The conflict between the Marcos and Duterte rival reactionary factions is stark, fierce, and unrelenting. Their hostilities arise from their mutual insatiable greed for wealth and power. These contradictions are rapidly coming to a head due to Marcos’s desire to hasten efforts to completely crush Duterte’s capability to return to power and thwart his rival’s […]

The New People’s Army (NPA)-Sorsogon (Celso Minguez Command) ambushed 22nd IB personnel traveling along Sitio Sabang, Barangay Calpi, Bulan, Sorsogon on September 6, killing Cpl. Rodel Felismino and wounding Pfc Jamil Forte, both under the 22nd IB unit based in Barangay Calmayon, Juban. The NPA-Sorsogon’s action is in response to the clamor of the people […]

Sugarcane farmworkers in Barangay Kahil (not its real name) in the southern part of Negros won an increase in their daily wages after collectively confronting two landlords last June. Ang Paghimakas, the newspaper of the revolutionary movement in Negros, reported that wages were raised from ₱200-₱220 to ₱250, while payment for two passes of plowing […]

The revolutionary movement honored the three Red fighters and Party cadres in Cagayan Valley who were martyred on September 11 in Barangay Baliuag, Peñablanca, Cagayan. They were identified as Ariel Arbitrario (Ka Karl), Danielle Marie Pelagio (Ka Seed) and Erin Sagsagat (Ka Jorly). Ka Karl was an NDFP consultant for peace negotiations. A native of […]

The weekly take-home pay of workers like Mae depends on the amount of soap they produce. She and her co-workers work under this so-called “piece-rate” system. This violates their rights as workers to a fixed 8-hour paid workday. In their factory, workers are usually paid ₱27 per 100 pieces of soap (or ₱0.27 per piece). […]