Real sincerity in peace talks is measured in commitment to address roots of civil war

Vol. VI, No. 17 - September 15, 2024

The persistent war rhetoric, anti-peace and aggressive posturing by certain factions within the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) serve not the interests of the Filipino people, and only exposes their evil intentions according to the latest statement of Christians for National Liberation (CNL).

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AFP’s plan to buy $7.11bn-worth of missiles and fighter jets smacks of warmongering

Vol. VI, No. 16 - August 31, 2024

Amid widespread hunger and poverty, Department of Defense secretary Gilbert Teodoro announced the plan for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to buy missiles and 40 jet fighters at the cost of US$7.11 billion. Teodoro announced the plan after a Congressional hearing related to the 2025 budget. The fighters will be purchased from American arms companies and their subsidiaries in other countries such as South Korea.

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The 21-peso challenge: Marcos poverty statistics a cruel joke

Vol. VI, No. 14 - August 15, 2024

The Marcos Jr. administration’s claim that only one in ten Filipinos live below the poverty line is a staggering distortion of reality. This figure is not just misleading, it is a grave insult to millions of Filipinos struggling to survive on the most destitute living conditions.

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Marcos Jr.'s SONA is an exercise of wishful thinking

Vol. VI, No. 14 - July 31, 2024

In his latest State of the Nation Address (SONA), Marcos Jr. presented what appeared to be a product of fanciful imagination rather than a reflection of the realities facing ordinary Filipinos. Marcos Jr.’s third SONA, full of lofty promises and rosy projections of his administration’s so-called ‘achievements’ glaringly downplayed the urgent and escalating crises of insufficient wages, skyrocketing prices of basic goods and services, widespread landlessness and pervasive poverty. 

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Peaceful dialogue, not war in resolving South China Sea row

Vol. VI, No. 13 - July 15, 2024

The National Democŕatic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) joins the Filipino people in marking the 8th anniversary of the 2016 ruling of the International Arbitral Tribunal (IAT). This ruling is considered a milestone legal victory which recognizes the maritime rights of the Philippines under the United Nations Convention on the Laws of the Seas (UNCLOS). The 2016 arbitral ruling should serve as the starting point and framework for peaceful dialogue between the Philippines and China.

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