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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Duterte impeachment trial opens amid mounting calls for accountability
The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte opened this week amid heightened political tensions and renewed calls from progressive organizations for accountability, as prosecutors began presenting evidence while hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the Senate demanding that the proceedings lead to justice not only for Duterte but also for other public officials accused of corruption.
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Groups in the Philippines and abroad protest six years of Anti-Terrorism
National-democratic organizations in the Philippines and abroad marked the sixth-year anniversary of the fascist Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) by a series of protest rallies and mobilizations. The use of the ATA and it’s twin legislation, the Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act (TFPSA), has worsened in suppressing the legitimate resistance of the people, as reported by the Ang Bayan Ngayon July 5, 2026.
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NDFP, CPP express solidarity and sympathy to Venezuela
The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) and the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) extended sympathies to and expressed solidarity with the people of Venezuela who suffered two successive major earthquakes that caused thousands of deaths with many more injuries and inflicted devastating damage to people’s home and public infrastructure.
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Duterte’s setbacks at the ICC continue
Former Philippine president Rodrigo Roa Duterte, presently detained since May 12, 2025, at the International Criminal Court’s detention center in the Hague, The Netherlands, and charged with crimes against humanity, has suffered another setback at the second status conference held last June 23, 2026.
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"