Philippine Revolution Web Central
Philippine Revolution Web Central
The Wyeth Philippines Progressive Workers Union filed a Notice of Strike (NOS) before the National Conciliation and Mediation Board 4-A on May 20. Workers plan to go on strike to demand Wyeth-Nestle to reinstate 145 workers terminated in its factory in Canlubang, Laguna. The company’s plan to lay-off workers first came out in March. According […]
Like leeches, the huge fascist machinery of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) sucks dry the people’s funds, not only in the purchase of increasing number of and bigger arms and equipment, but also to cover the pension of its butcher elements after their “service.” Combatant and non-combatant alike, members of the military bureaucracy […]
Democratic and revolutionary forces in the provinces of Ilocos and La Union fear the widespread and continued influx of foreign companies investing in different “renewable” energy projects in the region. Presently, nine wind, solar and hydropower plants operate in the region. In addition, 13 similar projects have been approved and are being developed. Seven already […]
The New People’s Army (NPA) mounted five consecutive armed actions in Panay and Kalinga provinces from May 2 to May 8. These form part of the all-out effort of NPA units to vigorously fight and deter the all-out-war of the reactionary government against the masses and the revolutionary movement. A harassment operation was first staged […]
Consecutive legal victories were achieved by activists and political prisoners in the past weeks. The Bangued Regional Trial Court Branch 2 quashed the warrant of arrrest issued against the so called “Northern Luzon 7” on May 11. The court said that the seven were not named by the “survivors” of an ambush by the people’s […]
Expansive and destructive energy projects are set to be constructed in Bicol. Two of these are plans to explore geothermal energy or energy produced by the earth’s internal heat, spearheaded by the Premier Geoexcel Inc. in Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur. Copenhagen Infrastracture New Markets Fund (CINMF) also plans to construct a “wind farm” in […]
The military reportedly killed three civilians presented as NPA combatants in a fake encounter last week in Visayas. They are the most recent among those summarily killed in the brutal pursuit for “strategic victory” over the NPA. In Samar, families call for justice for the killing of chainsaw helpers Joel Balading Recare and Oscar Alastoy […]
Paperland workers protest CBA nego delay. Workers of Quezon City company Paperland Inc staged a picket in front of their factory on May 16-17 to express dismay over the continued delay of their negotiation for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the management. The negotiations were supposedly held in December 2022 to discuss […]
Not less than three fake encounters were staged by the 9th ID and police forces in Bicol’s provinces this May to project the Marcos regime’s victory in decimating the armed movement in the region. Latest among these is the fake report of an encounter in the boundary of Garchitorena and Lagonoy towns in Camarines Sur […]