Articles in English

Duterte is desperately trying to justify his call to reopen Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), online casinos ran by Chinese capitalists, despite its lockdown which prohibits the operation of enterprises that are “non-essential” in addressing the Covid-19 pandemic. POGOs provide exclusive gambling services to foreigners through the internet. Duterte and his minions including Finance Sec. […]

The Filipino people firmly opposed China’s move to further tighten its claim over two Philippine territories: the Kalayaan Group of Islands (international name: Spratly Islands) and the Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal.) Last April 18, China announced that it was establishing two new districts at the South China Sea. It designated the Kalayaan Group of Islands, […]

Various organizations commemorated the 47th anniversary of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) on April 24. The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People’s Army praised the NDFP for uniting the Filipino people under the banner of national democracy. The CPP said the the NDFP should strengthen its call for […]

Cuban government officials condemned the shooting against its embassy in Washington D.C. in the US on April 30. The gunman was identified as Alexander Alazo, a mentally deranged Cuban exile. Cuba believes that the hostility toward Cuba by US government officials fomented violence. Cuba likened the incident to attacks against Cuban health workers who are […]

The people are exposed to highly infectious diseases such as Covid-19 due to massive mining operations and other government policies that destroy the environment. This was the assertion of Panalipdan! Mindanao in their statement to mark the 50th Earth Day on April 22. According to the group, the unprecedented denudation of forests result in the […]