Protests at opening of universities. Hundreds of youth at universities staged protests in August to welcome the opening of classes. They called for increased funding for education, an end to the commercialization of education, opposition to tuition and other fees increases, promotion of academic freedom and others. They also highlighted other people’s issues. Student […]

The anomalies in her spending of confidential and intelligence funds in 2022 can serve as basis for an impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte, Rep. France Castro said. Castro revealed that the Commission on Audit asked Duterte to return ₱73 million of the ₱125 million CIF due to her office’s “misuse” of said funds. […]

From January to August this year, the US military forces conducted war games on Philippine land, air and sea almost once every two days. They stage these with allied military forces and personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). War games were staged at least 105 out of 244 days, with the longest […]

Progressive organizations in Bicol protested on August 14 in Legazpi City to condemn US imperialist military presence in the city. They conducted the action on the last day of the US “humanitarian mission” under the Pacific Partnership 2024-2 that began on August 1. Led by the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan)-Bicol, its members and allied organizations […]

Soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) killed three civilians in Negros Occidental and Masbate in recent weeks. Negros Occidental and Masbate are provinces with the first and second highest number of killings under the Marcos regime. On August 22, the 94th IB brutally murdered a civilian spouse, Marvin Incancion, 37, and Jolina […]