CPP accuses gov’t of violating own ceasefire order in Rizal clash
In a statement, the AFP’s Public Affairs Office said the soldiers were in the vicinity to conduct “community work,” contrary to what the report indicated that its unit conducted the patrol “acting on the information from concerned citizens.”
NPA celebrates 51st anniversary with mass health campaign
“In its message to the NPA, the CPP Central Committee directed the NPA to mark this day by reaffirming its pledge to serve the people by mobilizing its forces, together with the revolutionary mass organizations, in a public health campaign to prevent the spread of Covid-19.,” the CPP’s Information Bureau said in a statement.
Maayos na pampublikong transportasyon, iginiit ng health workers
Ang panawagan ng AHW ay ipinahayag matapos may dalawang health worker na magka-angkas sa motorsiklo noong Miyerkules, Marso 25, ang hinarang ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Valenzuela City kahit nagpakita pa ng identification card na sila ay galing sa mga ospital.
NPA defeating Duterte’s all-out war, CPP says of guerrilla army’s 51st anniversary
The CPP said that based on NOC reports, the NPA
mounted at least 710 military actions of varying scale in 2019 that killed at
least 651 government troops and wounded more than 465 others.
The number of killed and wounded is the equivalent
of around 30 platoons or two battalions of its enemy troops, the group said.
Groups urge Covid-19 testing in prisons, release of political detainees
KAPATID said the three unnamed political detainees are showing common Covid-19 symptoms like fever, headaches, cold, cough and body weakness—the same symptoms for the respiratory disease which has already killed 45 people in the country as of March 25, including nine doctors.
JOINT STATEMENT: “Fake news” provision threatens freedom of the press, expression
We, media organizations, advocates of freedom of the press and of expression, journalists and academics, raise the alarm over the insertion of measures to control free expression in the “Bayanihan to Heal As One Act.”
“Babangon Tayo (We Will Rise)”
Official lyric video for “Babangon Tayo (We Will Rise),” an original composition of the Concerned Artists of the Philippines released in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, March 2020. This song is a tribute to our frontliners, and the power of the Filipino people.
‘An example across the world,’ UN says of CPP’s ceasefire order
The United Nations (UN) welcomed the temporary ceasefire order of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), saying the group’s positive response to the call for a global ceasefire in the face of the corona virus disease (Covid-19) pandemic “will serve as an example across the world.” In a statement, Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for UN […]
Groups hold noise barrage calling for mass virus testing
Various organizations held noise barrages in several communities around Metro Manila Thursday, March 26, demanding free mass testing for health workers and patients with corona virus disease (Covid-19) symptoms.
In Metro Manila, Fighting COVID-19 Requires Helping the Poor—Now
Old methods of emergency response no longer apply. BY ICA FERNANDEZ & ABBEY PANGILINAN WITH DR. MIGUEL DOROTAN, NASTASSJA QUIJANO, PATRICIA MARIANO, ZAXX ABRAHAM, CLARA BUENCONSEJO, BENEDICT NISPEROS, DAVID GARCIA, & MIRICK PAALA. MAPS BY JR DIZON/MAPADATOS. PHOTOS BY KIMBERLY DELA CRUZ. (URBANISMO/Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism) A SURGE of COVID-19 cases is expected to […]