Articles in English
Resolution for rice farmers
TO ARREST THE worsening rice crisis, 53 congressmen led by the Makabayan Bloc filed a resolution last September 19 to propose an additional ₱15-billion budget for the National Food Authority (NFA). This will be used for the procurement of 750,000 metric-tons (MT) of palay (unhusked rice) from local farmers at a farmgate price of P20/kilo. […]
Firmly resist the Duterte regime's fascism
Almost five decades ago, Ferdinand Marcos placed the entire country under martial law which launched his brutal dictatorial rule. For 14 years, the Filipino people resisted valiantly and fought on all arenas of struggle. The Filipino people today are subjected to same fascist brutalities and cruelties under Duterte’s de facto martial rule. Attacks against the […]
Jeepney strike in Valenzuela
PISTON SPEARHEADED THE strike of 500 drivers in Valenzuela on September 16 to protest the implementation of the “no contact apprehension program” of the local government which raised the fine on traffic violations from a minimum of ₱500 for the first violation to ₱1,000-₱3,000. The drivers asserted that the said amount is way beyond what […]
US uses attacks in Saudi Arabia as pretext to suppress Iran
THE SERIES OF attacks on large oil processing plants and facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais, Saudi Arabia on September 14 are being used by US imperialism as a pretext to intensifying its suppression of Iran. The Houthi militia, an anti-imperialist movement of workers in Yemen, immediately claimed responsibility for the missile attacks on the […]
State forces arrest NDFP consultant
JOINT ELEMENTS OF the Philippine National Police and Armed Forces of the Philippines illegally arrested Esterlita Suaybaguio, 60, in Cubao, Quezon City on August 23. Suaybaguio is a consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) in its peace negotiations with the GRP. She was arrested based on a fabricated case of illegal […]