Napatay dagiti soldado ti 3rd IB iti dinudursok a panangpaltopaltog iti mannalon a ni Jaime Pabillar, agtawen 44, idiay Barangay Cagtoto-og, San Jorge, Samar idi Pebrero 2. Ni Pabillar ket adda iti uneg ti balay na karaman ti asawa, anak ken apo na idi patudwan ti bala dagiti soldado. Inlibak ti New People’s Army (NPA)-Western […]
Nagisayangkat kadagiti aktibidad ti Jose Maria Sison Legacy Foundation (JMSLF) idi Pebrero kas panagrambak iti maika-87 koma a kasangay ni Kadwa Jose Maria Sison idi Pebrero 8. Kagiddan met a linagip da ti umuna a tawen ti pannakabwangay ti foundation. Insayangkat ti grupo dagitoy iti tema a “Rejoice, Rectify, Remember: Commemorating the Life and Legacy […]
Idi Pebrero 26, hinarang dagiti pwersa ti Cuba iti nagbeddengan iti teritoryo a pangbaybay daytoy ti maysa mga speedboat nga addaan lugan a 10 a paramilitar manipud iti US. Nagpaputok ti grupo, isu a napilitan dagiti Cubano nga agbales. Uppat ti natay ken innem ti nasugatan kadagitoy. Kinundenar ti Cuba ti gandat a panagserrek dagiti […]
It is right for the Filipino people to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the EDSA Uprising, the four-day historic revolt that delivered the final blow of their 14-year struggle, which ended the corrupt and fascist dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos Sr. To prolong his stay in Malacañang, Marcos Sr imposed martial law in 1972 and used […]
ACT Teachers Partylist Rep. Antonio Tinio exposed details of Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s involvement in corruption linked to anomalous flood control projects. In a February 10 speech in Congress, he disclosed having personally seen message exchanges between Marcos and former Presidential Legislative Liaison Office head Adrian Bersamin, who acted as Marcos’s “gobetween” in the transactions. Bersamin […]
Progressive groups launched assemblies and protests in recent weeks against corruption in preparation for a big demonstration on February 25, the 40th EDSA uprising anniversary. These activities call to hold accountable all those involved from the very top. The Kilusang Bayan Kontra Kurakot (KBKK, or People’s Anti-Corruption Movement) led an assembly of over 50 organizations […]
Mindoreños protest against dredging. Residents of Barangay Iriron in Calintaan, Occidental Mindoro protested on February 6 to denounce the dredging operations in their barangay conducted without permission. They condemned Ovada Philippines Inc. for destroyinG their barangay’s shoreline. QC urban poor protest against demolition threats. Residents of Sitio San Roque in Barangay Bagong Pag-asa, Quezon […]
A series of active defensive actions by the New People’s Army–Southeast Negros killed five 11th IB soldiers on February 15 in Barangay Santo Niño, Tanjay City, Negros Oriental. The unit’s report said three encounters took place between 5:30 and 7 in the morning. The NPA unit was conducting na investigation into the peasant masses’ problems […]
The unrelenting fight of the people of Dupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya against the intrusion of Woggle Corporation into their community forced the Mines and Geosciences Bureau to issue an order on February 5 temporarily suspending the company’s exploration permit. The agency cited “force majeure” or events beyond the control of the permit holder as […]
Residents of MacArthur, Leyte protested in February against Mac-Arthur Ironsand Project Corporation (MIPC) for blacksand mining in their town. Behind the operation is the Romualdez dynasty, which also controls other destructive mining operations in Eastern Visayas. The MIPC is a contractor of Strong Built Mining Development Corporation (SBMDC). The Mines and Geosciences Bureau-Region 8 in […]