“Pax Silica” deal ties PH deeper into US war supply chains, groups say
Progressive groups and lawmakers in the Philippines have criticized Manila’s entry into a United States-led “Pax Silica” initiative, warning that the agreement to build a 1,620-hectare Luzon Economic Corridor for semiconductors and critical minerals risks integrating the country deeper into US strategic supply-chain and military-industrial priorities under the guise of economic development.
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Impending direct military action against Cuba by US Imperialism
A massive rally was staged by Cubans in Havana on May 22, 2026, demonstrating their unity in defending former president Raul Castro after the recent indictment against him by the US Trump regime on murder charges, reports the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) via its media organ, Ang Bayan. The US has been threatening to put Castro on trial “willingly or by other means.”
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NDFP Peace Team writes letter to peace advocates
The Peace Negotiating Team of the National Democratic Front issued a Letter to Peace Advocates last May 1, 2026. The letter thanked the peace advocates and their organizations for “steadfastly supporting and accompanying the peace process, and tirelessly advocating the people’s clamor for social justice, genuine democracy and emancipation from all forms of exploitation and oppression.”
Violations of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law continue unabated
Numerous transgressions of human rights and international humanitarian law (IHL) have been perpetuated by the military and security forces of the Marcos regime, as seen in the previous weeks in separate places in the Philippines.
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NPA persists amidst grief and cry for justice to victims of Toboso massacre
Protests have erupted in response to the Toboso massacre, where 19 people, including two Americans, were killed by the Philippine military during a counter-insurgency operation. Human rights organizations and activists are demanding an independent investigation and accountability for the violence against civilians.
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Thousands mobilize on Labor Day amid deepening economic crisis
Thousands of workers and urban poor marched across the Philippines on May 1, International Labor Day, demanding a ₱1,200 national living wage and urgent government action against the country’s worsening economic crisis.
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DDS: Duterte Double Setback
Two main figures in the Duterte clan suffered double setbacks within a few days in April 2026, when the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague, the Netherlands, affirmed the jurisdiction of the ICC over the crimes against humanity case against the former president, while the Philippines’ Lower House’s Committee on Justice exposed bank transactions in the billions of pesos of Vice President Sara Duterte, Rodrigo’s daughter, in the course of impeachment proceedings against her.
Marcos Jr. complicit in U.S. build up of war of aggression in West Asia
The progressive umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) denounced Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for expanding the scope and scale of Balikatan exercises, which started on April 20, amid the ongoing U.S.’ acts of aggression in West Asia and the economic and energy crisis it has caused. The group said the joint military exercise reflect the expanding intervention of the US military and the subservient foreign policy of the Marcos administration.
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NDFP marks 53rd anniversary amid global tensions
The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) marked its 53rd founding anniversary on April 24 with renewed calls to advance its revolutionary program, citing intensifying global conflicts and domestic socio-economic challenges.
Int’l Tribunal finds USA and Israel guilty of ecocide, forced starvation, genocide
The November 30 mass protest is just the beginning
Alternative program to replace Marcos-Duterte presented
CPP calls on solidarity groups to expose US-Marcos counterrevolutionary war
Pressure mounts as Filipino migrants face escalating exploitation, detention, and deportations
CPP calls for ending reign of thieves by revolution
Filipino peasants' struggle highlighted in recent FFPS webinar "Land is Life"