ONE OF THE 16 youths who were illegally arrested after conducting a peaceful protest action at the Ro­ton­da in Ba­ra­ngay Pa­la, Ili­gan City on June 12 said that she still could not stop crying due to trauma. Majority of those arrested were former students of the Min­da­nao Sta­te Univer­sity-Ili­gan Insti­tu­te of Techno­logy. They were apprehended […]

From east to west Philippines, one can find US and Chinese warships. Both are saber-rattling. Tensions and threats of war breaking out are heightening. There is rising danger of the Philippines getting caught in the armed conflict of two imperialist powers. In the West Philippine Sea, Chinese Coast Guard and “militia” ships are permanently stationed. […]

ANNE MARGARET Tau­li, 70, was arrested by military elements in Be­sao, Moun­ta­in Province and flown by helicopter to Baguio to face Na­tio­nal Secu­rity Advi­ser Sec. Her­mo­ge­nes Espe­ron, Jr. on June 11. Esperon made it appear that Tauli “surrendered” and “returned to the folds of the law.” He accused her of being a ranking member of […]

  The reactionary state has always treated overseas Filipino workers like garbage. The pandemic only highlighted this fact. Last June 16, 14 Filipinos who wanted to come home were barred by the Duterte regime from leaving Amsterdam, the Netherlands because there were not enough quarantine facilities in the Philippines. They were told that Rodrigo Duterte […]

IN EARLY APRIL, the National Economic Development Authority projected that the inflow of remittances sent back home by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will plunge by around 30% this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This is because almost half of the total number of OFWs are employed in sectors hardest hit by the pandemic in […]