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Residents from Rizal and Samar towns together opposed the construction of windmill farms in their provinces. The projects are being pushed by Vena Energy, a Singapore-based company and one of the biggest “renewable energy” corporations in the Asia-Pacific region. In Rizal, residents of Talim Island—situated in the middle of Laguna de Bay—protested on February 28 […]

The Filipino people once again demonstrated the strength of unity against corruption and poverty in protests marking the 40th EDSA Uprising anniversary on February 25. The actions drew widespread participation from workers, peasants, urban poor, youth, women, church people, teachers, employees and other democratic sectors. The largest gathering of 12,000 Filipinos, mostly youth, took place […]

Land grabbers have successively carried out evictions of peasants and demolitions of urban poor communities in various parts of the country. In Zambales, demolition and land grabbing in Purok 3, Barangay Balaybay, Castillejos on February 23 drove out at least 22 peasant families. The farmers said they hold Certificates of Land Ownership Award from the […]

The women’s alliance Gabriela trooped to and protested at the Department of Finance national office in Pasay City on March 4. They demanded the removal of the 12% value-added tax (VAT) and excise tax amid relentless oil price hikes. The alliance earlier led a series of anti-VAT protests in recent weeks across Metro Manila and […]

Progressive groups and residents of Rodriguez, Rizal demanded justice and accountability for those who died, went missing, and were injured in the collapse of the garbage dumpsite in Barangay San Isidro on February 20. An estimated 420,000 cubic meters of waste collapsed in Phase 5 of the Rizal Provincial Sanitary Landfill, covering six hectares of […]

Student councils from private universities across the country are actively expressing opposition to the proposed tuition and other fees increases (TOFI) for academic year 2026-2027. They launched surveys, research, petitions, dialogues, protests, and collective actions together with students inside the campuses. The National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) led a nationwide anti-TOFI campaign. […]

Filipinos recall the brutal killings in the war on drugs during the hearing for confirmation of charges against Rodrigo Duterte at the International Criminal Court (ICC). The court held the hearings in The Hague, The Netherlands, on February 23-24 and February 26-27. During the four days, prosecutors’ lawyers, including victims’ lawyers on one side, clashed […]

Successive exposures of anomalies and its personnel’s involvement in massive corruption in recent months highlighted the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) utter rottenness. These events reveal the AFP serving as henchmen of corrupt bureaucrat-capitalists and accomplices of various ruling factions. The Duterte faction’s latest move paraded 18 men claiming to be “former Marines” who […]

Over and above high salaries and allowances, many in the Philippine National Police engage in criminal activities for bribes and cash. Using fascist power, the police extort, steal from, and abuse ordinary citizens. The PNP’s own records show that more than 2,500 police officers were dismissed from service in 2025 for involvement in the illegal […]