The International League of People’s Struggle (ILPS) Commission 15, devoted to “the rights and welfare of the diaspora, refugees and migrant workers displaced by imperialism and local reactionaries,” pays tribute to Prof. Jose Maria Sison, ILPS Chairman Emeritus, fellow migrant and sterling champion of migrants’ rights. Prof. Sison’s death on December 16 is such a […]

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People’s Army (NPA) condemns in the strongest terms the fascist-terrorist 402nd Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for kidnapping and keeping hostage a 2-month old infant, and for the abduction and keeping hostage of four Red fighters on medical leave, including […]

The Party for Socialism and Liberation sends it condolences to his family and comrades on the death of comrade Jose Maria Sison on December 16 in the Netherlands. Sison, affectionately known as Joma, was the key founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines in December 1968, and of its armed wing shortly thereafter. Joma […]

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) yesterday claimed that the New People’s Army is now down to 2,112 fighters and 22 guerrilla fronts, with 17 of these classified as “weakened.” In fact, all these numbers are conjured or false, churned out by the AFP leadership for publicity and psywar purposes. Even at face value, […]

The “localized peace talks” long peddled by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are a sham. What we see, in fact, in the rural areas are localized military hamlets where communities are placed under the control of the military. There are no “talks” whatsoever to address the social and economic problems of the people. […]