The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) and the Communist Party of the Philippines demanded the immediate release of Loida Magpatoc, consultant of the NDFP for the peace negotiations with the government of the Philippines. She should not have been arrested and harassed as she is covered by the Joint Agreement on Safety and […]

The New People’s Army (NPA)-Central Negros (Leonardo Panaligan Command) fired at a CAFGU Active Auxillary (CAA) detachment in Barangay Guba, Vallehermoso, Negros Oriental on September 8. A soldier of the 62nd IB was killed. Residents complained that they were coerced by soliders to “surrender” and enlist in the CAFGU. The NPA-South Central Negros paralyzed a […]

The International Criminal Court (ICC) will go through with the investigation on Rodrigo Duterte’s crimes against humanity. The court’s judges announced the decision on September 15. The investigation will cover cases of extrajudicial killings perpetrated from 2011 to 2019. The ICC judges said that the “so-called ‘war on drugs’ campaign cannot be seen as a […]

Resistance against Cebu reclamation. Shipyard workers in Consolacion, Cebu mounted a series of pickets from September 11 to 17 in Barangay Tayud to oppose the impending 234.8-hectare reclamation project in the area to pave way for the construction of the Seafront City. The ecotourism project will close down five shipyards and destroy the source of […]