An entire family was massacred by soldiers of the 43rd IB at Kilometer 9, Barangay Happy Valley, San Isidro in Northern Samar last November 18, 2022. The fascist-terrorist soldiers claimed that the victims were NPA fighters killed in an encounter. The area has been under intense combat operations. In the last quarter of 2022, the […]

  Defend the defenders. Democratic organizations and supporters congratulated 10 human rights defenders, church people and mass leaders in Quezon City on January 9 after a court dismissed the perjury case filed against them by Gen. Hermogenes Esperon. Defend the right to organize. Members of Migrante and Kilusang Mayo Uno staged a picket at the […]

The following is the story of a Kabataang Makabayan member who joined the celebration of the Party’s 54th anniversary in one of the guerilla fronts of the people’s army. After Christmas, I immediately prepared my things necessary for our visit. Excitement drowned my fear of the unknown. I have been a member of Kabataang Makabayan […]

Human rights abuses will intensify as the military generals jostle for power under the Marcos-Duterte tandem. These conflicts began in mid-2022 and erupted in the early days of 2023. This strife among the ranks of the military reflect the deep contradictions among the allied political dynasties and factions within the ruling Marcos regime. In the […]