Archive of Politics

Daan-daang residente mula sa mababa at malapit sa mga ilog na mga komunidad sa Davao City ang kamakailang napilitang magbakwit dahil sa matinding flash flood nitong Mayo. Hindi bagyo ang naging sanhi nito, kundi ang tuluy-tuloy lamang na pag-ulan mula gabi ng Mayo 18 hanggang umaga ng Mayo 19. Hindi bababa sa 11 barangay ang […]

Thousands of Cubans poured onto the Malecón seawall in Havana on May 22 to show their firm unity in defending their former president Raúl Castro after the recent indictment against him by the US Trump regime on murder charges. They denounced the US threat to put Castro on trial “willingly or by other means.” Cubans […]

Libu-libong Cuban ang dumagsa sa Malecón Seawall sa Havana noong Mayo 22 para ipakita ang kanilang mahigpit na pagkakaisa na ipagtanggol ang kanilang dating pangulo na si Raúl Castro kasunod ng kamakailang pagsasakdal sa kanya ng rehimeng Trump ng US sa diumanong kasong pagpatay. Binatikos nila ang banta ng US na lilitisin nito si Castro […]

The killings of five alleged members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in a so-called series of armed encounters with government troops in Cauayan, Negros Occidental on May 16, following the Toboso massacre on April 19, further exposes the failure of government claims that the insurgency has been effectively crushed. For weeks, the government through […]

Where and how did private polling and consultancy firm OCTA Research gather their data for their recently published study that ranks the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) as the “most trusted” and “best-performing” government agency? In places such as the Eastern Visayas countryside, where fascist Philippine Army troops commit daily violations of human rights […]

Progressive groups marched to the Senate in Pasay City on May 18 as senators convened as an impeachment court for Vice President Sara Duterte’s trial. Led by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan), they called for Duterte to be promptly tried and held accountable for her crimes and corruption. Newly elected Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano led […]

Nagmartsa patungo sa Senado sa Pasay City ang mga progresibong grupo noong Mayo 18 kasabay ng pagbubuo ng mga senador bilang impeachment court na lilitis kay Bise Presidente Sara Duterte. Sa pangunguna ng Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan), nanawagan silang agarang litisin at panagutin si Duterte sa kanyang mga krimen at korapsyon. Pinangunahan ng bagong halal […]

US recently revived the Sangley Point International Airport rehabilitation project in Cavite, a civilian airport, to make it part of its planned Luzon Economic Corridor. The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) announced on May 12 it would fund a feasibility study to transform the airport into a dual-use (civilian and military) facility. Sangley Point […]

Muling binuhay ng US ang proyektong rehabilitasyon ng Sangley Point International Airport sa Cavite, isang sibilyang paliparan, para maging bahagi ng inilalatag nitong Luzon Economic Corridor. Noong Mayo 12, inianunsyo ng US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) na popondohan nito ang isang feasibility study para itransporma ang paliparan sa dual-use o dalawahang-gamit (sibilyan at militar) […]

Mariing binabatikos ng rebolusyonaryong kilusan at mamamayan sa Palawan ang katatapos lamang na Balikatan exercises na inilunsad noong Abril 20 hanggang Mayo 8. Noong Abril 27, ginawa sa barangay Aporawan ng bayan ng Aborlan ang counter-landing drills at live fire exercises, kasama ang mga modernong bomba tulad ng High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems ng US […]