by Pen del Pilar For seven years, Ben had been employed as a contractual worker in a Chinese-owned milk processing company. From March 2020 until July 2021, amid the spread of Covid-19, Ben continued working, together with other workers in the company. But on the second week of August, he was surprised when the […]

The Filipino must condemn and protest the Duterte regime’s nationwide vaccine mandate. It is patently discriminatory, unlawful, fascist, burdensome, and above all, useless and stupid. Duterte’s vaccine mandate is practically another lockdown. It aims to impose on the people the burden of controlling the pandemic and exculpate the government for its refusal to shoulder the […]

Systematic attacks against civilians committed by the fascist reactionary state in its war against the people are becoming more and more and vicious. This reveals both the Rodrigo Duterte’s malevolent and bloodthirsty policy, and the desperation of the entire ruling classes to suppress the Filipino people and prevent the advance of their national and democratic […]

During the Christmas season, the Armed Forces of the Philippines perpetrated widespread attacks against civilian communities under the pretext of preventing celebrations for the 53rd anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). Soldiers of the 75th IB attacked a Lumad wedding at Sitio Katabadan, Barangay San Roque, San Miguel, Surigao del Sur on […]

The New People’s Army-Central Negros reported on December 28, 2021 that elements of the 62nd IB harassed and made residents of Guihulngan, Negros Oriental prioritize the repair of a military detachment damaged by typhoon Odette. This was while the villagefolk were not still able to repair their own houses which were also damaged. Instead of […]