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Julie de Lima, interim NDFP peace panel chairperson
The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) appointed Julieta de Lima last August 19 as temporary chairperson of its peace panel following the recent death of former chief negotiator Fidel Agcaoili. NDFP chief political consultant Jose Maria Sison said that de Lima is the most senior among the members of the NDFP peace panel. […]
Vaccines for superprofits
Beyond ordinary profits, Big Pharma rake in superprofits by setting prices way past their cost of production. This is particularly repugnant when companies engage in price-gouging in the case of life-saving medicines and vaccines. Pfizer in March announced that it would price its 2-dose Covid-19 vaccine at no les than $40 in the US. Moderna […]
:A hallmark of dim-witted reasoning and utter stupidity: Major fascist lapdog Eric Vinoya's deductive blunder
On August 3, 2020, the PA 3rd ID boldly proclaimed: “NPA [in Negros] suffers consecutive setbacks; fall of [guerilla] fronts looming.” Endowed with a false sense of grandeur and impunity, MGEN Vinoya wallows in his delusional thinking that the people’s army will no doubt be wiped out, considering the series of defeats sustained by the […]
People turning to revolution because of Duterte's tyranny and failed pandemic response
In a televised address a few days ago, Duterte angrily rebuked Filipino health workers for publicly calling for urgent changes in his goverment’s strategy in addressing the Covid-19 and challenged the people that “if revolution is what you want, do it, and do it now.” Duterte is itching to use all-out the powers he has […]
Trump deploys paramilitary to suppress Portland protests
PORTLAND, A CITY in Oregon, US became the subject of a number of news reports since the deployment of federal agents there by Donald Trump last July 4 to suppress mass protests being conducted in the area. Citizens were enraged and raised alarm over the spate of kidnapping and arbitrary arrests perpetrated by operatives in […]