Marcos Jr. regime “weaponizes law” to suppress dissent
Local and overseas journalists’ groups, church people, academics, and progressive organizations, strongly condemned the conviction of journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and church worker Marielle Domequil in the “terrorism financing” case by the RTC Branch 45 in Tacloban City on January 22, 2026. The court ruled that the accused were guilty of “terrorism financing” and sentenced them to 18 years in prison and fined PHP 500,000 each.
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Robust NPA armed actions in Samar province wipe out 7 fascist troops; AFP turns to targeting children
Despite the declaration of the fascist AFP’s 8th Infantry Division in October 2025 that it would end the revolutionary movement throughout Eastern Visayas by the end of 2025 through “Operation Clean Eastern Visayas”, the New People’s Army (NPA) wiped out at least seven fascist troops in several armed offensives.
Dupax del Norte residents resist mining exploration project
The inhabitants of the municipality of Dupax del Norte in Nueva Viscaya have been living off the abundant natural resources: gold-rich mountains, clean rivers, fertile agricultural lands and thick forests. But the area is seen as a treasure trove for imperialist plunder, with the government’s bureaucrat capitalists promoting the sale of the country’s resources to the highest bidders and lining their pockets in the process.
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CNL-Compatriots hold first global assembly
Compatriots- National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), held the first Global Assembly of one of its sub-sectors, the Christians for National Liberation (CNL)-Compatriots. The assembly, which was held end of 2025 was attended by over 120 faith leaders from different parts of the world, together with observers from different Compatriot sub-sector organizations. Among them were Kabataan Makabayan-Compatriots and Makibaka-Compatriots.
Massive corruption in the Marcos Jr’s regime continues
More than half a year has passed since the regime’s president Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s dramatic State of the Nation Address to the Philippine Congress and to the world that he intended to stop the massive corruption in the government. He projected on screen his list of the biggest anomalous projects and contractors and daringly opened a website “Isumbong mo sa Presidente” where anyone can post information and complaints regarding irregularitiesin the funding and construction in the nation’s flood control and other projects.
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Groups condemn Marcos Jr’s massacre of children by bombing
The blatant violation of both Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law by the military forces of the Marcos regime on the first day of the New Year by massive bombing, strafing and relentless battalions-sized attacks resulting in the death of three children and a young researcher has been condemned by progressive groups in the Philippines and abroad.
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Fake Marcos anti-corruption campaign spins out of control
In its 57th anniversary statement, the CPP declared that, “The ruling semicolonial and semifeudal system under the US-Marcos regime continues to sink deeper into crisis. The rotten system at its core is becoming increasingly putrid, amid blatant corruption of Marcos and his fellow bureaucratic-capitalist thieves... The situation urgently demands revolutionary change to reject the old path and bring the country on to the road of freedom, democracy, and progress.”
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Worldwide gatherings celebrate 57th anniversary of the CPP
Last December 21, more than a hundred members of organizatons of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) marched along the busy streets of Manila to celebrate the 57th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). Police presence did not deter the militance of the march.
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Groups condemn US aggression, stand in solidarity with Venezuela
Progressive and revolutionary organizations in the Philippines have issued strong and coordinated condemnations of what they describe as escalating United States imperialist aggression against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, warning that Washington’s actions violate international law, undermine national sovereignty, and threaten peace in Latin America and beyond.
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FFPS launches global actions abroad to support NDFP, fight fascist attacks
Journalist Atom Araullo, others gain landmark victories vs red taggers
On int’l human rights day, groups hold Duterte, Marcos Jr. accountable
NPA military victories belie US-Marcos claims of ‘weakening armed struggle’