Philippine Revolution Web Central
Philippine Revolution Web Central
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) slammed AFP Chief Gen. Gilbert Gapay’s claim that “so many rebels are surrendering.” Marco Valbuena belied this statement, saying the AFP chief was “apparently high on some hallucinogenic substance.” Most of these “surrenderees” are peasants — civilians whose rights are protected under international law in areas of conflict. […]
Two barangay officials in Albay were killed last Monday after exposing abuses committed by AFP troops in their village. Barangay Captain Luzviminda Dayandante and Treasurer Albert Orbina of Barangay Batbat, Guinobatan, Albay were on their way home when they were ambushed in Barangay Sinungtan by elements of the 49th Infantry Battalion. READ: NPA-Albay condemns killings […]
Apat na aksyong militar ang inilunsad ng Bagong Hukbong Bayan (BHB)-Central Panay (Mt. Baloy Command) laban sa mga tropa ng 12th IB na naglulunsad ng operasyong kombat at Retooled Community Support Program (RCSP) sa mga bayan ng Iloilo at Capiz mula noong Hulyo hanggang Setyembre. Pinasabugan ng BHB-Mt. Baloy Command ng bomba ang mga tropa […]
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) welcomed on Thursday the Philippine Human Rights Act introduced by Rep. Susan Wild to block funding for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police over widespread reports of human rights violations. Rep. Wild cited the recently passed Anti-Terror Act saying that is being […]
The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) yesterday expressed intent to engage in discussions with Vice Pres. Leni Robredo regarding the issues in its peace negotiations with the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP). In an interview with Ang Bayan, recently appointed NDFP negotiating panel interim chairperson Julie de Lima said that […]
Third part of the series on the Duterte regime’s borrowing binge. Read the first part, “Pandemic borrowing binge,” in Ang Bayan, August 21, 2020; second part, “Predicament to be caused by Duterte’s borrowing spree,” Ang Bayan, September 7, 2020. This coming September 21, the Filipino people will mark the 48th anniversary of the declaration of […]
Rodrigo Duterte’s absolute pardon to US Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton for killing Jennifer Laude in 2014 is only the latest in the string of injustices suffered by Filipinos in the past 22 years in the hands of US visiting troops under the Visiting Forces Agreement. The crimes they have committed against Filipinos have gone unpunished. […]
Nothing, not even a pandemic, seems to slow down kingpin Rodrigo Duterte’s drug-related killing spree. A research published by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on September 8 pointed out that Duterte’s bloody war on drugs has worsened during the Covid-19 pandemic. Analyzing the latest statistics of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency on the drug war (PDEA), […]
Hindi lamang sa Sulu nagaganap ang mga barilan sa pagitan ng mga armadong grupo ng reaksyunaryong estado. Madalas din itong nangyayari sa mga eryang kinikilusan ng Bagong Hukbong Bayan (BHB). Maraming kaso na mismong mga tropa ng Armed Forces of Philippines ang nasasangkot sa mga misengkwentro. Sa Southern Mindanao, iniulat ni Ka Rigoberto Sanchez, tagapagsalita […]
Soldiers from the 8th ID are prohibiting peasants from harvesting their crops in at least two Samar towns to coerce them to “surrender” to the military. At least 39 peasant families in San Jose de Buan, Western Samar, were told to surrender as NPA members or else starve as they will not be permitted to […]