Articles in English
Residents oppose Valenzuela and Cavite demolitions
Urban poor communities opposed two demolition operations this month. In Barangay Veinte Reales in Valenzuela, residents of Block 6 defended their barricades on July 12 against the combined forces of the PNP and Valenzuela local government who carried out a violent demolition of more or less 400 houses in the area. Some residents and their […]
Philippines, favorite customer of the criminal Elbit System
Billions of pesos in Filipino people’s money have been cornered by the Elbit Systems, an Israeli company, which is one of the main weapons suppliers for the supposed “modernization” of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The latest contract includes two old ATR 72-600, commercial planes that will be refurbished for surveillance and combat […]
Protests
Stop the bombings. Human rights, peasant and national minority groups protested in front of Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on July 17 to condemn and demand a stop to the aerial bombardment of their communities. Such bombings accompany countryside militarization that worsens the plight of farmers and indigenous people. Imminent RITM layoffs, opposed. Health […]
In short
Destructive mining expansion in Masbate
Filminera Resources Corporation (FRC) is again pushing to expand its mining operations in the mountainous areas of Milagros, Uson and Mobo towns in Masbate. The company will expand in the aforementioned towns after its Masbate Gold Project plundered gold and damaged the environment in Aroroy town. Accompanying the expansion are intensified military operations and deployment […]