Articles in English
Protest at Bantayog ng mga Bayani
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More than 500 activists and human rights advocates converged at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani last August 31 to commemorate the National Heroes’ Day. They condemned the continuing attacks against activists, government critics and political oppositionists. They carried placards demanding a thorough and independent investigation on the killing of activists Randall Echanis, Zara Alvarez, Carlito […]
NPA foils focused military ops in NCMR
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The New People’s Army-North Central Mindanao Region (NPA-NCMR) mounted six successive offensives against the focused military operations (FMO) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in the region last August. At least 10 soldiers were killed in the offensives including two officials. The NPA attacked operating soldiers at Sitio Traktor, Barangay Mahagsay, San Luis, Agusan […]
Predicament to be caused by Duterte's borrowing spree
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Second part of the series on the Duterte regime’s borrowing binge. Read the first part, “Pandemic borrowing binge,” in Ang Bayan, August 21, 2020. The regime’s economic officials on August 26 projected the government debt to reach a record-high ₱10.16 trillion by the end of 2020. This is higher by 31% than the debt recorded […]
Justice remains elusive for desaparecidos
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The International Day of the Disappeared is commemorated globally every August 30 to demand justice and remember struggles of thousands of victims of enforced disappearances who were secretly imprisoned or killed by reactionary states. Victims in the Philippines include Elena Tijamo, a development worker in Central Visayas who was abducted by agents of the Duterte […]