The US conducts uninterrupted military operations in the Philippines under the cover of large-scale war games. After Balikatan 2026 ended on May 8, it immediately launched Salaknib 2 with 7,000 troops participating, including forces from Japan, Australia and New Zealand. These war games aim to hone troops for conducting counter-guerrilla operations in archipelagic conditions. Salaknib […]

Various groups gathered at Welcome Rotunda in Quezon City on May 15 in solidarity with Palestinian people’s marking of the Al Nakba 78th anniversary. They called for Palestine’s liberation from Zionist Israel’s violent occupation. The Philippines-Palestine Friendship Association led the action. Protesters carried Palestinian flags and placards supporting the Palestinians. Drive out the Israeli soldiers. […]

Two hors de combat from Negros Oriental and Masbate were reported killed while in custofy of bloodthirsty military forces, a grave violation of international humanitarian law. The 62nd IB arrested, tortured and deliberately killed New People’s Army (BHB)-Central Negros Red fighter Dino Pane (Ka Yulo) on April 23 in Sitio Nabuluan, Barangay Bucalan, Canlaon City, […]

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 […]