Mindoro clash ruins self-imposed CPP-NPA ceasefire
The Mindoro clash happened as the CPP and the NPA are observing the last of their four-day unilateral ceasefire declaration that ends before midnight.
Anti-corruption protester spends New Year in jail after re-arrest
An anti-corruption protester is spending the New Year behind bars after a merciless re-arrest by the Philippine National Police just before Christmas, human rights group Karapatan revealed.
Villars push their luck too far
The Villars have made a career of window-dressing their assets, bloating their values and establishing Villar malls in irrigated lands to push the value of their properties and make use of riverine easements for roads traversing their subdivisions, not to help residents but to make their appraisers raise the value of their land sky-high.
Approval of 2026 budget railroaded in Congress
“Clearly, this proves that livestreaming is theater and transparency, a gimmick for the Marcos administration. So much for open BiCam. Left in the dark pa rin ang mamamayang Pilipino sa buong proseso. Mas masaklap pa, sa unang tingin namin, iba’t ibang anyo ng pork at ‘allocables,’ dambuhalang pondo para sa pandarahas kontra sa karaniwang tao, […]
2026 budget bill approved by ‘unrepentant thieves’ — BAYAN
Malacanang said Marcos wants to make sure that the budget is corruption-free, a claim BAYAN said is a “most explosive lie that will greet the New Year.”
Part 2 of CPP ceasefire takes effect today
The ceasefire “will be fully complied-with by all units of the New People’s Army, despite attempts by the Marcos government to downplay and undermine the holiday gesture,” the CPP said.
Levistes flay solar power franchise
Filipino wags have paraphrased Balzac by saying “behind every great fortune is a mother.” That doting mother might refer to Senator Loren Legarda, a survivor in the dog-eat-dog environment of politics by advocating the economics of the environment.
Reds show photos of 57th anniversary celebrations
“These activities are a direct slap on the face of Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the AFP and the National Task Force-Elcac, who all desperately try to downplay the steady growth of the revolutionary movement,” CPP chief information officer Marco L. Valbuena said.
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Gov’t not serious on peace talks
“The main reason for the impasse in the peace talks is Marcos insistence on scrapping all agreements made over the past 30 years of NDF-GRP negotiations, including The Hague Joint Declaration, the Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees, the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law, and others. Marcos shows he does not honor the GRP’s signature, undermining the trust of the NDF and the people,” CPP said.