Articles in English
31st IB, 9th SAF massacre 5 farmers in Sorsogon
Five farmers were massacred by soldiers and police troops SEMPO-style (Synchronized Enhanced Management of Police Operations) in Barangay Dolos, Bulan, Sorsogon on May 8. The victims were Jeric Vuno, Jerry Palanca, Robert Villafuerte, Raymundo Tañada and Jaime Tañada. Jaime Tañada was suffering from the infirmities of old age while Villafuerte was mentally challenged. The perpetrators […]
Landgrabbing at the core of “Balik Probinsya”
Landgrabbing in the cities and countryside is at the core of the Duterte regime’s Balik Probinsya (Back to the Provinces) program. Rodrido Duterte and his lackey Christopher Go is peddling the program as a solution to the congestion in Metro Manila during the Covid-19 pandemic. But this program is neither new nor original. Every government […]
Militarization in Surigao del Sur terrorizes Lumads
Residents were terrorized upon the arrival of soldiers and police in their communities at Km. 16 and Han-ayan in Barangay Diatagon, Lianga, Surigao del Sur last May 19. According to residents, several soldiers entered the Lumad school which is being administered by Alcadev (Alternative Learning Center for Agriculture and Livelihood Development) in Han-ayan while others […]
NDFP, armed movements support UN's appeal
THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC Front of the Philippines (NDFP) signed on May 5 a joint petition which called on governments to heed the United Nation’s (UN) call for a temporary global ceasefire and release of politicalprisoners. UN said that these are important measures in the fight against Covid-19. The petition was signed by the NDFP, member […]
FEATURE | What the hell are Hellfire missiles?
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) of the US State Department issued a certification last April 30 approving the Duterte government’s request to buy P76.5 billion ($1.5 billion) worth of war matériel and services. Part of the arms deal is the procurement of 200 AGM-114 Hellfire II missiles. The AGM-114 Hellfire II, one of most […]