Amid intense combat and siege operations by Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) units in barangays in Samar, the New People’s Army (NPA)-Western Samar (Arnulfo Ortiz Command) were able to launch snipe and counter-attack operations. On September 16, Red fighters fired at 87th IB elements who were camping in Barangay Canvais, Motiong, Samar. According to […]

Led by national-democratic organizations and other progressive groups, various sectors commemorated the 52nd anniversary of Ferdinand Marcos Sr’s declaration of martial law with protests in and outside the country. The protests were spearheaded by the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan). “This year, we remember the anniversary of Ferdinand Marcos Sr’s declaration of martial law with indignation […]

The terrorist campaign of repression by the US-Marcos regime in collusion with landlords against the rural peasant masses continues to intensify. In recent weeks, cases of killings of farmers in Masbate, arrests in Palawan, and land grabbing and eviction in Bataan, Cavite, Laguna, Cebu, and Iloilo have been recorded. Killing. Soldiers of the 2nd IB […]

The Nexperia Phils. Inc. Workers Union-National Federation of Labor Unions-Kilusang Mayo Uno successfully pushed the management of Nexperia Philippines to respect the union and the workers’ rights to job security. In an agreement reached on September 18, the company promised to reinstate the terminated workers, expand benefits, and increase the separation pay of workers before […]

  Impeach Sara, demanded. National-democratic groups picketed in front of Congress on September 23 to demand the ouster of Sara Duterte as Vice President. According to Bayan, Duterte deserves to be impeached due to her anomalous use of confidential and intelligence funds allocated to her office in previous years. This constitutes a “betrayal of public […]