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The Panatag Fisherfolks Association and Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) went on a “collective fishing expedition” in the seas near Masinloc, Zambales on May 30 to 31 to challenge the China-imposed “fishing ban.” The May to September 16 ban covers areas of the South China Sea “north of 12 degrees North latitude” […]
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) recently boasted that 2,046 Palawan residents were awarded CLOAs (Certificate of Land Ownership Award) and farm machineries. The distribution ceremony was held at the PGP Convention Center, Palawan on April 11. The department secretary himself and other high provincial officials even attended. The CLOA distribution, in fact, is just […]
The Citizen’s Disaster Response Center Foundation (CDRC) and Leyte Center for Development Enterprise, Inc. (LCDE) challenged the “freeze order” imposed by the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) on their bank accounts. The CDRC petitioned the Court of Appeals in Quezon City on June 2 while LCDE on May 17 in the same Cebu City court. They […]
In March, Gilbert Teodoro Jr, defense secretary, visited a naval base in Casiguran, Aurora. The AFP built this base in collaboration with the Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) to allegedly counter China’s presence in the Benham Rise. Earlier, APECO entered into an agreement with the Philippine Aerospace Development Corporation (PADC) to transform […]
Zionist Israel carried out a series of bombings and ground attacks against its own designated “safe zone” of Rafah, in the southern part of Gaza, since the last week of May. This defied a recent ruling by the International Court of Justice, the United Nations’ top court, on May 24 ordering an “immediate halt to […]
Scrap VFA. Democratic organizations protested in Cebu City on May 27 to reiterate their demand to scrap the the Visiting Forces Agreement between the Philippines and the imperialist US. This coincided with the 25th anniversary since the Senate under the Estrada regime ratified the agreement on May 27, 1999. Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-Central Visayas led […]
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) killed four farmers in Masbate and Negros Occidental last May. They all were falsely claimed as New People’s Army members killed in an “encounter.” The arrest of three civilians, including an infant, was also recorded last month. Killing. In Masbate, the 96th IB killed 31-year-old farmer Erlindo Natural […]
As the Philippines enters the rainy season this June, the climate is transitioning from El Niño to La Niña. In May, Pagasa placed the probability that La Niña will hit in July-September at 69%. La Niña is characterized by more frequent and heavier rains, which is bound to result in more severe flooding, landslides and […]
India’s reactionary state has blood-stained hands for its intensified war of suppression against its people. Since January, it has been implementing Operation Kagaar (Final Mission), part of the expanded implementation of the counterinsurgency campaign Operation SAMADHAN-Prahar. This dirty and brutal operation has killed at least 130 civilians and revolutionaries in the last five months. In […]