AFP commits heinous violation of IHL by shooting pregnant NPA hors de combat
The AFP, a habitual violator of International Humanitarian Law (IHL), has committed another heinous war crime. This time shooting and abducting a pregnant Red fighter on medical leave.
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Protests and opposition to foreign defense agreements in the Philippines
On October 5, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN)-UK released a statement urging President Marcos Jr. to recognize that “the Filipino people are not pawns for imperialist wars.” The group raised grave concerns over deepening economic and defense ties between Manila and London. These include a newly signed framework granting access to £5 billion (~₱419 billion) in UK Export Finance, as well as ongoing negotiations for a UK–Philippine Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA).
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Ever growing people’s armed movement indicated by successive incidents
Multiple encounters between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the New People’s Army (NPA) have been reported in the past couple of weeks from all over the Philippines indicating the continuing growth of the revolutionary armed forces.
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NPA-Leyte launches two consecutive counter-ambush actions against fascist 93rd IB
The New People’s Army (NPA)-Leyte Island (Mt. Amandewin Command) launched a counter-ambush and harassment operation against the fascist troops of the 93rd Infantry Battalion operating in Baybay City, Leyte last September 8 and 10. In two consecutive tactical offensives, at least four fascist soldiers were killed while others were wounded.
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NDF-Eastern Visayas call for ouster of US troops and rejection of Pacific Partnership
Revolutionary forces in Eastern Visayas have called for the ouster of US and other foreign troops in Tacloban City, the capital of Leyte province south of Manila. Nearly a thousand US and other foreign troops were conducting the third leg of the Pacific Partnership 2026 – a two-week military exercise supposedly for “regional security” and “disaster response”.
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Resistance intensifies against Luzon Economic Corridor and Pax Silica projects
Protests erupted outside the Grand Hyatt Manila in Bonifacio Global City on September 10, where President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. attended the inaugural Luzon Economic Corridor (LEC) Investment Forum. Organized by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan), hundreds demonstrated against the forum, calling it a sellout of Philippine sovereignty and national resources to American and Japanese capitalists.
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Youth movement on the rise in the Philippines and the diaspora
Both in the Philippines and abroad, youth and students have increasingly launched protests against various issues plaguing Filipino society. In August, youth and students launched campus protests across the archipelago to mark the opening of the new semester. The actions revived and carried forward the 2025 walkout movement against widespread corruption, primarily in flood control projects. In the US, youth were at the forefront of a national day of protest led by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan)-USA to call for the release of Filipino-American activist Christine Pasion and Mangyan-Buhid organizer Binay Serrano.
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Disaster and distrust: Bulakeños demand accountability over long-standing flood
Amidst systemic corruption and government inefficiency, hundreds of Bulakeños waded through floodwaters in a protest rally in Malolos City on August 31 to condemn the government’s failure to address Bulacan province’s long-standing flood crisis. Monsoonal rains and August typhoons submerged numerous towns across Bulacan, highlighting how corruption has compromised billion-peso flood control projects.
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Filipino solidarity strengthened in Brussels amid three days of resistance
A three-day series of activities here brought together international solidarity, political discussions and collective action in defense of peace, democracy and the rights of peoples. The Friends of the Filipino People in Struggle (FFPS) Europe chapter held a gathering on August 28, actively participated in the People’s Festival of Resistance for Peace, Democracy and Liberation on August 29, and staged a culminating rally on August 30.
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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"