Expansive and destructive energy projects are set to be constructed in Bicol. Two of these are plans to explore geothermal energy or energy produced by the earth’s internal heat, spearheaded by the Premier Geoexcel Inc. in Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur. Copenhagen Infrastracture New Markets Fund (CINMF) also plans to construct a “wind farm” in […]

The military reportedly killed three civilians presented as NPA combatants in a fake encounter last week in Visayas. They are the most recent among those summarily killed in the brutal pursuit for “strategic victory” over the NPA. In Samar, families call for justice for the killing of chainsaw helpers Joel Balading Recare and Oscar Alastoy […]

  Paperland workers protest CBA nego delay. Workers of Quezon City company Paperland Inc staged a picket in front of their factory on May 16-17 to express dismay over the continued delay of their negotiation for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the management. The negotiations were supposedly held in December 2022 to discuss […]

Not less than three fake encounters were staged by the 9th ID and police forces in Bicol’s provinces this May to project the Marcos regime’s victory in decimating the armed movement in the region. Latest among these is the fake report of an encounter in the boundary of Garchitorena and Lagonoy towns in Camarines Sur […]

Revolutionary forces in different parts of the world commemorated the 50th death anniversary of Communist Party of Turkey founder Ibrahim Kaypakkaya on May 20. Like many revolutionaries in the Philippines, Kaypakkaya was inspired by the upsurge of the socialist revolution in China led by Chairman Mao. Activities commemorating his martyrdom were held in major cities […]