Articles in English
Traders undermine farmgate prices in Mindanao
The National Democratic Front of the Philippines-North Eastern Mindanao Region (NDFP-NEMR) belied claims by the US-Duterte regime that the price of rice is high because of the high farmgate price of local palay (unhusked rice). A study on the situation of rice farmers in NEMR revealed that during harvest season, 50 kilos of palay is […]
OPE-P: Heightened US military intervention
Under Rodrigo Duterte’s rule, US military intervention in the Philippines deepened and expanded. Duterte himself paved the way to US’ greater control over the country, especially the AFP, when he imposed martial law in Mindanao on May 2017 to “crush the terrorist Maute group.” Throughout his “war on terror” against the Maute group, the US […]
Decades of colonial education in the Philippines
For more than a century, the United States used education, along with other culutural institutions such as the media, to strengten its control over and dominate Philippine economy and politics. From the deployment of American teachers during the colonial regime up to the current K-12 program, US employs the system of education to shape and […]
State forces illegally arrest NDFP consultant and 4 others
Elements of the military and police illegally arrested National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) consultant Adelberto Silva and four others on October 15 at around 2 p.m. in Barangay Pagsawitan, Sta. Cruz, Laguna. Travelling with Silva, 71, were Hedda Calderon, 63, of Gabriela Women’s Party; Ireneo Atadero, 55, of Kilusang Mayo Uno; Ediciel Legazpi, […]
The continuing war against the Bangsamoro
The war in Marawi and against the Bangsamoro has not yet ended as the attacks of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on the life, rights and communities of the Moro people continue unabated. This was the rebuttal of Suara Bangsamoro to the US-Duterte regime’s statement, during the commemoration of the “liberation” of Marawi […]