Philippine Revolution Web Central
Philippine Revolution Web Central
By signing the Rice Import Liberalization Law last February 14, Rodrigo Duterte brought a menace to all palay (unhusked rice) farmers in the country. The said law paves the way for the complete liberalization or the removal of restrictions on rice importation. The law is compliant with the liberalization policy impositions by the World Trade […]
#AyokongMagmahal was the slogan of the student-youth amid looming hikes in tuition and other school fees. On February 15, the Rise for Education-Cebu protested in front of the office of the Commission on Higher Education Region 7 to condemn proposals to increase tuition and other school fees in various colleges and universities. This came after […]
ON THE SEVENTH year of the One Billion Rising, hundreds of women led by Gabriela converged at the Rajah Sulayman Park, Roxas Boulevard, Manila last February 14 to dance in protest against intensifying fascism and tyranny in the country. The extensive plunder of resources and wealth in compliance with neoliberal policies pushed by the US […]
HUNDREDS OF MEMBERS of Anakpawis, Pamalakaya, Kadamay and Gabriela protested in Manila on February 18 against the 32,000-hectare Manila Bay reclamation project. According to Pamalakaya and Kadamay, the said rehabilitation project is being used as a pretext for the reclamation of the area and the construction of commercial structures for eco-tourism which will result in […]
After the successive bombings inside and outside a Catholic church in Jolo, Sulu, Rodrigo Duterte was quick to declare that these were suicide bombings perpetrated by “foreign terrorists.” Nevermind that his police has just started investigating and has yet to obtain any evidence. According to Duterte, the bombings proved that ISIS minions are flourishing in […]
Only a handful of giant companies dominate the internet. Two of the biggest are Facebook and Google. These companies rake in billions of dollars in profit through monopoly and control of the biggest internet operations. Facebook is well known as a social media website where users communicate and interact. Google, on the other hand, started […]
Humugos sa mga lansangan ang daanlibong mamamayang Venezuelan noong Pebrero 21 para batikusin at labanan ang banta ng tuwirang panghihimasok militar ng US sa tabing ng pagpapadala ng “makataong ayuda.” Pinakahuli ito sa serye ng mga mapanghimasok na hakbang ng imperyalistang US na naglalayong pabagsakin ang lehitimong gubyernong Bolivarian at iluklok sa kapangyarihan ang isang […]
Only a handful of giant companies dominate the internet. Two of the biggest are Facebook and Google. These companies rake in billions of dollars in profit through monopoly and control of the biggest internet operations. Facebook is well known as a social media website where users communicate and interact. Google, on the other hand, started […]
IN THE PAST two months, consecutive and simultaneous attacks were carried out against websites of the Communist Party of the Philippines and online alternative news outfits. Such wide-ranging and coordinated attacks through DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) have been launched by no other than the special units of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)—the […]
THE US-DUTERTE REGIME, on February 13, formally requested to the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (UN-WGEID) to remove from its list the 625 cases of enforced disappearances in the country. The list includes the names of those abducted by the reactionary state since 1975 until 2012. This scheme by the Duterte […]