Progressive and revolutionary organizations in the Philippines have issued strong and coordinated condemnations of what they describe as escalating United States imperialist aggression against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, warning that Washington’s actions violate international law, undermine national sovereignty, and threaten peace in Latin America and beyond.

In a statement released on August 8, 2024, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) denounced what it called blatant political meddling by the US government following Venezuela’s recent presidential elections, which resulted in the re-election of Nicolás Maduro. The CPP accused the United States of colluding with opposition groups and Western corporate media to manufacture claims of widespread electoral fraud, despite the failure of even US-backed election observers to substantiate such allegations.

The CPP said the campaign mirrors earlier destabilization efforts, including Washington’s 2019 attempt to unilaterally declare an opposition figure as Venezuela’s president. It accused the US of funding “pocket riots,” orchestrating psychological warfare, and using disinformation to justify intervention. According to the party, these actions form part of a long-running effort to overthrow the Venezuelan government and replace it with a neoliberal regime that would restore US monopoly capitalist control over the country’s vast oil resources.

Echoing these denunciations, the Philippines–Bolivarian Venezuela Friendship Association (PBVFA) condemned what it described as continuing acts of aggression by the United States and its Western allies, including threats of military intervention, naval and aerial blockades, and the use of unilateral sanctions. The group stressed that such measures constitute grave violations of international law and the Charter of the United Nations.

The PBVFA rejected economic warfare as a tool of coercion and called for the immediate lifting of illegal sanctions and blockades that, it said, punish the Venezuelan people and endanger regional peace. It reaffirmed its solidarity with Venezuela’s struggle for sovereignty and self-determination, urging governments, civil society, and international organizations worldwide to oppose imperialist aggression and defend the principle of sovereign equality among nations.

Meanwhile, the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) sharply criticized recent statements by Donald Trump, which it said were used to justify an oil blockade against Venezuela under claims that the country had “stolen” US assets. The NDFP described these claims as baseless and hypocritical, noting that Washington routinely invokes “human rights” and a so-called rules-based international order while openly violating international law when it suits US strategic and economic interests.

The NDFP highlighted the dire humanitarian consequences of the blockade, stressing that Venezuela’s economy relies on oil for more than 90 percent of its export revenues. Further restrictions on oil exports, it warned, risk worsening shortages of food, medicine, and basic services, potentially driving further migration and deepening social suffering already caused by years of sanctions.

The group also cited international criticism of US military operations in the region, noting that the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has described recent attacks linked to US operations as violations of international human rights law amounting to extrajudicial killings.

According to the NDFP, Washington’s real agenda was laid bare in its 2025 National Security Strategy, which it said reasserts the Monroe Doctrine—rebranded as a “Trump Corollary”—claiming Latin America and the Caribbean as an exclusive US sphere of influence in a bid to counter China and suppress independent governments.

The CPP emphasized that Venezuela remains a cornerstone of anti-imperialist resistance in Latin America, inspiring peoples worldwide to resist domination. Together, Philippine organizations called for an end to US aggression, respect for Venezuela’s sovereignty, and the strengthening of international solidarity against imperialism.