“The willful killing of Peralta by the military, who was unarmed at the time of her arrest, is a war crime that can never be justified under any circumstance. This is a blatant violation of (the IHL),” GABRIELA said.
The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) reported that Luzon already suffered a 22% decrease in power output from its hydroelectric plants in the first quarter of the year and expected to experience even tighter power supply in the coming months.
“Marcos Jr. is willingly offering the Philippine archipelago to serve as a ‘theater of war’ by allowing the US to position its military arsenal on land, sea, and air. The Philippines is a crucial piece in the ‘US Island Chain strategy’ to contain China,” NDFP International said.
BAYAN said it continues to call for the demilitarization of the West Philippine Sea, saying Philippine resistance against Chinese aggression should not lead to foreign military buildup and the “recolonization” of the Philippines through the installation of American military facilities across the country.
A Filipina expat was confirmed dead and her husband is in intensive care following a devastating fire that happened in Sharjah’s Al Nadha area on Thursday night, the Philippine Consulate-General (PCG) in Dubai said on Saturday.
A Filipina deaconess has won the 2024 Peace Award given by the World Methodist Council (WMC) for her courageous work on human rights and justice
Kaammoyo Ti Kappia (KTK), a human rights organization in the region, said the indiscriminate bombings on April 2 near the communities at Pila, Abra province and Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur province occurred during firefights between the New People’s Army and the 501st Infantry Brigade of the AFP.
“Only by having the (NPA) can the peasant masses effectively fight back against the onslaught of foreign and big business economic aggressors. In the interest of the broad toiling masses, the armed struggle can never be abandoned,” CPP chief information officer Marco Valbuena said.
The CPP Central Committee said that all 14 NPA regional commands remain intact and is starting to arrest its reverses through intense ideological activities such as the study of Marxist, Leninist and Maoist writings as well as those of its founding chairperson Sison.
“It is good they (GRP) decided to elevate peace talks to the national level once again and reverse former president Rodrigo Duterte’s policy of so-called localized peace talks,” detained NDFP peace consultant Vicente Ladlad said.
