Sinabi rin sa ulat na “nakaaalarma” ang pagkabansot ng mga batang wala pang limang taong gulang, tanda ng laganap […]

Ayuda, hindi importasyon at pautang
October 21, 2019

IGINIIT NG MGA progresibong organisasyon ng magsasaka nitong Oktubre na kaagad itigil ng rehimeng US-Duterte ang importasyon ng bigas at bigyan ng kinakailangang ayuda ang mga magsasaka ng palay. Ipinanawagan nila ang pagbabasura sa Batas sa Liberalisasyon ng Bigas o RA 11203 na malaking pabigat pa sa mga magsasaka. Anila, walang magiging silbi ang mga […]

Manggagawa ng Wyeth-Nestlé, nagpiket
October 21, 2019

Nagpiket ang mga manggagawa ng Wyeth-Nestlé noong Oktubre 14 sa harap ng kumpanya sa Cabuyao, Laguna. Dismayado sila sa naging resulta ng collective bargaining agreement (CBA) sa pagitan ng maneydsment at mga upisyal ng Wyeth Philippines Progressive Workers Union (WPPU). Anang unyon, napakaliit ng iniaalok na dagdag-sahod gayong ipinagmamalaki ng kumpanya na kumikita ito ng […]