CPP: Fausto massacre exposes US-Marcos regime war vs Filipino people
- Published: 25 June 2023 25 June 2023
A poor peasant family of four were massacred by fascist troops of the Armed Forces of the Philippines last 15 June. Rolly Fausto, 50; his wife Emilda, 49, and their two children, Ben, 15 and Raben, 11, were killed at their residence in Sitio Kangkiling, Barangay Buenavista, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental in central Philippines. The four other Fausto children were not home when the massacre happened.
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Wyeth workers, supporters fight back against mass lay-off
- Published: 13 June 2023 13 June 2023
Members of Wyeth Philippines Progressive Workers’ Union (WPPWU) and their supporters mounted a series of mass protests and other activities to demand the reinstatement of 140 workers who were illegally dismissed by Wyeth-Nestlé Philippines on 18 May, 2023 and five other workers who were fired earlier, reported Ang Bayan, official organ of the Communist Party of the Philippines, on 7 June 2023.
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CPP: Oppose US military pre-positioning in Calayan Island
- Published: 13 June 2023 13 June 2023
Highlighting US military build-up in the Asia Pacific region, Communist Party of the Philippines Chief Information Officer Marco Valbuena cited the 25 hectares of land in Calayan island, northernmost Philippines which was recently acquired by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) last 8 June 2023. According to Valbuena, the said land, which was donated by the local municipality, will allow the US to deploy its armed forces and military hardware in Calayan island.
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Fake ‘surrenders,’ torture and secret detention persist under Marcos Jr. regime
- Published: 13 June 2023 13 June 2023
Marco Valbuena, Chief Information Officer of the Communist Party of the Philippines declared that: “Like many of so-called ‘surrenderees’ who are presented publicly by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Michael Cedrick Casano and Patricia Nicole Cierva, youth activists in Cagayan, were subjected by the military to relentless psychological torture to break their spirit and will to fight for the people.”
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Labor groups denounce signing of Maharlika Investment Fund
- Published: 28 May 2023 28 May 2023
Thirteen labor groups signed a statement on 25 May 2023, expressing deep concern over the haste with which President Marcos Jr. wanted the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill to be enacted into law. They called on the Senate not to rush the approval of the bill which the President recently certified as urgent.
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‘Parasitic AFP sucks dry public funds,’ says CPP
- Published: 28 May 2023 28 May 2023
“Like leeches, the hugh fascist machinery of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) sucks dry the people’s funds...to cover the pension of its butcher elements after their `service´”, says the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) in its 21 May 2023 issue of the Ang Bayan, its official news organ.
Protesters condemn G7 hypocrisy and warmongering
- Published: 28 May 2023 28 May 2023
Hundreds marched the streets of Hiroshima City on 19 May to protest against the Group of 7 (G7) which held its summit in Japan. Protesters gathered in the Peace Memorial Park, carrying slogans “No to War-themed Conference!“ and “G7 is the cause of war!” The demonstrations were part of the International Day of Action Against the G7 held in several countries on 18-20 May 2023.