Four armed actions were mounted by units of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Negros, Sorsogon and Agusan del Sur from September 5 to 14. Police Executive M/Sgt. Israel Rebosura of the Pilar Municipal Police Station was killed in a partisan operation by the NPA-Sorsogon on September 5 in Purok 2, Sityo Cagduyong, Barangay Ginablan, Pilar, […]

Anti-Marcos protests in the US. Protests were held by progressive Filipino organizations following the arrival of Ferdinand Marcos Jr in the US. They staged a rally in New Jersey where Marcos gave a speech on September 18 and again in New York on September 19 where he met with foreign leaders. Marcos was in the […]

A court in Galimuyod, Ilocos Sur found five women human rights workers “not guilty” in a decision last September 17. The 81st IB filed charges of frustrated murder on January 26, 2018 against Sarah Abellon-Alikes, Sherry Mae Soledad, Joanne Villanueva, Rachel Mariano and Asia Isabella Gepte. The 81st IB implicated the five in an ambush […]

The 62nd IB killed Greg Cantela, farmer and resident of Sityo Manlibod, Barangay Trinidad, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental, at 6:00 in the morning on September 7. He is the latest victim of killings in the militarized island. The NPA-Negros reported the AFP’s operation involving several battalions in the mountains and communities of Negros Occidental. In […]