Bahag ang buntot
Tula ni Ron Magbuhos Papag Bahag na ang buntot ng asong ulol Dati lahat ay inaangilan, kahol ng kahol Ngayo’y bumubula ang bibig at umaalulong Nambu-buladas kung hindi nagmamaktol Hoy, tuta, bistado na ang iyong istilo Istayl mo bulok, istayl mo bulok! Hoy, tuta, bistado na inyong gubyerno Gubyerno niyo bulok! Gubyerno niyo […]
Lumad community radio station launches at Sitio Sandugo
Under pouring rain, Lumad from Northern Mindanao launched their community radio station at the camp out of national minorities at the University of the Philippines (UP) in Quezon City Monday afternoon. While waiting to be back home at the end of Lakbayan 2017 on Thursday, Lumad broadcasters held several programs throughout the day to mark […]
As Duterte vacillates, NDFP perseveres on peace documents
While President Rodrigo Duterte has yet to decide whether to resume formal peace negotiations with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) the Reds are hard at work on their draft documents on social and political as well as political and constitutional reforms. NDFP Chief Political Consultant Jose Maria Sison said the NDFP has […]
Streetwise by Carol Pagaduan Araullo: Clearing the air
On the eve of the September 21 protests against the Duterte regime, it has become necessary to clear the air of certain misconceptions as well as false judgments against the Left that stand in the way of forging a broad unity across the political spectrum. To those who denigrate the Left, or more specifically, the […]
Activists burn Duterte effigy in US Embassy rally
On the 25th anniversary of the Philippine Senate rejection of the extension of the US-Philippine Military Bases Agreement, nationalist groups marched to the US Embassy in Manila Friday to protest what they say is the increasing American intervention in the Duterte regime. The rally ended with the first-ever burning of a Duterte effigy by activists.
‘To freely oppose fascist regime,’ Makabayan bolts House majority
To be able to freely oppose the “fascist Rodrigo Duterte regime,” the Makabayan bloc announced Thursday it is bolting from the majority coalition in the House of Representatives. The group’s sitting representatives and other leaders said in a press conference said they will henceforth be an independent bloc in Congress. “Today, we, seven party list […]
Gabi ng Lagim (Tabi-tabi Po)
Ni Ibarra Banaag Saklot ng takot ang taong bayan. Nilamon na ng dilim ang katwiran. Nayungyungan ng itim ang liwanag Sanhi ng mga budhing tampalasan. Mananalasa muli ang mga aswang. Sisipsipin sa sinapupunan ang buhay. Wala ng isisilang na mga sanggol. Tanging Inang iniwang humahagulgol. Maglilipana sa kalye ang tikbalang. Ng walang takot at may […]
Progressives slam Duterte for ‘historical revisionism’ on 100th birth anniversary of Marcos
Activist groups commemorated the 100th birth anniversary of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos last September 11 at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. In fiery speeches, they accused President Rodrigo Duterte’s “historical revisionism” for his efforts to picture Marcos as a good president and worthy of a place at the so-called Cemetery of Heroes. Members of […]
Activists defend rights commission, slam 1000 budget by HoR
BANGKOK, Thailand—Activists came to the defense of the beleaguered Commission on Human Rights (CHR) after the House of Representatives (HoR) gave the agency a thousand-peso budget in 2018. In a statement, human rights group Karapatan said the 119 representatives who approved the punitive budget are “sycophants…(who) are having a field day with their fascist and […]
74-year political prisoner dies while in hospital detention
BANGKOK, Thailand–A 74-year old political detainee arrested under President Rodrigo Duterte died in a Philippine hospital Tuesday. Marcos Aggalao, a veteran of the struggle against Ferdinand Marcos’ Chico Dam project, died while on hospital arrest at the Kalinga Provincial Hospital in Tabuk September 12 from complications arising from multiple strokes he suffered in detention. The […]