Philippine Revolution Web Central
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Sylvie, an activist based in the United States, recalled how they were introduced to the national democratic movement a few years ago. A background in the natural sciences had left them feeling frustrated with how the academe presented climate change as something detached from the politics of capitalism and imperialism. After sharing their frustrations with […]
When Luis G. Jalandoni died last June 7 at a ripe age of 90, the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) lost its longest-serving representative and ambassador, the one who not only started its foreign relations work but the Front’s very embodiment of proletarian internationalism and solidarity. There was little suggestion in Ka Louie’s […]
It looked like just any ordinary school activity, a forum perhaps. People lined up to register for the event while those who were waiting mingled with attendees they knew. Others were doing last minute preparations for the activity. The lady at the registry asked people to sign the registration sheet, not with your name but […]
“Sinuhulan ako ng tatay ko na bibilhan niya ako ng motor huwag lang akong mag-NPA,” Leo Velasco once said. “Eh matagal ko nang hinihingi sa kanya yun.” This was in 1970s when activism was spreading like wildfire. The idea of liberating the masses from oppression and exploitation was an attractive call. Leo wanted to be […]
Some of her fellow FQS (First Quarter Storm) activists said she wouldn’t last in the hills because she was flat-footed. And Panay’s West Cordillera range had among the most rugged mountains, second only to the Cordilleras of Northern Luzon. Some of her family members thought she wouldn’t last in the hills because she was not […]
Tawagin niyo na lang akong Ka Barry, 53, babae at may anim na anak na mga nasa tamang gulang na. Isa akong organisador. Matapos naming mag-pulong at tinalakay ang imbitasyon para mag “Tour of Duty“ sa kanayunan, tumugon ang aming sektor at isa ako sa nabigyan ng pagkakataon para sa isang exposure sa countryside. Oo, […]
Once there was a drunk man who almost set a whole mountain on fire. He was clearing his land for farming through kaingin (slash-and-burn) but because of his drunkenness, he wasn’t able to keep watch on the patches that were burning until it licked and chewed through nearby clearings and spread to set a large […]
Sa una, at nag-iisang, beses na nakausap ko si Ka Joma nang harap-harapan ay nahirapan kaming magkarinigan. Bilang kabataang environmental activist, marami akong inihandang tanong para sa kanya tungkol sa pananaw niya sa kasalukuyang krisis sa klima at kalikasan. Yun nga lang, medyo mahina na pala ang pandinig niya sa puntong iyon. Kahit sa pagpapakilala […]
Throughout his life, and particularly towards the end, Ka Jose Maria Sison wrote a lot about environmental and climate issues. Through his organizations and on a personal capacity, he wrote to provide valuable insights and guidance for activists and revolutionaries in the Philippines and beyond regarding emerging ecological issues. As an environmental activist and a […]
May bagong pakulo na naman ang Commission on Elections (COMELEC) para sa darating na reaksyunaryong eleksyon sa Mayo 2025—ang FASTrAC o Full Automation System with Transparency Audit/Count. Tiyak na isa ito sa mga pamamaraan na gagamitin ng rehimeng US-Marcos para sa pandaraya sa 2025 Pambansang Halalan. Ang FASTrAC ang bagong mukha ng Automated Election System […]