Ka Joma's legacy immortalized in new museum dedicated in his honor
- Published: 10 October 2025 10 October 2025
A museum dedicated to honor the life and works of the late founding chairperson of the CPP, Jose Maria “Ka Joma” Sison, was formally opened on 19 September in Utrecht, The Netherlands. The museum will generate curiosity among generations to come and is cherished to inspire all to learn from Joma’s life and legacy, stressed Joma’s comrade-wife Julie de Lima during the ribbon-cutting ceremony. She was assisted by Utrecht City Council representative and member of the Dutch political party Bij1, Ms. Noura Oul Fakir.
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Peace forum with NDFP held at European Parliament
- Published: 10 October 2025 10 October 2025
A forum on the “The Quest for Just and Lasting in the Philippines” was held at the European Parliament (EP) in Brussels, Belgium last September 24,2025. Sponsored by the Left Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Pernando Barrena of E.H. Bildu, the forum provided a platform for open discussion on the issue of peace in the Philippines. Several offices of members of the European Parliament, diplomats, human rights advocates, organizations of the Filipino diaspora, church people, and solidarity friends of the Filipinos people attended the Forum.
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Guerillas continue to frustrate military attacks, NPA-ST appoints new spokes
- Published: 10 October 2025 10 October 2025
On September 27, a unit of the New People’s Army (NPA)-Western Samar (Arnulfo Ortiz Command) engaged 8th ID (Infantry Division)fascist troopers conducting focused and sustained military operations (FSMO) in Sitio San Pedro, Barangay Poblacion 3, San Jose de Buan, Samar. With high alertness and guerrilla readiness, the people’s army’s attack killed one soldier and injured several other fascist troops.
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Groups decry police brutality in Mendiola protests
- Published: 10 October 2025 10 October 2025
Human rights group Karapatan condemned the repeated violence, physical assault, and abuse against detainees arrested on September 21 at the Manila Police District (MPD). The group called for an immediate independent investigation and accountability of the perpetrators of these abuses.
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Network to combat HR and IHL violations launched
- Published: 20 September 2025 20 September 2025
Alarmed by the gravity and impunity with which human rights and international humanitarian laws are being violated by the US-Marcos regime specifically in peasant and indigenous communities, faith-based leaders, human rights defenders, academia, lawyers, writers and artists, environmental advocates, peasants, and representatives from Indigenous and Moro communities launched last September 6 in Manila, the Manindigan (Stand Firm) Network to fight escalating human rights and international humanitarian law (IHL) violations.
New PKM chapter in Negros founded amid intense military operations
- Published: 19 September 2025 19 September 2025
On September 7, 2025, a new chapter of the revolutionary peasant organization PKM was organized in a guerilla front in Negros island.
According to the CPP, the whole revolutionary movement in Negros is determined to strengthen the mass base within their areas of operation. They gave their all-out effort, with courage and resolve in doing mass work under the guidance of the rectification movement in the face of relentless fascist military operations in the guerilla front.
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Groups dismayed by postponement of Duterte’s ICC trial
- Published: 19 September 2025 19 September 2025
Victims of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s War-on-drugs, their lawyers and supporters expressed deep disappointment at the International Criminal Court (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber’s postponement of the confirmation hearing, scheduled September 23, for Duterte’s crimes against humanity case. The ICC’s decision was released on September 8, 2025.
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