Gabriela kicks off International Women’s Day commemoration
Gabriela and Gabriela Womens Party held a kick-off activity leading to the commemoration of International Women’s Day on March 8. Dubbed “Womens March against Poverty and Repression,” women leaders from various regions marched from the Bustillos Church in Sampaloc, Manila to Mendiola Bridge Friday, January 19. The groups assailed the continuous effect of rising prices […]
Military operations hamper release of NPA POWs
Plans for the release of 15 New People’s Army (NPA) prisoners of war (POW) are being hampered by continuous Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the National Democratic Front of the Philippines-North East Mindanao (NDFP-NEMR) said. In a statement, NDFP-NEMR said that the NPA’s Front 21B and 21C are preparing to release the two soldiers […]
Court clears NDFP peace consultant Rafael Baylosis and companion
By Joseph Cuevas The Regional Trial Court Branch 100 in Quezon City dismissed the cases of illegal possession of firearms and explosives against National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) peace consultant Rafael Baylosis and companion Guillermo Roque. In a 27-page decision last January 15, Judge Editha Miña-Aguba pointed out the illegality of the police […]
Joma says no back channel talks with Andal
National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) chief political consultant Jose Maria Sison clarified that he was not informed of any planned backchannel talks with any representative of President Rodrigo Duterte. Asked to confirm Movie and Television Review and Classification Board member Avelino Andal’s claim he was tapped by Duterte to open backchannel talks with […]
Makabayan files bill seeking exemption of journalists from anti-drug ops
The Makabayan Bloc at the House of Representatives filed a bill seeking the exemption of journalists from acting as witnesses in police anti-drug operations. House Bill 8832 was filed Wednesday by ACT Teachers’ Party Reps. Antonio Tinio and France Castro, Gabriela Reps. Arlene Brosas and Emmi de Jesus, Anakpawis Party Rep. Ariel Casilao, Bayan Muna […]
2018 inflation highest in 10 years amid slowing growth — IBON
Inflation for 2018 is more than double the Duterte administration’s original inflation target for the year and the highest in a decade, research group IBON said. Along with slowing economic growth, this further points to the failure of government’s economic managers to rein in consumer prices and of its neoliberal policies, such as the Tax […]
The PNP on profiling ACT members
‘Rape is part of culture’
Duterte on the Commission on Audit
Petition amendment proves terrorist proscription vs CPP-NPA arbitrary–lawyer
The Rodrigo Duterte government’s amendment to its petition to proscribe revolutionary groups as terrorists is proof that it has a weak case against the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People’s Army (NPA), a human rights lawyer said. In a statement, National Union of People’s Lawyer president Edre Olalia said the government’s […]