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People's SONA: Nothing new in the Philippines
August 07, 2023

Approximately 12,000 people gathered on July 24 in protest actions in various cities in the Philippines to state the real conditions of the people as Ferdinand Marcos Jr delivered his second state of the nation address (SONA). According to the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan), 10,000 people participated in the protest along the Commonwealth Avenue in […]

In short
August 07, 2023
NLUA: Expansion of saleable land
August 07, 2023

During his last state of the nation address, Ferdinand Marcos Jr once again declared the National Land Use Act (NLUA) as a priority measure of his regime. Under this proposal, the state will review the use of land purportedly for comprehensive development. It aims to consolidate land classification into the following: protected land, land for […]

State forces kill 3, illegally arrest 9 in 10 days
August 07, 2023

Successive cases of killings and arrests were recorded over the past two weeks, especially in Negros island. Soldiers of the 62nd IB summarily killed Marvic Ebarle and Romy Catasio in Balunggay, Barangay Montilla, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on July 20. They were shot at while waiting for a ride. Ebarle was a wounded Red fighter […]

203rd IBde, scourge to the Mangyans and Mindoreños
August 07, 2023

The 203rd IBde is a most horrible scourge to the lives and livelihood of the indigenous Mangyan and people of Mindoro. The brigade has a long list of human rights violation and history of sowing terror since being deployed to the island. It has served as protector of foreign companies and large local compradors who […]