Cuban people demand end to US imperialist embargo
On December 20, in Havana, Cuba, hundreds of thousands of Cuban people protested in front of the US Embassy demanding the end of the US’ crippling embargo and remove the country from its list of countries “supporting terrorism”. The protest was led by Cuban President Miquel Diaz-Canel.
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Marcos Jr. plans to deploy US Typhon missile system in Ph condemned
The plan to buy and deploy the costly US Typhon missile system in the Philippines has been widely assailed, both in the Philippines and abroad.
The Typhon Mid-range Capability (MRC) missile system has the capability to launch Tomahawk and SM-6 missiles that can fly up to 1,600 kilometers. The US began manufacturing such weapons in 2019, which were previously banned under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, a nuclear treaty between the US and the then USSR signed during the Cold War. The US withdrew from this treaty in 2019.
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Railroading of Japan-Ph RAA blindsided the Filipino people - CPP
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), through its Chief Information Officer Marco Valbuena, on 17 December, 2024, strongly condemned the Philippine Senate railroading the ratification of the Japan-Philippines Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) which completely blindsided the Filipino people.
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NPA military victories belie US-Marcos claims of ‘weakening armed struggle’
Successive military victories carried out by various New People’s Army (NPA) units across the country in October and November belie the US-Marcos regime’s propaganda of supposedly ‘weakening the armed struggle’ of the revolutionary forces in the countryside.
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CPP, NDFP condemn ‘fishy’ US military presence in Ayungin
On 21 November 2024, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) through its Chief Information Officer Marco Valbuena, strongly condemned the US government and military for outright intervention in Philippine affairs in the South China Sea by directing naval operations in the Ayungin Shoal through the Command and Control Fusion Center (US Task Force Ayungin).
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NDFP: Oppose US intervention in Venezuela
The National Democratic Front of the Philippines International Relations Office (NDFP-IRO) condemns the recent US proclamation of Edmundo Gonzales as Venezuelan president months after Maduro won the July elections, which flagrantly disregards the fresh mandate given to Maduro by the Venezuelan people and represents a direct assault on their sovereignty and independence.
Ex-GRP president Duterte admits role in mass murder of drug war suspects
Former GRP president Rodrigo Duterte incriminated himself and admitted his direct role and policy in the mass murder of thousands under his so-called war on drugs during his bloody and repressive regime. Human rights groups have estimated the number of those killed to have reached 30,000, mostly poor and small-time drug users.
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Filipinos demand Marcos Jr. accountability, justice for victims of successive disasters in PH
On the occasion of the 11th anniversary of Super typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) last November 8, progressive groups and survivors of calamities led by People Surge National Alliance of Disaster Survivors marched in protest in front of Malacanang (Presidential Palace). This was a timely commemoration amidst the series of typhoons that devastated the Philippines in the past two months.
Groups call for intensified struggles in the next four years under Trump
Two international coalitions call for more intensified people's struggles against US imperialism in the coming years as Donald Trump, the most undeniable champion of US monopoly capitalism, has been declared the winner of the recent US presidential elections.
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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
79th IB siezes and holds children hostage in Northern Samar
Progressives to field own candidates in Senatorial race amid US-Marcos demolition schemes
Groups denounce new Japan-PH military agreement
Groups welcome acquittal of former Senator De Lima, victim of political persecution