Archive of Political Prisoners

Court frees 2 Dumagat political prisoners after nearly 8 years of detention
May 16, 2026

Two Dumagat political prisoners walked free on May 9 from nearly eight years of detention after the court dismissed the charges of murder and illegal possession of firearms and explosives filed against them. Rocky Torres and Abelardo “Dandoy” Avellaneda were arrested and jailed by the military on May 14, 2018 in Quezon. Torres and Avellaneda […]

2 Dumagat na bilanggong pulitikal, nakalaya mula sa halos 8 taong detensyon
May 16, 2026

Nakalaya ang dalawang Dumagat na bilanggong pulitikal mula sa halos walong taong detensyon noong Mayo 9 matapos ibasura ng korte ang mga kasong pagpatay at illegal possession of firearms and explosives na isinampa laban sa kanila. Sina Rocky Torres and Abelardo “Dandoy” Avellaneda ay dinakip at ikinulong ng militar nooong Mayo 14, 2018 sa Quezon. […]

Court acquits NDFP consultant arrested in Eastern Visayas
February 27, 2026

After four years of legal battles, the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 27 in Catbalogan City dismissed the case of illegal possession of firearms and explosives state forces filed against Esteban Manuel Jr. Manuel is a National Democratic Front (NDF) peace negotiations consultant and a known environmental protection and rural development advocate. State forces arrested […]

Inarestong konsultant ng NDFP sa Eastern Visayas, ipinawalang-sala ng korte
February 27, 2026

Matapos ang apat na taon ng ligal na laban, ibinasura ng Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 27 sa Catbalogan City ang kasong illegal possession of firearms and explosives na isinampa ng mga pwersa ng estado laban kay Esteban Manuel Jr. Si Manuel ay konsultant sa usapang pangkapayapaan ng National Democratic Front (NDF) at kilalang tagapagtaguyod […]

Group condemns court’s denial of bail petition for 2 of the Tacloban 5
February 16, 2026

Supporters of journalist Frrenchie Mae Cumpio and lay worker Marielle Domequil expressed dismay after Regional Trial Court Branch 45 in Tacloban City rejected their petition for bail in the “terrorism financing” case. According to the Free Tacloban 5 Network, this will further prolong the already six-year unjust detention of Cumpio and Domequil on fabricated charges. […]

Pagtanggi ng korte sa petisyon para magpyansa ng 2 sa Tacloban 5, kinundena
February 16, 2026

Dismayado ang mga tagasuporta ng mamamahayag na si Frenchie Mae Cumpio at lay worker na si Marielle Domequil matapos tanggihan ng Regional Trial Court Branch 45 sa Tacloban City ang hiling na makapagpiyansa sa kasong “terrrorism financing.” Ayon sa Free Tacloban 5 Network, higit nitong patatagalin ang anim na taon nang hindi makatarungang detensyon kina […]

Palayain sina Cumpio at Domequil! Ipagtanggol ang mga tagapagtanggol ng mamamayan!
January 22, 2026 | National Democratic Front of the Philippines | NDF-Eastern Visayas | Kabataang Makabayan-Eastern Visayas | Joy Marie del Sol | Spokesperson |

Mahigpit na kinukundena ng panrehiyong balangay ng Kabataang Makabayan (KM) sa Eastern Visayas ang nagpapatuloy na pagbibilanggo ng pasistang rehimeng US-Marcos sa mamamahayag na si Frenchie Mae Cumpio, taong-simbahan na si Marielle Domequil at tagapagtanggol ng karapatang pantao na si Alexander Abinguna. Isang malaking pagyurak sa hustisya ang halos anim na taon nilang pagkakabilanggo batay […]

Pagawason hira Cumpio ngan Domequil! Depensahan an mga tagdepensa han katawhan!
January 22, 2026 | National Democratic Front of the Philippines | NDF-Eastern Visayas | Kabataang Makabayan-Eastern Visayas | Joy Marie del Sol | Spokesperson |

Mahugot nga ginkukundenar han panrehiyon nga tsapter han Kabataang Makabayan (KM) ha Eastern Visayas an nagpapadayon nga pagpriso han pasista nga rehimen US-Marcos ha mamamahayag nga hi Frenchie Mae Cumpio, tawo ha singbahan nga hi Marielle Domequil ngan tagdepensa han tawhanon nga katungod nga hi Alexander Abinguna. Usa nga dako nga pagtamas-tamas ha hustisya an […]

Journalist and layworker's "terror financing" conviction exposes Marcos regime's democratic pretensions
January 22, 2026 | National Democratic Front of the Philippines | NDF-Eastern Visayas | Celine Manlimbasog | Spokesperson |

The guilty sentence pronounced by the Tacloban City Regional Trial Court (RTC) against community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and layworker Marielle Domequil, based on trumped-up “terrorism financing” charges, has exposed to the entire country and the international community that there is no true freedom or democracy under the Marcos regime. For almost six years, Cumpio […]

Trumped-up charges will never curtail the people’s struggle
January 16, 2026 | National Democratic Front of the Philippines | NDF-Cagayan Valley | Salvador del Pueblo | Spokesperson |

The acquittal of Amanda Echanis on trumped-up charges last January 14 is a victory of the people of Cagayan Valley and the Filipino people fighting for genuine democracy and national freedom. The people who have persisted in their resistance amidst deadly attacks of the fascist state on human rights, on the open mass movement and […]