Every week, Philippine news is filled with the presence of Chinese fishing, naval and coast guard vessesls in some parts of its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and throughout the South China Sea (SCS). On the other hand, the huge presence of US military forces in these waters is rarely reported, except when there are large-scale […]

Marcos’ budget allocation for his instrument of state terror continues to grow. It is striking how his 2025 budget proposal plan a 51% increase in the defense budget, from ₱278.1 billion in 2024 to ₱419.3 billion in 2025. A large part of this will go to the Armed Forces of the Philippines which will receive […]

Residents in southern Negros Occidental are being threatened with eviction as the Consunji family plan to build an oil palm plantation. Many of the families here have lived and farmed in the area for the past 60 to 70 years. Hacienda Asia Plantations Incorporated (HAPI), and its partners Sirawai Plywood and Lumber Corporation of the […]

The 74th IB has been imposing relentless military rule in many towns of Northern Samar. Widespread cases of human rights violations have been recorded here in recent weeks. In Palapag, the 74th IB abducted and killed Ryan Arnesto in Sitio Canonghan, Barangay Osmeña in his koprasan (coco silo) on July 8. When found, Arnesto’s body […]