Workers condemn suspension of P85 Metro Manila wage hike
- Published: 14 August 2026 14 August 2026
The already paltry ₱85 daily wage increase for workers in the National Capital Region (NCR) was effectively rolled back after a Pasig City court issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) halting its implementation, drawing strong condemnation from workers’ groups.
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NDFP, CPP condemn imperialist plunder in the Philippines’ “last frontier”
- Published: 14 August 2026 14 August 2026
The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP)-Palawan and the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) strongly criticized the Marcos Jr regime for its claims of progress in the province of Palawan in its recent state of the nation address (SONA). The revolutionary groups also condemned US imperialism’s and it’s local lackeys’ plunder of Palawan’s nickel and other resources and making use of Palawan as a launch pad for aggressive and provocative operations in the South China Sea.
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People’s war intensifies amidst repression
- Published: 14 August 2026 14 August 2026
The people’s war intensifies as Marcos Jr’s regime suppresses the people in Eastern Visayas, Negros, Mindoro and other places in the Philippines. Encounters between the armed forces of the regime and the New People’s Army (NPA) and the latter’s purposeful tactical offensives have become more frequent. It has been a full year since Marcos Jr declared in his 2025 state of the nation address that “there are no more guerilla groups” but military actions by the NPA have been reported all over the country.
There is no peace in “Pax Silica” project in the Philippines
- Published: 14 August 2026 14 August 2026
An unusually broad resistance from all sectors is mounting in the wake of the 49th Asean Summit in Manila where the U.S. and Philippine governments plan to finalize "Pax Silica"—a sweeping economic security initiative to reshape the Luzon corridor.
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Racist Chinese video echoes US imperialist propaganda
- Published: 07 August 2026 07 August 2026
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
- Published: 07 August 2026 07 August 2026
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
- Published: 07 August 2026 07 August 2026
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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