One illegal arrest after another were perpetrated this month of December. The US-Marcos regime’s brutal fascist repression spares no one, not even the elderly and the sick. In Iloilo City, state forces arrested 74-year-old sick Tomas Dominado and his caregiver on December 5, in Barangay Sooc, Arevalo. He was charged with murder and rebellion cases […]

Courts convicted six human rights defenders in Palawan for illegal possession of explosives and explosive devices and rebellion in recent weeks. According to the human rights group, the reclusion perpetua or life imprisonment sentence is unjust and a deliberate miscarriage of justice. The activists, part of the Palawan 7, were arrested on October 4, 2019, […]

The national budget approved by the bicameral committee of the Senate and Congress in the first week of December drew widespread condemnation. In the final version, the committee slashed funds for social services and transferred it to milking cow programs such as infrastructure projects and aid, which serve patronage politics. The committee inserted a total […]

The Communist Party of India-(CPI) Maoist commemorated the 24th anniversary of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) with a week-long celebration from December 2 to December 8. The Party called for expanding the mass base, expanding its revolutionary forces, and preserving and advancing the Party, PLGA, and the revolutionary united front. The Party called for […]

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) joins the Filipino people in celebrating the homecoming today of Mary Jane Veloso, after close to 15 years of incarceration in Indonesia, after falling victim to criminal drug trafficking syndicates. Mary Jane’s homecoming is a sweet victory for the Filipino people, especially for the millions of migrant workers […]