Articles in English

Duterte’s 3rd SONA paints a bleaker future for Filipinos
July 28, 2018 |

President Rodrigo Duterte mostly stuck to his worn-out theme during his last State of the Nation Address. We’ve heard it before, sans the swearing and digressing. But what cuss words he refrained from blurting out were replaced with threats and a foreshadowing of a darker and bleaker future for the Filipino people under his regime. […]

The Duterte-Arroyo-Marcos alliance rouses greater people's resistance
July 24, 2018 |

To fully comprehend the significance of the House coup mounted yesterday by Gloria Arroyo, it is important to take stock of the political context. In its July 21 editorial, Ang Bayan pointed out:Under Duterte’s reign, the ruling system’s political crisis has exacerbated. The fissures among the ranks of the ruling class have deepened because of […]

CPP to AFP: Stop twisting facts
July 24, 2018 |

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) lambasted the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday for “twisting facts to cover up military abuses behind the evacuation of thousands of Lumads in Surigao del Sur” by claiming that they were “duped” by the New People’s Army about military atrocities. The CPP denounced Col. Noel […]

Hinggil sa Localized Peacetalks
July 24, 2018 | National Democratic Front of the Philippines | NDF-Bicol | Ma. Roja Banua | Spokesperson |

Mahigpit na pinamumunuan ng Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas ang lahat ng yunit ng NPA-Bicol sa ilalim ng Romulo Jallores Command. Nakiisa ang Romulo Jallores Command sa lahat ng rebolusyonaryong pwersa sa buong bansa sa pagkilala sa paggabay ng Partido at pagsuporta sa NDFP negotiating panel bilang kinatawan ng buong rebolusyonaryong kilusan at ng mamamayan sa […]

In solidarity with protests across the nation
July 23, 2018 |

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) expresses solidarity with hundreds of thousands of people currently converging in Manila and other parts of the country. The real state of the nation will be heard in the streets – not from Duterte’s speech in the opening of Congress. Today’s rallies serve as a powerful force against […]