First anniversary of Ka Joma Sison’s martyrdom commemorated
- Published: 25 December 2023 25 December 2023
Last 16 December, the first anniversary of the martyrdom of Comrade Jose Maria Sison, great Filipino leader, teacher and communist, was commemorated through conferences and cultural performances.
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Drivers, operators file SC petition vs PUV phaseout
- Published: 25 December 2023 25 December 2023
A petition to the GRP (Government of the Republic of the Philippines) Supreme Court was filed by jeepney drivers and operators meant to stop the implementation of the PUV (public utility vehicle) phaseout set to happen on January next year. The group demands to scrap plans to phaseout jeepneys under the veil of the deceptive modernization program and mandatory franchise consolidation. The Marcos regime’s pronouncement last December 12 that the December 31 phaseout deadline will push through vindicated the objective of the transport strike, according to Piston.
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UN experts recommend creation of anti-torture body to PH
- Published: 25 December 2023 25 December 2023
On 14 December, the United Nations torture prevention experts concluded their second visit to the Philippines by calling for the urgent designation of a national torture prevention body.
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Kabataang Makabayan reinvigorated in key Philippine universities
- Published: 11 December 2023 11 December 2023
Kabataang Makabayan (Patriotic Youth), the revolutionary youth organization and an allied organization of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), has strengthened its chapters in several key private and public universities in Metro Manila.
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Deportation of Filipino- Swiss youth activist, denounced by rights groups
- Published: 11 December 2023 11 December 2023
Karapatan and Anakbayan denounced the recent deportation of Filipino-Swiss youth activist Edna Becher by the Marcos Jr. regime. Becher was held up by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) upon arriving at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport last 8 December. The BI cited a supposed government intelligence report as basis for deporting the activist. She was briefly detained at the airport and was forced to board the next flight back to her country of origin.
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Groups support possible resumption of GRP-NDFP peace negotiations
- Published: 11 December 2023 11 December 2023
Various groups expressed support for the possible resumption of formal peace talks between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), following the joint communique signed last November 23 where the two parties agreed to resolve the armed conflict.
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Amid AFP claims of dismantling NPA, armed struggle perseveres
- Published: 27 November 2023 27 November 2023
At least 18 soldiers under the 8th ID were killed and five were wounded in a series of tactical offensives by the New People’s Army (NPA) in Northern and Western Samar last June to August. Among those killed were five troopers of the 4th Scout Ranger Battalion (SRB), one of the “elite” forces most recently deployed in the region to “completely defeat” the people’s army.
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