The New People’s Army-South Central Negros ambushed police forces along the highway of Sitio Candida 2, Barangay Bi-ao, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental last February 13. Two police personnel were wounded. The NPA belied police reports that a 15-year old civilian was wounded in the NPA action. According to the NPA unit which carried out the attack, […]

Two battalions are currently deployed in Masbate (population: 908,920) in a desperate attempt to quell the people’s struggle and defeat the New People’s Army (NPA) in the island. It was reported in February that the transfer of the 96th IB to the island from Camarines Norte has been completed. This brings the soldier-to-civilian ratio to […]

Oil price hikes slammed. Members of Gabriela held a noise barrage in Marikina’s public market; in Baseco, Tondo; and in Tatalon and Mega Q-Mart in Quezon City last February 18 to protest relentless oil price increases since January. Earlier, drivers and jeepney operators organized a protest action along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City. Vegetable farmers […]

In cahoots with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), capitalists got away with slashing wages under the guise of “preserving jobs.” They exploited the workers’ desperation to hang on to their jobs in the midst of destructive lockdowns and absence of state aid. Big companies took advantage of the conditions borne out of restrictive […]