Hold Duterte accountable for war on drugs. Bayan Muna members protested before the Lower House on October 11, coinciding with the hearing on extrajudicial killings under the regime of former President Rodrigo Duterte. Along with the families of the “war on drugs” victims, they called for justice and accountability from Duterte and others involved […]

After forcing jeepney drivers and operators in Baguio City and nearby towns to consolidate their franchises, the local government is now taking away their routes to aggressively push the jeepney phaseout. Piston local chapter reports that 96% of licensed jeepneys have already consolidated under threats of individual franchises cancellation from the LTFRB-Cordillera Autonomous Region. “Many […]

New People’s Army (NPA)-Northern Negros (Roselyn Jean Pelle Command) assaulted troopers of the 79th Infantry Battalion operating in Sitio Agtatahor 1, Barangay Macasilao, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on October 6. The harassment operation was carried out at 9:00 a.m. while the soldiers were preparing breakfast. The unit reported how they stealthily approached the 79th IB’s camp […]

The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) recognized and honored Dante C. Simbulan as a true patriot and partisan of the Filipino people’s revolution. Simbulan passed away on October 12 in Fairfax County, Virginia at the age of 94. Simbulan was a member of the Philippine Military Academy Class of 1952. He served as […]

Even amid observation of farmers and indigenous peoples’ month, their rights continue to be violated by the military and police. In October, 32 individuals were illegally arrested, including at least 29 Mangyan, two NDFP peace consultants and a farmer from Negros. An organizer was also abducted and presented as a “surrenderee.” In Occidental Mindoro, police […]