Washington protest. Filipino-Americans protested in front of the Philippine Embassy in Washington D.C., US on June 16 days prior to the 75th year of the bogus independence granted by the US to the Philippines. The demanded support for the Philippine Human Rights Act which is pending before the US Congress. CARP33. On the 33rd anniversary […]

Democratic sectors commemorated the 123rd Independence Day on June 12 by mounting a protest in front of the China Embassy in Makati City. They condemned Rodrigo Duterte for selling out the West Philippine Sea to China in exchange for bribes, loans and favors. They also criticized his scheme for charter change to give foreign corporations […]

When I was young, my father always wanted me to enlist in the military hoping to get rid of the gay in me. Now that I am grown-up—still gay as ever—his wish was fulfilled. However, I became a soldier in a different army, a better one. I’m a Red fighter of the NPA.” Ka Oliver […]

The situation of the Philippine oil industry is indicative of the backward economic conditions in the country. Because of its low production and refining capacity, the local oil industry is tightly dependent on the importation of finished products. It will further become dependent because of fierce competition among large oil refining companies, especially those from […]