Entries by Kodao Productions

NUJP: Hands off our campus colleagues

THE National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) condemns the harassment and surveillance against our colleagues in the campus press by the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). According to our long-time affiliate, the College Editors’ Guild of the Philippines (CEGP), police and military agents have visited Ateneo […]

Underground groups celebrate NPA’s 48th anniversary

National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP)-member organizations in Metro Manila held a “lightning rally” in Quezon City in observance of the 48th founding anniversary of the New People’s Army (NPA). Hundreds of revolutionaries called on the people to join the NPA and be part of its revolution against United States of America imperialism, bureaucrat […]

Taguiwalo admits ‘tolerating’ Kadamay members, poor citizens

FOLLOWING accusations the Department of Social Welfare and Development is “tolerating” Kadamay members who occupied vacant housing units in Bulacan province by giving them assistance, Secretary Judy Taguiwalo called a press conference last Friday. Taguiwalo tried presenting and discussing other DSWD programs but majority of journalists present were focused on the agency’s distribution of food packs […]

CPP to declare unilateral ceasefire next week

THE Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) announced today it is set to issue another unilateral declaration of interim ceasefire not later than March 31. In a press statement, the CPP Information Bureau said its ceasefire declaration is in anticipation and support of the fourth round of peace talks between the National Democratic Front of the […]

Kadamay presses demand for housing rights

Urban poor group Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay) trooped to the National Housing Authority yesterday, March 24, to condemn the agency’s failure to address the housing crisis that victimizes at least five million families household nationwide. The group called for scrapping of the Urban Development and Housing Act it said never succeeded in addressing the […]

4th round of GRP-NDFP talks to be held in The Netherlands

THE Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) have agreed on a new venue and the final dates of their fourth round of formal negotiations. In a press statement, Norwegian Ambassador to the Philippines Erik Førner said the talks will be held at the town […]

Urban poor calls for scrapping of Housing Act of 1992

The Rodrigo Duterte government must step up in terms of providing mass housing, urban poor group Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay)  said. “For too long the public has been led to believe that social services, like housing, were only meant to be publicly funded but not publicly allocated. There is a housing crisis in the […]

“Duterte promised us free housing”–Kadamay

THE Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay) said their occupation of vacant units at various projects in Pandi, Bulacan stemmed from President Rodrigo Duterte’s promise of free housing. They said they have waited long enough for the promise to be fulfilled, repeatedly petitioning various government agencies, to no avail. Finally, last March 8, they have decided to […]

Revolutionary women’s organization take to Manila streets

The revolutionary Malayang Kilusan ng Bagong Kababaihan (Makibaka) took to the streets of downtown Manila last March 17 to commemorate International Women’s Month in a “lightning rally.” Denouncing the continuing poverty and injustices suffered by Filipino women under the Rodrigo Duterte government, the underground group called on women to join the national democratic revolution. Makibaka […]

Joma lauds Duterte’s decision to continue talks

NATIONAL Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) Chief Political Consultant Prof. Jose Maria Sison lauded Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to continue with the stalled formal peace negotiations. Still recovering from a recent illness, Sison said he “express(es) deep appreciation to President Rodrigo Duterte for deciding to continue […]