The New People’s Army – Rodante Urtal Command based in Northern Samar today claims ownership of the tactical offensive against elements of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) – Philippine National Police (PNP) last April 3 in Barangay San Miguel, Las Navas where at least one police was reportedly killed and at least five […]

The May 9 election is just a month away. As it approaches, the mass movement against Rodrigo Duterte’s tryanny and against attempts of the Marcoses to return to power continues to gain strength. This movement has merged with the main flow of the election campaign of the leading political opposition candidate, and is reaching and […]

Duterte and his generals have failed to crush the armed resistance of the people after almost six years of intensified military operations. Last March 29, the people celebrated across the country the victories of the New People’s Army (NPA) in the past year on the occasion of its 53rd founding anniversary. In a report by […]

The New People’s Army (NPA)-Rizal ambushed troops of the 80th IB near their camp at Maugraw, Sitio Quinao, Barangay Puray, Rodriguez, Rizal last March 26. Two soldiers were killed while two others were wounded. According to the local NPA unit, the ambush was in response to the demands of the people to punish soldiers for […]

Both the US and the Philippine governments boasted of the Balikatan 2022 as being the “largest” in the last seven years of annual joint exercises between their armed forces. This year’s exercises include aspects aimed at the US’ war preparations against China. There are also features that are geared towards heightening the brutal counterinsurgency war […]