American soldiers, together with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), are rushing to build its military bases in Barangay Bobon, Burgos, Ilocos Norte. This location is not among those announced by the Marcos government where the US will build facilities under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA). The US claimed 30 hectares of land […]
Migrant Filipinos led by the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-USA held successive protests in Washington DC, US, to denounce the visit of Ferdinand Marcos Jr in the country. On May 1, they staged a protest at the Lafayette Square where Marcos Jr met US President Joe Biden. Following this, protests chased Marcos to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. The […]
Democratic and revolutionary mass organizations mounted celebrations and assemblies across the country and even overseas to mark the 50th anniversary of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) last April 24. Concurrently, various groups paid tribute to martyrs of the Philippine revolution during the Week to Remember and Pay Tribute to Heroes and Martyrs […]
Ferdinand Marcos Jr bragged that during his US visit, he attracted the interest of companies producing small nuclear plants to “invest” in the Philippine energy sector. The NuScale Power Corporation supposedly declared “interest” to conduct a study about the potential places for building small modular reactors or SMRs in the Philippines. NuScale will supposedly invest […]
A unit of the people’s militia under the New People’s Army-Camarines Norte (Armando Catapia Command) silently performed a 21-gun salute in honor of Benito Tiamzon and Wilma Austria in tandem with the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP). Led by the local Party branch and MB leadership, […]
Thousands of workers from major Philippine cities took to the streets on May 1, International Labor Day, to call for substantial wage increases and job security. They denounced Ferdinand Marcos Jr for his hypocritical gestures and failure to respond to workers’ grievances. In Metro Manila, 10,000 workers under the All Philippine Trade Unions (APTU) marched […]
Youth against tuition increases. Students and youth from various universities in Metro Manila marched to the CHED in Quezon City last April 28. This is protest against planned tuition increases sanctioned by the CHED in numerous private universities in the country. Meralco, greedy for profit. Women staged a protest last May 5 at the […]
THE NEW People’s Army (NPA)-Mindoro ambushed the 4th IB at Lipitan, Barangay Monteclaro, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro on April 25. One of its soldiers was killed. A .45 caliber pistol with two magazines and a cell phone were confiscated from him. They were involved in AFP intelligence operations and forced CAFGU recruitment of Hanunuo and […]
Under the leadership of the Communist Party of the Philippines, members of the Pambansang Katipunan ng mga Magbubukid and Christians for National Liberation in Ilocos gathered to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the NDFP on April 24. They honored Ka Laan and Ka Bagong-tao and held a conference to advance the anti-imperialist, anti-feudal and anti-fascist […]
A series of cases of enforced disappearances of civilians, activists and revolutionaries have been reported in the past week throughout the country. At least eight were abducted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) while three were summarily killed. The victims of the killing were claimed to have been killed in “encounters” between the […]