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Elements of the Philippine National Police (PNP) successively arrested 76 activists and relief volunteers in Metro Manila, Rizal and Iloilo on Labor Day, May 1. Ten volunteers were arrested in Marikina while conducting a feeding program for urban poor residents. Marikina City Mayor Marcy Teodoro ordered the release of the victims asserting that they have […]

On April 30, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) declared that it will no longer extend its unilateral ceasefire. “As the Covid-19 pandemc continues to worsen, the CPP and the New People’s Army (NPA) will give highest priority to fight the disease despite Duterte and the AFP’s order to intensify offensives and other military […]

The Cordillera People’s Alliance (CPA) marked the 36th Cordillera Day commemoration last April 24 by distributing food packs and personal protective equipment (PPE) to the poor and heath workers. It enjoined the people to make the Cordillera Day celebration meaningful by continuing to unite and defend the Cordillera people’s rights and and ancestral lands. The […]

The 88th IB concocted a story that an encounter between its troops and the New People’s Army (NPA) erupted at Sitio Mahayhay, Barangay Lipa, Quezon, Bukidnon on April 28 in the morning. What, in fact, took place in the area, was an encounter between the 88th IB’s Bravo Company and intelligence unit, according to an […]

Mining companies TVI Resource Development (Phils) Inc. (TVIRD) and Agata Mining Ventures Inc. (AMVI) continue to operate in Zamboanga del Sur and Agusan del Norte last April despite the Covid-19 lockdowns implemented in the provinces. The companies continued to erect structures and position additional mining equipment during the said period. The TVIRD which manages mining […]