Articles in English
“Terror financing” verdict on journalist, church worker a threat to press freedom
Local and overseas journalist groups, along with church people, academics and progressive groups, widely condemned the guilty verdict in the “terror financing” case against Frenchie Mae Cumpio and Marielle Domequil. The court sentenced the two on January 22 to up to 18 years imprisonment and a fine of ₱500,000 each. Cumpio managed the independent media […]
47th IB deliberately kills 2 hors de combat in Negros Oriental
Spouses Pedro Gemodo, 61, and Juliana Arculo Gemodo, 63, both Red fighters, were already wounded when 47th IB soldiers accosted them in Sitio Agpapataw, Barangay Binobohan, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental on January 31. Instead of treating them as prisoners of war and providing first aid in respect of their rights, the soldiers deliberately killed the […]
Economic zones for foreign business and exploitation expand
The US-Marcos regime declared two new economic zones (ecozones) through a proclamation on January 6. They will rise in Batangas and Iloilo, augmenting the 32 already opened by the regime since it took power. The regime targets opening 30 more ecozones this 2026, mainly in rural areas. One new ecozone will rise in Tanauan City, […]
No peace to be found among warmongers
The recent news that US President Donald Trump has invited Marcos Jr to sit on his so-called “board of peace” is beyond absurd. There is no peace to be found among warmongers and mass murderers. What both Trump and Marcos Jr represent instead is the peace of the graveyard marked by the silence enforced by […]
On tirades against China, silence towards the US
The past few days saw an intense word war erupting between certain politicians and Philippine government officials and a Chinese embassy officer. This word war was ignited by Commodore Jay Tarriela, spokesperson of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) for the West Philippine Sea, who made use of mock images that ridiculed Chinese leader Xi Jinping, […]