Articles in English
NGO challenges bank account "freeze order" in court
The Citizen’s Disaster Response Center Foundation (CDRC) and Leyte Center for Development Enterprise, Inc. (LCDE) challenged the “freeze order” imposed by the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) on their bank accounts. The CDRC petitioned the Court of Appeals in Quezon City on June 2 while LCDE on May 17 in the same Cebu City court. They […]
US, AFP turn Aurora into industrial-military enclave
In March, Gilbert Teodoro Jr, defense secretary, visited a naval base in Casiguran, Aurora. The AFP built this base in collaboration with the Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) to allegedly counter China’s presence in the Benham Rise. Earlier, APECO entered into an agreement with the Philippine Aerospace Development Corporation (PADC) to transform […]
Israel bombs Gaza's "safe zone"
Zionist Israel carried out a series of bombings and ground attacks against its own designated “safe zone” of Rafah, in the southern part of Gaza, since the last week of May. This defied a recent ruling by the International Court of Justice, the United Nations’ top court, on May 24 ordering an “immediate halt to […]
Protests
Scrap VFA. Democratic organizations protested in Cebu City on May 27 to reiterate their demand to scrap the the Visiting Forces Agreement between the Philippines and the imperialist US. This coincided with the 25th anniversary since the Senate under the Estrada regime ratified the agreement on May 27, 1999. Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-Central Visayas led […]
State forces kill four farmers
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) killed four farmers in Masbate and Negros Occidental last May. They all were falsely claimed as New People’s Army members killed in an “encounter.” The arrest of three civilians, including an infant, was also recorded last month. Killing. In Masbate, the 96th IB killed 31-year-old farmer Erlindo Natural […]