Archive of Politics

Blinken, Austin, hindi "welcome" sa Pilipinas
July 30, 2024

Nagprotesta kaninang umaga, Hulyo 30, sa harap ng Camp Aguinaldo sa Quezon City ang mga pambansa-demokratikong grupo para tutulan ang ginanap na 2+2 ministerial meeting sa pagitan ng US at Pilipinas. Binatikos nila ang presensya ng kalihim ng Department of State ng US na si Antony Blinken at kalihim ng Department of Defense nito na […]

Allocation for debt service increased by 12% in the 2025 budget proposal
July 30, 2024

The funds automatically allocated by the state for debt service increased further for next year. In the National Expenditure Program (NEP) submitted by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) yesterday to Congress, ₱876.7 billion or 13.8% of the ₱6.352-trillion proposed budget was allocated to the payment of the Philippines’ enormous debt. This is 12.1% […]

Pondong pambayad-utang, tumaas nang 12% sa panukalang badyet sa 2025
July 30, 2024

Tumaas pa ang pondong awtomatikong inilaan ng estado para pambayad-utang nito sa susunod na taon. Sa isinumiteng National Expenditure Program (NEP) ng Department of Budget and Management (DBM) kahapon sa Kongreso, inilaan ang ₱876.7 bilyon o 13.8% ng ₱6.352-trilyong panukalang badyet sa pagbabayad ng dambuhalang utang ng Pilipinas. Mas mataas ito nang 12.1% kumpara sa […]

Reject US military financing of $500 million
July 30, 2024 | Communist Party of the Philippines | Marco Valbuena | Chief Information Officer |

The US government’s pledge to provide the Marcos government with $500 million in military financing will result in the unprecedented dumping of old US weapons systems into the Philippines, which would further tighten its control of the Marcos regime and the Philippine armed forces. The objective is clear: to further bind the Philippines to the […]

Tutulan ang $500 milyon ayudang militar ng US
July 30, 2024 | Communist Party of the Philippines | Marco Valbuena | Chief Information Officer |

Ang pangako ng gubyernong US na bibigyan ang gubyernong Marcos ng $500 milyong ayudang militar ay magreresulta sa wala pang kapantay na pagtatambak sa Pilipinas ng pinaglumaang sistema ng armas ng US, na lalong magpapahigpit sa kontrol nito sa rehimeng Marcos at sa Armed Forces of the Philippines. Malinaw ang layunin nito: pahigpitin lalo ang […]

Thousands of Filipinos protested Marcos' third SONA
July 28, 2024

Thousands of Filipinos protested in the Philippines and overseas to denounce the “Bagong Pilipinas” of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. which he flaunted in his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 22. National-democratic groups demonstrated the true condition of the Filipino people in the protest SONA ng bayan (SONA of the people). Despite the […]

Libu-libong Pilipino, nagprotesta sa ikatlong SONA ni Marcos
July 28, 2024

Libu-libong Pilipino ang nagprotesta sa Pilipinas at ibayong dagat para batikusin ang “Bagong Pilipinas” ni Ferdinand Marcos Jr na kanyang ipinamarali sa kanyang ikatlong State of the Nation Address (SONA) noong Hulyo 22. Inihayag ng mga pambansa-demokratikong grupo sa mga protestang SONA ng bayan ang tunay na kalagayan ng mamamayang Pilipino. Kahit inulan, libu-libo ang […]

Senior US officials tour Asia to strengthen US control in region for Biden's final months in office
July 27, 2024

US State Sec. Antony Blinken is currently touring Asia for diplomatic and security meetings. Blinken’s 10-day, 6-country tour began in Vietnam where he attended the funeral of Nguyen Phu Trong, secretary of the country’s communist party. His next stops are Laos, Japan, Philippines and Singapore. His tour will end in Mongolia on August 3. The […]

Matataas na upisyal ng US, umiikot sa Asia para palakasin ang kontrol ng US sa rehiyon sa huling mga buwan ng rehimeng Biden
July 27, 2024

Kasalukuyang nag-iikot sa Asia si US State Sec. Antony Blinken para sa mga pulong diplomatiko at panseguridad. Nagsimula ang 10-araw at 6-bansang “tour” ni Blinken sa Vietnam kung saan dumalo siya sa libing ni Nguyen Phu Trong, kalihim ng partido komunista ng bansa. Kasunod niyang pupuntahan ang Laos, Japan, Pilipinas at Singapore. Magtatapos ang kanyang […]

Rep. Castro and others of 'Talaingod 18' file court appeal
July 26, 2024

ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro, Satur Ocampo and 12 other members of the Talaingod 18 filed an appeal in the Regional Trial Court 2 in Tagum City on July 22 to ask the court to reverse its earlier conviction on child abuse charges. When the verdict came out on July 15, democratic organizations and […]