The Cagayan Valley region, particularly the province of Isabela, is dubbed the corn capital because of its large share in corn production nationwide. It also ranks second in rice production. Despite this abundance, the broad masses of farmers in the region are mired in poverty. Aside from the main problems of lack and insufficiency of […]

On April 2, US president Donald Trump announced a 10% tariff on all US imports, effective on April 5. This includes higher “retaliatory tariffs” ranging from 11% to 50% on imports from 57 countries. This includes a “discounted” 17% increase in tariffs on goods from the Philippines (almost half of which are assembled electronic equipment […]

India’s Narendra Modi regime is relentless in its fascist attacks against the Adivasi people, democratic forces, and revolutionary groups in the name of Operation Kagaar. The brutal counterinsurgency operation is now on its 15th month and has claimed the lives of at least 400 civilians, most of whom are Adivasi or indigenous people and revolutionaries. […]

This year’s iteration of the Balikatan war games has morphed into a full-blown machinery of war staging, with the Philippines increasingly shackled to the gears of US-led aggression against its imperialist rival China. Contrary to US claims, this war machine does not defend—it consumes. And it is using the Filipino people as its fuel. Every […]

1. Trump’s tariffs are the latest desperate measures to find a way out of the prolonged stagnation of the global capitalist system, and reverse the strategic economic decline of US imperialism. The declared objective of these tariffs is to protect the American economy, eliminate trade deficits, and help boost domestic manufacturing. These protectionist measures are […]