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Amid AFP claims of dismantling NPA, armed struggle perseveres
November 30, 2023 |

At least 18 soldiers under the 8th ID were killed and five were wounded in a series of tactical offensives by the New People’s Army (NPA) in Northern and Western Samar last June to August. Among those killed were five troopers of the 4th Scout Ranger Battalion (SRB), one of the “elite” forces most recently […]

Groups laud UN rapporteur’s recommendation to abolish NTF-ELCAC
November 30, 2023 |

Various groups have called on the Marcos Jr. administration to implement the recent recommendations of the United Nations (UN) rapporteur Ian Fry to abolish the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). Fry, UN special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change, recommended the […]

The Legacy of Ka Joma
November 30, 2023 |

Mga labinlimang minuto bago ang huling hininga ni Joma, tungkol pa rin sa pagtitiyak ng pagtatagumpay ng rebolusyon at pag-abante sa sosyalismo ang kanyang mga sinasabi. Hanggang sa huli niyang pag-iisip ay tiwala siya sa sambayanang Pilipino na kanyang pinaglingkuran ng buong katatagan. — Ka Julie (Introduksyon sa Hindi magagapi ang demokratikong rebolusyon ng sambayanang […]

Mark Bonifacio's 160th birth anniversary with even greater energy to wage armed resistance for genuine national liberation
November 30, 2023 | Communist Party of the Philippines | Marco Valbuena | Chief Information Officer |

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) joins the Filipino people in marking today the 160th birth anniversary of Andres Bonifacio, hero of the Filipino working class and icon of the people’s militant resistance against foreign colonial oppression. After more than a century of US colonial and semicolonial rule in the Philippines, the Filipino people […]

Updates Philippines | November 30, 2023
November 30, 2023

UPDATES Philippines is a fortnightly publication of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP).