Cases of indiscriminate firing by soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) against civilians were recorded one after another in recent weeks. The soldiers made it appear that the victims were members of the New People’s Army (NPA) killed in encounters. Christina Jacolbe, 5-months pregnant, of Sityo Banderahan, Barangay Trinidad, Guihulngan City, Negros […]

State forces arrested five activists one after another during the past weeks. Combined military and police forces last July 28 arrested Makabayan-Bicol coordinator and former Bayan Muna nominee Marites Pielago based on trumped up charges of murder and frustrated murder. State forces laid siege on the Dr. Nilo O. Roa Memorial Foundation Hospital in Barangay […]

According to the group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan), up to 8,000 people marched last July 25 along Commonwealth Ave. in Quezon City to convey the real state of the nation, coinciding with Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s first State of the Nation Address (SONA). Earlier, the Philippine National Police baselessly prohibited rallies along the highway and even […]

Petron boasted last August 1 that the company’s profits ballooned to ₱7.7 billion ($138.9 million) in the first half of 2022, or twice its ₱3.87 billion ($69.8 million) profits during the first half of 2021. Local subsidiaries of oil companies make claims that the almost weekly increase in diesel and gasoline prices is the result […]

Activists launch #ML50 campaign. The ML50 Campaign (Martial Law 50) was launched at the Quezon City Sports Club last July 21 to commemorate the 50th year of martial law and its dark days under the US-Marcos I dictatorship. Martial law victims, veterans and new activists led the activity together with democratic organizations. The campaign aims […]