The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has no independence and relies on foreign support. In times of war, it does not have the capability to defend the Filipino people’s freedom and livelihood. Its orientation, operation and even its weapons are closely tied to US strategies and interests in Asia. From the onset, the AFP […]

Hundreds of residents in Negros and Tarlac are struggling for their rights to land and welfare. In Tarlac, members of the Nagkakaisang Mamamayan ng Santa Lucia para sa Lupa, Kabuhayan at Paninirahan staged a protest before the Capas town hall on April 13. They are opposing land grabbing and destruction of their farms by the […]

The US and the Marcos regime has boasted that the planned US construction of military bases in different parts of the country form part of the AFP’s “modernization” program. In the just concluded 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue between the US and Philippines defense and foreign officials last April 11, the US bragged that up to ₱10 […]

National-democratic organizations staged coordinated protest actions in and outside the country on the first days of the 38th US-PH Balikatan Exercises on April 11. They criticized the US for using the Philippines to provoke war against its imperialist rival China. In Metro Manila, protesters led by the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan staged a picket at Camp […]