Archive of Political Prisoners

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 […]

Hindi malulupig ng mga gawa-gawang kaso ang pakikibaka ng mamamayan
January 16, 2026 | National Democratic Front of the Philippines | NDF-Cagayan Valley | Salvador del Pueblo | Spokesperson |

Ang paglaya ni Amanda Echanis ay tagumpay na mamamayang Cagayano at pilipinong lumalaban para sa tunay na demokrasya at pambansang paglaya. Ang pagbasura ng korte noong Enero 14 sa mga gawa-gawang kasong illegal possesion of high powered fireams and explosives na isinampa sa kaniya sa panahon ng rehimeng Duterte ay tagumpay ng sambayanang hindi nagpatinag […]

Court acquits and releases Cagayan political prisoner and peasant organizer
January 15, 2026

After five years in prison, a court in Cagayan acquitted and released political prisoner Amanda Echanis on January 14. State forces arrested peasant organizer and writer Echanis on December 2, 2020 in Baggao, Cagayan, on charges of illegal possession of firearms and explosives. Police raided the house hosting Echanis in Barangay Carupian and claimed to […]

Bilanggong pulitikal na organisador ng magsasaka sa Cagayan, napawalangsala at nakalaya
January 15, 2026

Matapos ang limang taon sa kulungan, nakalaya ang bilanggong pulitikal na si Amanda Echanis noong Enero 14 matapos ipawalang-sala ng isang korte sa Cagayan. Si Echanis, organisador ng mga magsasaka at manunulat, ay inaresto ng mga pwersa ng estado noong Disyembre 2, 2020 sa Baggao, Cagayan sa kasong illegal possession of firearms and explosives. Hinalughog […]

Court dismisses 2 cases against NDFP Consultant Porferio Tuna Jr
December 28, 2025

A Davao del Norte court dismissed two criminal cases filed against Porferio Tuna Jr, a National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) peace consultant for Southern Mindanao. The decision dated December 19 pertains to charges of serious illegal detention and robbery with violence. The Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 31 upheld the motion to quash […]