Workers march united for jobs, wages, rights in PH Labour Day

Last 29 April, in a press briefing by the labor federation Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) and the All Workers Union, KMU Secretary General Jerome Adonis said “This First of May, we have a runaway president. BBM (Marcos), running away from the workers who have legitimate demands.”

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Belligerent action of China in Ayungin Shoal, denounced

The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) condemned the latest aggressive and dangerous actions of the Chinese Coast Guard in the waters surrounding Ayungin Shoal, a Philippine occupied maritime feature in the Spratly Islands and well within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

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CPP condemns brutal killing of Tiamzons, 8 others

The 'brutal torture and cowardly killing' of Benito Taimzon and Wilma Austria-Tiamzon was condemned by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) in a statement issued on 20 April 2023. 

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NPA launches multiple guerilla actions in 5 provinces

In the midst of intensifying militarization and increasing violations of human rights by the forces of the Marcos regime, the New People’s Army (NPA) has launched numerous guerrilla actions in the last several weeks in at least five provinces in the Philippines.

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New EDCA sites in the Philippines, vital cog in US war plans vs China

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) in a statement, condemned the Marcos regime for colluding with the United States in its plan to construct four more military bases in the country as part of its war preparations against China.

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ICC to resume investigation on Duterte's 'war on drugs'

On 21 March 2023, the International Criminal Court (ICC) allowed families of victims to comment on the appeal of the Philippine government against the ongoing investigation on former President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs. 

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NPA troops launch further tactical offensives against state armed forces

On 15 March 2023, Red fighters of the New People's Army (NPA) launched two rifle grenades at the newly installed 62nd Infantry Battalion detachment in Barangay Malangsa, Callehermoso, Negros Oriental.

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