UNHRC members urge Marcos government to end extrajudicial killings, ‘red-tagging’
Several member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council expressed concern about the human rights situation in the Philippines during the Universal Periodic Review Working Group’s formal session on 14 November in Geneva, Switzerland.
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NDFP condemns AFP abuse of children in the civil war
The National Democratic Front of the Philippines condemned the Armed Forces of the Philippines for grave violations of children’s rights, as revealed in a special report of the Communist Party of the Philippines released on 20 November.
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NPA Cagayan Valley unveils literacy program for Red fighters
The New People's Army in Isabela province, in the northern Philippine region of Cagayan Valley, has recently developed a literacy and numeracy program especially designed for NPA members who do not know how to read, write and do simple math.
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CPP exposes AFP-PNP war crimes
The Communist Party of the Philippines published on 29 October a report on the war crimes committed by security forces of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines in the past six years. The report, “AFP and PNP War Crimes” focused on cases of “summary executions” committed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police and other armed agents of the Manila government against civilians, non-combatants and hors de combat belonging to the CPP, New People’s Army and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines.
Philippine workers demand wage increases, job security
Amidst skyrocketing inflation and plummeting value of the Peso, Philippine workers and employees are launching work stoppages and other types of collective action to press their demands for higher wages and job security. Trade unions are also directly calling on the Marcos II government to address their deteriorating living conditions.
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NPA offensives belie Marcos government claims
A series of successful tactical offensives launched in the past two weeks by the New People’s Army against armed security agents of the Marcos, Jr. government raises serious doubts about claims that the NPA and the armed revolutionary movement have been crushed.
NPA hits AFP units in 4 provinces in 2 weeks
The New People’s Army mounted successive attacks on various units of the Armed Forces of the Philippines across the country in early October, killing at least 12 AFP soldiers and injuring several others. The NPA targeted ‘the most notorious’ AFP units terrorizing Philippine rural communities.
Educators call out Martial Law revisionism in Philippine textbook
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers called attention on 20 October to a textbook in Philippine public schools, which describes the Martial Law period of 21 September 1972 until 1980 as the “Period of the New Society”. They said, “Martial Law is the right term. Corrections should be made to the modules.”
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Foreign-funded NGOs pour aid into poor communities
Philippine non-government organizations receiving financial support from abroad go to the aid of the poorest Filipinos devastated by natural and manmade disasters. However, they are often victims of harassment and anti-communist violence by security officials of the Manila government. UPDATES Philippines gathered some recent successes and struggles of these humanitarian NGOs.
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NPA hors de combat Juanito Magbanua killed
Philippine journalist, Marcos critic shot dead
Anti-imperialist International People's Front launched
ICC rejects Manila government request to stop investigations
Protests mark 50th Martial Law Anniversary
Manila court dismisses terrorist tag against CPP, NPA
NPA launches 4 consecutive armed offensives in Sorsogon, Negros and Agusan