Workers condemn suspension of P85 Metro Manila wage hike
The already paltry ₱85 daily wage increase for workers in the National Capital Region (NCR) was effectively rolled back after a Pasig City court issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) halting its implementation, drawing strong condemnation from workers’ groups.
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NDFP, CPP condemn imperialist plunder in the Philippines’ “last frontier”
The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP)-Palawan and the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) strongly criticized the Marcos Jr regime for its claims of progress in the province of Palawan in its recent state of the nation address (SONA). The revolutionary groups also condemned US imperialism’s and it’s local lackeys’ plunder of Palawan’s nickel and other resources and making use of Palawan as a launch pad for aggressive and provocative operations in the South China Sea.
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People’s war intensifies amidst repression
The people’s war intensifies as Marcos Jr’s regime suppresses the people in Eastern Visayas, Negros, Mindoro and other places in the Philippines. Encounters between the armed forces of the regime and the New People’s Army (NPA) and the latter’s purposeful tactical offensives have become more frequent. It has been a full year since Marcos Jr declared in his 2025 state of the nation address that “there are no more guerilla groups” but military actions by the NPA have been reported all over the country.
There is no peace in “Pax Silica” project in the Philippines
An unusually broad resistance from all sectors is mounting in the wake of the 49th Asean Summit in Manila where the U.S. and Philippine governments plan to finalize "Pax Silica"—a sweeping economic security initiative to reshape the Luzon corridor.
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Racist Chinese video echoes US imperialist propaganda
On July 10, a video released by China Daily portrays a monkey in a Filipino shirt pushed towards a karaoke stage by arms bearing the Japanese and US flags. This racist depiction of Filipinos as “monkeys without tails” echoes the racist propaganda of US imperialists in the early 1900s.
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Worldwide call to scrap Pax Silica hub in the Philippines
Hundreds of concerned groups in more than 30 countries joined the call of the International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS) for the rejection of the US Pax Silica Initiative and shutting down of the 1,620-hectare economic security zone (ESZ) that the US plans to build in New Clark City in Tarlac, Philippines. In the country itself, 88 organizations and nearly 500 individuals signed a statement condemning the Marcos’ regime’s surrender of national sovereignty under the project.
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Wage hike sparks debate over inflation, food prices, and economic reforms
The recently approved P85 increase in the daily minimum wage has reignited debate among economists, labor groups, and policy analysts over whether raising workers' pay can improve living standards without fueling another round of inflation.
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US State Secretary highlights Philippines as launch pad for war at ASEAN
Last July 21,2026, the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting was held in the Philippines. Foreign Ministers of other countries like Japan, South Korea, Australia, Russia, Canada, New Zealand and member countries of the European Union were also present. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi also attended the meeting.
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IAT ruling being made to serve US strategy of containing China
The International Arbitral Tribunal (IAT) ruling on July 12, 2016 which defined the Philippine exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in accordance with the UN Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS) is a victory for the Philippines' claims of maritime rights in its EEZ (properly named as the West Philippine Sea), within the South China Sea, debunking China’s claims of ownership under its so-called 9-dash line.
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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"