The people of Iran and the Middle East seethe with fury at the US-Israel bombing of Iran that killed many civilians and destroyed infrastructure. The most infuriating attacks included the deliberate, repeated bombing of a school on February 28 that killed 175, mostly girls aged 7 to 12. Hundreds of thousands of Iranians joined the […]

The Bicol masses currently face widespread plunder and land grabbing by local bureaucrat-capitalists, big landlords, and foreign corporations for ecotourism, mining, renewable energy, and land conversion. This threatens thousands of farmers and fisherfolk with eviction and loss of livelihood across the entire region. Local bureaucrat-capitalists, who are also big landlords like the Escudero, Hamor, Co, […]

Led by the Samahan ng Maliliit na Mangingisda sa San Miguel Bay (SMB), the Tanggol SMB Network was officially established on February 27 in Barangay Sabang, Calabanga, Camarines Sur. The alliance aims to oppose the planned SMB offshore wind projects. According to the group, the project will disposses thousands of fisherfolk of their livelihood. The […]

Residents from Rizal and Samar towns together opposed the construction of windmill farms in their provinces. The projects are being pushed by Vena Energy, a Singapore-based company and one of the biggest “renewable energy” corporations in the Asia-Pacific region. In Rizal, residents of Talim Island—situated in the middle of Laguna de Bay—protested on February 28 […]

The Filipino people once again demonstrated the strength of unity against corruption and poverty in protests marking the 40th EDSA Uprising anniversary on February 25. The actions drew widespread participation from workers, peasants, urban poor, youth, women, church people, teachers, employees and other democratic sectors. The largest gathering of 12,000 Filipinos, mostly youth, took place […]