Groups press removal of Luis Jalandoni’s ‘terror tag’
- Published: 15 December 2022 15 December 2022
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
- Published: 15 December 2022 15 December 2022
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’
- Published: 30 November 2022 30 November 2022
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
- Published: 30 November 2022 30 November 2022
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
- Published: 30 November 2022 30 November 2022
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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CPP exposes AFP-PNP war crimes
- Published: 15 November 2022 15 November 2022
The Communist Party of the Philippines published on 29 October a report on the war crimes committed by security forces of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines in the past six years. The report, “AFP and PNP War Crimes” focused on cases of “summary executions” committed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police and other armed agents of the Manila government against civilians, non-combatants and hors de combat belonging to the CPP, New People’s Army and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines.
Philippine workers demand wage increases, job security
- Published: 15 November 2022 15 November 2022
Amidst skyrocketing inflation and plummeting value of the Peso, Philippine workers and employees are launching work stoppages and other types of collective action to press their demands for higher wages and job security. Trade unions are also directly calling on the Marcos II government to address their deteriorating living conditions.
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