Friends of the Filipino People in Struggle (FFPS) chapters in Asia, Australia, Europe and North America launched various types of activities to express their solidarity with the Filipino revolution and to generate support. They conducted their action on August 26. In the US, group members launched coordinated discussions and militant demonstrations in Baltimore, Portland, Seattle, […]

In the last week of August alone, the Marcos regime’s armed forces forcibly disappeared three victims. The crimes took place days before the commemoration of the International Day of the Disappeared on August 30. Enforced disappearances can be considered crimes against humanity once they become widespread or systematic attacks against the civilian population. Thus, the […]

The Marcos regime drew left and right criticism when its officials defended the ₱21/meal or ₱64/day as measure of hunger and ₱91/day as the standard of poverty. Using this, Marcos claims that a 5-person family spending ₱9,581/month is no longer “food poor.” Making false prices and rates, the current regime made boasts that the number […]

The United Negros Transport Coalition held a surprise action inside the city hall of Bacolod last August 28 to dialogue with the city mayor. They were met by the city council which, after hearing them, issued a resolution asking the LTFRB to withdraw the PUVMP and give back their individual franchises. On September 2-3, the […]

The Makabayan Coalition formally introduced its 10 senatorial candidates for the 2025 election in a program at Liwasang Bonifacio, Manila City on August 26. It was held to coincide with Heroes’ Day. The introduction highlighted various people’s issues and interests of ordinary citizens. The coalition said it is fully determined to challenge the election dominated […]