Groups mount protest vs Marcos Jr. Brussels visit

The Philippine patriotic alliance Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-Europe led protest actions on 14 – 15 December against Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr, who was in Brussels, Belgium to attend the convening of the EU-ASEAN Interbloc Summit.

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CPP pays tribute to Ericson Acosta, condemns the AFP

The Communist Party of the Philippines gave the highest tribute to Ericson Acosta, an award-winning playwright and poet during a memorial meeting held on 7 December 2022 in the University of the Philippines in Quezon City. Ericson served as a resource person of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines in drafting the Comprehensive Agreement on Social and Economic Reforms during peace negotiations with the Government of the Republic of the Philippines.

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Groups press removal of Luis Jalandoni’s ‘terror tag’

Various groups led by the International League of Peoples’ Struggle gathered in front of the Philippine Department of Justice on 9 December 2022 to submit a petition for the removal of the terrorist designation of Luis ‘Louie’ Jalandoni by the Manila government’s Anti-Terrorist Council. “We call on all democratic and peace-loving forces to join us in defending the rights of Luis Jalandoni and fight against his unjust designation,” said ILPS Secretary General Liza Maza.

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NPA scores 7 military actions in Bukidnon, Negros and Masbate

The New People’s Army launched at least seven victorious military actions against the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police in multiple areas across the provinces of Bukidnon, Negros, and Masbate in the past month. 

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UNHRC members urge Marcos government to end extrajudicial killings, ‘red-tagging’

Several member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council expressed concern about the human rights situation in the Philippines during the Universal Periodic Review Working Group’s formal session on 14 November in Geneva, Switzerland.

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NDFP condemns AFP abuse of children in the civil war

The National Democratic Front of the Philippines condemned the Armed Forces of the Philippines for grave violations of children’s rights, as revealed in a special report of the Communist Party of the Philippines released on 20 November.

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NPA Cagayan Valley unveils literacy program for Red fighters

The New People's Army in Isabela province, in the northern Philippine region of Cagayan Valley, has recently developed a literacy and numeracy program especially designed for NPA members who do not know how to read, write and do simple math. 

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