Articles in English
Inconsistencies in Marcos and AFP pronouncements about NPA strength
1) It was quite amusing to observe a few days ago how Col. Francel Margareth Padilla started her work as new spokesperson of the AFP by repeating the annual AFP announcement that the fascist military “will eliminate the New People’s Army by the end of the year.” Despite being new to the job, she already […]
Fight the pro-imperialist "chacha" of the US-Marcos regime
Based on the end-goal of “changing the economic provisions” to give foreign capitalists greater freedom to possess and plunder the country’s wealth and amass super profits, the hands of US imperialism is clearly behind the current push of the US-Marcos regime to change the reactionary 1987 constitution. Hundreds of millions of pesos were poured by […]
Production further slumps, unemployment balloons
Mass layoffs and factory closures marked the Philippine economy in 2023. Tens of thousands of jobs were lost en masse as foreign companies moved their operations overseas. The most striking examples are the mass layoffs in Mactan Export Processing Zone, including 10,000 layoffs from Sports Center International, a Taiwanese company, which supplies clothing to large […]
The fight against fake modernization continues
Thousands of drivers, operators and their families once again marched on January 16 in Manila to defend their livelihood and demand the return of their 5-year franchise. They gathered in Quezon City then conducted a caravan towards Mendiola in Manila but were blocked by police in España, Manila. They held a program here until the […]
NPA-Mabate harasses 96th IB
A unit of the New People’s Army (NPA)-Masbate hit the 96th IB troopers operating in Sitio Lantawan, Barangay Gangao, Baleno, Masbate on January 13. The said military unit was shook and immediately hid their casualties to cover up their losses. According to Ka Luz del Mar, spokesperson of NPA-Mabaste, the armed offensive is part of […]