The New People’s Army (NPA)-Surigao del Sur ambushed soldiers of the 75th IB riding a habal-habal (motorbike transport) along Purok 2, Barangay Bolhoon, San Miguel last March 14. An R4 rifle was seized from the soldiers, one of whom was killed in action. The soldiers were returning from combat operations from adjacent communities. The NPA […]

Workers are again pushing to institutionalize a national daily minimum wage of ₱750 amid skyrocketing prices and service bills. According to Ibon Foundation, the gap between the current minimum wage and living wages has grown wider. According to the group’s computation, a family of five needs ₱1,072 a day or ₱25,252 a month to live […]

Negros barriofolk’s barricade. Residents of Sityo Cabiti, Barangay Santol, Binalbagan surrounded the house of their villagemate Lucia Sales in the early morning of March 20 to protect her against raiding soldiers and police. Sales was targeted by state forces because of her affiliation with the Asosasyon para sa Kauswagan sang mga Mangunguma kag Mamumugon sa […]

Three consultants for the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) were illegally arrested by military forces in the past two weeks. Two of them are yet to be surfaced. Meanwhile, attempts were made on the lives of two mass leaders who are active in electoral campaigns, as 13 Lumad civilians were illegally detained. Elements […]