Articles in English
Activist organizer, abducted in Negros; driver found dead
State agents abducted Bea Lopez, peasant organizer, and Peter Agravante who drove the tricycle she hailed in Sipalay City, Negros Occidental on September 15. According to reports, the two were travelling towards Barangay Gil Montana when they were blocked by armed men and forced to board a white van. The tricycle was also loaded onto […]
Sorsogon youth mount 'oplan pinta' against militarization
To manifest the people’s indignation over continuing fascist abuses by the 31st IB in the barangays of Donsol, Sorsogon, youths launched “oplan pinta” (painting slogans) along the roads at the center of Donsol. Among the brave words painted by the youth are “31st IB out! Murderers!”, “AFP terrorists”, “Oust Marcos Jr!”. This lends voice to […]
In short
Jhed and Jonila: Faces of fake forced surrender
The National Task Force-Elcac was was cut down to size in its own press conference on September 19 when Jhed Tamano and Jonila Castro bravely exposed their abduction, detention, threat and coercion by the military to “surrender.” Environmental activists Tamano and Castro were abducted in Orion, Bataan on September 2. According to witnesses, the two […]
Rice is expensive but palay farmers suffer losses
Filipinos could barely cope with steep prices of rice which have reached ₱60-₱70 per kilo, in apparent tandem with price increase of oil and other commodities. Marcos ordered price controls over two types of rice in September, but large businesses simply hoarded their rice supply thus leaving common rice at high prices in the market. […]