The support of the masses for the people’s war continues to expand and deepen. This was the statement Elias Almazan, political officer of the New People’s Army (NPA)-Cagayan Valley (Fortunato Camus Command). In an interview with Baringkuas (the regional revolutionary publication), he stressed that the intense and large-scale military operations of the Armed Forces of […]

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Philippines and the Regional Party Committee in Cagayan Valley paid tribute to Comrade Rosalino Canubas (Ka Yuni), regional commander of the NPA in Cagayan Valley who was killed in an encounter in Barangay San Mariano Sur, San Guillermo, Isabela on March 15. The Central Committe’s tribute […]

The reactionary government touts about its plan to railroad the construction of farm-to-market roads (FMRs) or road networks which will link farms to markets purportedly to facilitate faster transportation of farm produce and raise farmgate prices. However, these roads have actually no impact on farmgate prices as these are often arbtitrarily set by big traders. […]

Abaca farmers in Catanduanes have already been facing bankruptcy even before the Covid-19 pandemic. Fifty kilos of abaca are sold for only ₱3,000 which is relatively lower than the ₱5,000-cost of production shouldered by farmers, including rent to landlords. Overall, at least 200,000 peasant families across the country plant abaca. The crop line covers 180,302 […]