Articles in English
Red commander pens poem for murdered father as revolutionaries demand justice for Rolando Leyson, Sr.
Ang bugtong nimong kasal-anan kay ikaw mibarog! Ug sa anak mong rebolusyonaryo nga nabantog Apan! Ang mga sakripisyo dili nato igsapayan kay kining tanan para man sa rebolusyonaryong kadaugan Your only sin was to stand firm and for having a known revolutionary son, Take heart! Your sacrifices will not be wasted For these are all […]
Is Duterte's kowtowing to China over?
When Duterte spoke before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) a few days ago, he asserted that the 2016 ruling of the Permanent Arbitration Court is “now part of international law, beyond compromise and beyond the reach of passing governments to dilute, diminish or abandon.” He declared: “We firmly reject attempts to undermine it” and […]
Gen. Gilbert Gapay must be high, says CPP
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) slammed AFP Chief Gen. Gilbert Gapay’s claim that “so many rebels are surrendering.” Marco Valbuena belied this statement, saying the AFP chief was “apparently high on some hallucinogenic substance.” Most of these “surrenderees” are peasants — civilians whose rights are protected under international law in areas of conflict. […]
Human rights are weapons against Duterte's state terrorism
Before the entire world, Duterte revealed himself a remorseless fascist when speaking before the United Nations General Assembly a few days ago, he denounced how human rights have been “weaponized” against his regime. Duterte used the term “weaponize” to denigrate human rights as if it were some malevolent tool used for underhanded aims and to […]
Army's gross ignorance on the land mine accord exposed
In a fashion akin to that of Goebbels, Hitler’s chief propagandist, the paid hacks of 11th IB are incessantly repeating the lie in their radio programs that the NPA violated the Ottawa Convention in employing command-detonated explosives in tactical offensives.. No matter how many times this lie is repeated, it will not change the fact […]