Articles in English
Manifest the people’s indignation over Duterte’s unfulfilled peace vows
The Filipino people rebuke GRP President Rodrigo Duterte for his unfulfilled peace vows. They denounce his failure to release political prisoners, a promise he has made twice. They denounce, as well, his deployment of combat troops in rural communities despite having ordered a ceasefire, resulting in rampant military abuses against the peasant masses. The Communist […]
Worsening violations of human rights
Violations of human rights under the Duterte regime continue to worsen. All democratic forces must stand and defend civil and political rights and demand justice for the thousands of victims of extrajudicial killings as well as military abuses in the countryside and continuing political repression and persecution. Despite his avowal of support for peace talks […]
Duterte must heed demand to end Oplan Bayanihan and AFP occupation of civilian communities
Today marks the 100th day of the effectivity of the unilateral declaration for an interim ceasefire issued last August 26 by the CPP Central Committee. The declaration was issued to support accelerated peace negotiations between the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP). The CPP […]
Release of all political prisoners, not mere 50—CPP
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) today said it rejects the plan of the Duterte government to release a mere 50 political prisoners by the end of December. The plan was announced by Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III who is also the GRP’s chief negotiator with the NDFP. “Justice demands that all 432 remaining […]
CPP rebukes Duterte regime for “anti-terror” crackdown on rights
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) today rebuked the Duterte regime for using the so-called anti-terror drive to flex police and military muscle by imposing their pervasive armed presence to control the population and curtail the people’s civil and political rights. Yesterday, the Philippine National Police (PNP) announced it was on Terror Alert 3 […]