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Youth groups trooped to Mendiola in front of Malacañang to condemn Ferdinand Marcos Jr for his devious signing of the bill creating the Maharlika Investment Fund on July 18. Farmers held a separate protest in Quezon City. Malacañang did not publicize the final version of the bill, which was “tinkered” weeks after it passed the […]

The Marcos government did not “postpone” and instead is ramming through the jeepney phaseout plan. This despite Marcos Jr’s promise made after the May transport strike to review the program. Nothing also came out from his promise to consult with drivers and operators who are instead being harassed by police. In reality, the regime is […]

Various organizations staged protests on July 11 at the Commission on Human Rights to condemn the Anti-Terrorism Council’s (ATC) arbitrary designation of six individuals as “terrorists” under the Anti-Terrorism Law (ATL). They demanded the repeal of the draconian law. The six are Windel Bolinget, Sarah Abellon-Alikes, Jen Awingan, and Steve Tauli, all leaders of the […]

Three individuals were arrested by state forces on fabricated charges on July 12 in Quezon and Romblon provinces. Meanwhile, cases of harassment against peasant associations and local media were recorded in Negros and Leyte in the past week. Two activists were arrested by the 85th IB on charges of illegal possession of firearms and explosives […]

Urban poor communities opposed two demolition operations this month. In Barangay Veinte Reales in Valenzuela, residents of Block 6 defended their barricades on July 12 against the combined forces of the PNP and Valenzuela local government who carried out a violent demolition of more or less 400 houses in the area. Some residents and their […]

Billions of pesos in Filipino people’s money have been cornered by the Elbit Systems, an Israeli company, which is one of the main weapons suppliers for the supposed “modernization” of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The latest contract includes two old ATR 72-600, commercial planes that will be refurbished for surveillance and combat […]

  Stop the bombings. Human rights, peasant and national minority groups protested in front of Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on July 17 to condemn and demand a stop to the aerial bombardment of their communities. Such bombings accompany countryside militarization that worsens the plight of farmers and indigenous people. Imminent RITM layoffs, opposed. Health […]

Filminera Resources Corporation (FRC) is again pushing to expand its mining operations in the mountainous areas of Milagros, Uson and Mobo towns in Masbate. The company will expand in the aforementioned towns after its Masbate Gold Project plundered gold and damaged the environment in Aroroy town. Accompanying the expansion are intensified military operations and deployment […]

At least 11 countries have expressed concern over the US’ move to use cluster bombs in its proxy war in Ukraine against Russia. Among them are Laos and Cambodia, and US-allied countries such as Belgium, Canada, Germany, Italy, Norway, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Cluster bombs were sent to Ukraine as its army is running […]