Articles in English
Duterte's hollow stance against VFA
Pres. Rodrigo Duterte recently repeated his rants against the US government. Last month, he announcd that he will push for the abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA). He said that he will carry this out within a month if the US fails to reverse the cancellation of his rabid henchman, now senator, Ronald “Bato” […]
5 soldiers killed in NPA armed action
FIVE SOLDIERS WERE killed in an armed action mounted by the New People’s Army (NPA)-Mindoro against 4th IB forces on January 26, at Sitio Kianay, Barangay Naibuan, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro. Ka Madaay Gasic, NPA-Mindoro spokesperson, said that the armed action is a response to intensifying focused military operations in the province. Military operations commenced […]
Various forms of plunder in FSMR
The suppression campaign mounted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) across the Far Southern Mindanao Region (FSMR) has been continuing for more than three years now. It launches sustained military operations in the provinces of the region to facilitate the entry and defend the plunderous activities of multinational and local agribusiness and mining […]
Attacks on the livelihood of Angkas and habal-habal riders
Due to the absence of an efficient public mass transport system across the country, many commuters opt to avail of the services of motorcycle taxi riders in urban centers and habal-habal riders in the countryside. Instead of improving the rotting transport system, the Duterte regime is hell bent on attacking the livelihood of riders who […]
Traffic in the Philippines is second worst in the world
TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN Metro Manila ranked second in the world according to the Traffic Index 2019, a report issued last month by German company TomTom. The report analyzed traffic congestion in 416 major urban centers across the globe. The report indicates that the average congestion level in Metro Manila is at 71%. It revealed that […]