The Congress and the Senate approval of the proposed 2026 national budget revealed that the Marcos regime will pour ₱8.1 billion into the National Task Force (NTF)-Elcac’s Support to Barangay Development Program (SBDP). This was condemned by various groups, including religious organizations, saying it is rewarding fascism in the countryside rather than responding to the […]

The World Nuclear Supply Chain Conference will be held in the Philippines this May. This is the second gathering organized by the World Nuclear Association that aims to strengthen the global supply for nuclear projects. In November 2025, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced that the Philippines is now open to the construction of nuclear […]

Progressive organizations in the Philippines and Japan strongly denounced the Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA) signed between the two countries on January 15. According to Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan), this “deepens the imperialist agenda in the Philippines.” The ACSA extends the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA), which allows the stationing of Japanese troops in the country. […]

Continuous and tireless protests are erupting inside and outside Venezuela demanding the US to return President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores to their country. On January 3, Maduro and Flores were abducted by US troops in Caracas and brought to the United States. Inside Venezuela, daily demonstrations began on the very day of […]