The year 2020 ended with the Philippines registering 747,000 cases of Covid-19 infections. Last January 4, the total number of recoveries was placed at 448,258 and deaths at 9,257. Most of those who recovered from the infection are under 49. Most of the patients who died were aged 60 and above. During the pandemic, thousands […]

Because of the Covid-19 pandemic and the militarist lockdown, physical assemblies and mobilizations of democratic organizations in the Philippines were limited in 2020. (Read related article in Ang Ba­yan December 21, 2020.) In this light, various sectoral mass organizations in urban centers strove to use online platforms to arouse, organize, mobilize and study. Based on […]

Patay sa pamamaril ng mga pwer­sa ng es­ta­do ang mag­sa­sa­kang si Lo­renzo Paña sa Ba­ra­ngay Do­rol, Ba­li­li­han, Bo­hol noong Di­sye­mbre 30, 2020. Si Paña ay myembro at da­ting upi­syal ng Hug­pong sa Mag-uu­ma Da­pit sa Ka­sap­dan-Ki­lu­sang Mag­bu­bu­kid ng Pi­li­pi­nas. Da­ti nang gi­ni­gi­pit ng es­ta­do ang bik­ti­ma da­hil sa kan­yang pa­gi­ging ak­ti­bis­ta. Noong 2018, hi­na­lug­hog nang […]

The ongoing military operation in the three barangays of Siaton, Negros Oriental that started on Christmas day has resulted in mounting cases of human rights violations and military-police brutality on civilians. At least 10 cases of rights abuses such as attempted extra-judicial killings, forcible entry & occupation of houses, theivery inside occupied houses, interrogation, threat […]

The Communist Party of the Philippines called on the New People’s Army to “avenge the Tumandok people and heed their clamor for justice” after soldiers and police massacred 9 and arrested 17 in Panay Island. Elements of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Region 6 commanded by Lt. Col. Gervacio Balmaceda were responsible for […]