The Philippine countryside is engulfed in crisis. Millions of peasants, farmworkers and semiproletarians are beset by rising costs of production and prices of commodities, joblessness and lack of income worsened by oppressive pandemic policies, deleterious effects of calamities and fascist state violence. The social status of the rural pettybourgeoisie is also pulled down by the […]

Eight firearms were seized by the New People’s Army during a raid against the 29th IB in Barangay Maraiging, Jabonga, Agusan del Norte on September 28. Two R4 rifles, two M16-A1 rifles, an M14 rifle and three .45 calibre pistols were seized from the soldiers. Four soldiers were killed and two others were wounded. The […]

Larab, revolutionary newspaper in Eastern Visayas (EV), reported on October 2 the punitive action mounted by the New People’s Army (NPA)-EV against Jojo “Pekulo” Lucero, the criminal who killed urban poor leader Carlito Badion. He was meted revolutionary justice in Ormoc City on June 25. The people’s court found Lucero guilty of murdering Badion, former […]

The filing of certificates of candidacy ended on October 8 but the electoral slates of major political parties are not yet final. During the last day of filing, Rodrigo Duterte’s clique made a mockery out of the process when Sen. Ronald de la Rosa filed his certificate of candidacy for president under PDP-Laban. Sen. de […]

Oil companies have raised the prices of petroleum products eight times over the past eight weeks. These raised gasoline and diesel prices by ₱19.70 and ₱18 per liter respectively since the start of 2020. In the coming months, prices of food and other consumer goods will certainly spike because of these increases. Oil price hikes […]