Military harassment in communities reportedly led to the deaths of two civilians in Negros in May. Meanwhile, soldiers’ abuses continue in Albay, Masbate, Bohol, and Metro Manila. In Negros Occidental, extreme fear and trauma from 79th IB operations reportedly led to the death of Lolita Reman in Sitio Toril, Barangay Bandila, Toboso, on May 20. […]

  Prosecute Sara Duterte. Progressive groups protested at the Senate in Pasay City on June 3 to call for the immediate start of the long-delayed impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. They condemned the Senate for using various pretexts to delay the proceedings. The House of Representatives already submitted the articles of impeachment as […]

Since returning as US president last January, Donald Trump’s widespread attack, persecution, forced and arbitrary expulsion or deportation of immigrant workers have been relentless. From January to May, the administration deported more than 271,000 immigrants, while at least 49,184 immigrants are currently detained in various Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities in the US. According […]

The presence of thousands of American, Australian, and other foreign troops in the country’s territory for instigative and large-scale war games is a blatant assault on Philippine sovereignty. Since May, the US has been simultaneously launching three of these exercises, one in partnership with the Australian military. These are Kamandag (May 26–June 6), Kasangga (May […]

Former Bayan Muna representative Atty. Carlos Zarate strongly condemned the US-Marcos regime’s plan to privatize the Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (CBK) complex. He said this would only raise electricity rates, further burdening the people who depend on the service. “The government should regulate essential services such as electricity. Instead of selling the CBK, it should become a model […]