Sky of Fire, People of Iron: Grief and Rage for Jerlyn
but the bombs/do not distinguish/a rifle from a plow../a rebel from a child…/a battlefield from/a kitchen floor.
Sara as supersensitive ‘Chucky’
Sara is also a lawyer but her call for Castro to be sanctioned for issuing a fair comment stretches the bounds of credulity. There are no lese majeste laws in the Philippines that apply to monarchs and the princess of San Pedro, Davao City.
Groups: Marcos preserves pork barrel in 2026 budget
“President Marcos has ensured the continuation of the most entrenched system of corruption in government—one that involves lawmakers, DPWH officials, and private contractors in a well-oiled machinery of kickbacks, overpricing, and ghost projects,” Makabayan said.
Activists hold rallies denouncing US attacks on Venezuela
Philippine activist groups held successive rallies at the US Embassy in Manila to protest military attacks in Venezuela and the abduction of the South American country’s head of state.
Veto a budget that drips with grease
Between the interest of lawmakers and the detritus of the bureaucracy and the howling rage of the Filipino people, the President should have said sternly: No pork.
PH groups condemn US attack on Venezuela
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) called for Filipino solidarity with Venezuela as it condemned the abduction of President Nicholas Maduro and his wife, as well the naval blockade and the terrorist designation of the Latin American country by the US government.
Student researcher dies during aerial bombing in Mindoro
A student researcher from Manila died during Philippine Army’s aerial bombardment in Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro on New Year’s day, the National Democratic Front of the Philippines-Mindoro (NDFP)-Mindoro reported.
Makabayan rejects dirty 2026 Marcos budget
As the HOR leadership railroaded the bill’s passage in under a minute, the voice of Makabayan lawmaker and ACT Teachers Party Rep. Antonio Tinio could be heard asking to be recognized. He was ignored.
Cagayan Valley NDFP declares staff missing
“According to relevant information, Gayo was cornered by elements of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and is being pressured to turn against her revolutionary comrades in exchange for the dismissal of several trumped-up charges against her,” del Pueblo said.
Filipinos deserve far more – and far better
“Hopeful that 2026 puts an end to the foolish notion that any electoral alliance in 2028 with this dynastic family can deliver something better for the country.”