Turkey, Israel beef up Duterte’s military capabilities
- Published: 15 January 2022 15 January 2022
The first of a batch of six T129B helicopters from Turkey arrived in Manila on 9 January 2022 and received by officials of the Rodrigo Duterte government. Temel Kotil, General Manager of Turkish Aerospace, Inc. announced the delivery. The next two units are set to be delivered in 2023 and the last two in 2024.
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Duterte government snubs UN Rapporteurs on killings of rights defenders
- Published: 15 January 2022 15 January 2022
UN Special Rapporteurs are demanding updates from the government of President Rodrigo Duterte regarding the ‘Bloody Sunday’ killings in March 2021 and other killings of human rights defenders attributed to government security forces. Duterte officials have yet to respond to the points raised by the UN rights experts.
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NPA defends indigenous T’boli villages against AFP bombings
- Published: 15 January 2022 15 January 2022
The Far South Mindanao Regional Operational Command of the New People’s Army condemned on 11 January the non-stop aerial bombings and artillery shelling by various units of the Armed Forces of the Philippines on the villages and ancestral lands of the indigenous T’boli in South Cotabato province, in southern Philippines.
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NPA issues guidelines on campaigning for 2022 elections
- Published: 15 January 2022 15 January 2022
The New People’s Army announced on 7 January a set of guidelines for politicians who wish to campaign for votes in the upcoming May 2022 national elections, in order to “ensure the safety and well-being of the masses.”
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CPP mobilizes rehabilitation efforts in the wake of Odette destruction
- Published: 31 December 2021 31 December 2021
The Communist Party of the Philippines made a call on 18 December to “all revolutionary and patriotic forces to organize and mobilize” the Filipino people to carry out relief and rehabilitation efforts in the wake of the widespread destruction wrought by super typhoon Odette. The CPP urged those not affected by the destruction, including overseas Filipinos and the international community, “to extend all possible resources to the millions who lost their homes and livelihood.”
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Thousands celebrate CPP 53rd anniversary despite enemy offensives
- Published: 31 December 2021 31 December 2021
Thousands of revolutionaries and activists in the Philippines and around the world celebrated the 53rd anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines on 26 December, despite the intensive and brutal offensives of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. The celebrations took the form of open and clandestine assemblies, face-to-face and online meetings.
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PEPP: Vote for Peace!
- Published: 31 December 2021 31 December 2021
The Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform, the largest formation of Christian church leaders in the Philippines, issued a call on 16 December to vote for peace in the May 2022 national elections. In a Pastoral Statement, PEPP Co-chairpersons Archbishop Antonio Ledesma of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro City and Bishop Rt. Revd. Rex Resurreccion B. Reyes, Jr. of the Episcopal Church in the Philippines called on the Filipino electorate “to deeply discern from among the candidates” and choose those who have a clear track record of truly working for the peace negotiations “as a viable way to address the situation of unpeace in the country.”