Hundreds of fascist soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) recently invaded and imposed martial law on remote villages and communities in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental. At least 18,000 farmers, farm-workers and ordinary people were forced to flee their homes due to the relentless AFP shelling and strafing near their communities, and the […]

At least 500 troops of 303rd IBde and police have laid siege on the villages of Himamaylan City in Negros Oriental beginning the night of October 5. They subjected several villages of Himamaylan City to nearly 10 days of lockdown. They evacuated approximately 18,000 residents (or 16% of the total population) and curtailed their movement […]

The Communist Party of the Philippines paid tribute to the murdered spokesperson of the New People’s Army (NPA)-Negros Ka Juanito Magbanua (Romeo Nanta). Ka Juanito devoted 25 years of his life to the Filipino people’s aspiration for national and social liberation. The military killed Ka Juanito while in custody in violation of international humanitarian law. […]

Retrenchments in the garments sector did not start and will not end with the recent firing of 4,000 workers in the Mactan Export Processing Zone (MEPZ). More people will lose their jobs, warned businessmen of the Confederation of Wearable Exporters of the Philippines (CONWEP). The group pointed to the weak global demand for new garments. […]

To peasants and fisherfolks, Marcos’ declaration to make “nutritious food” affordable to every Filipino is all but an empty promise. Not only has he done nothing, his neoliberal policies are worsening the state of hunger of food producers. Filipino farmers and fisherfolks are among the more than 828 million people worldwide who suffered hunger in […]