Marcos Jr. hit for relentless oil price hikes

The Marcos Jr regime has been criticized by progressive forces for relentless oil price increases and the decline of the economy for the poor since the beginning of this year. Ang Bayan Ngayon, on March 30, 2025, reported that Bayan Muna Partylist 2nd Nominee Carlos Zarate expressed disappointment in the regime’s slow response to the continuous rise in oil prices.

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Hegseth’s Manila visit to escalate war agenda vs. China

 

The visit to Manila last March 28 of US President Trump’s Defense Secretary Hegseth was meant to advance US imperialism’s wars of aggression agenda in the Indo-Pacific region and is specifically directed against its imperialist rival China. Hegseth has announced that the U.S. and the Philippines have come together to work toward reestablishing military deterrence in the Indo-Pacific region.

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On Duterte’s 80th birthday, Filipinos call for justice for EJK victims

On March 28, the 80th birthday of former Philippine Rodrigo Duterte, Filipinos at home and abroad came out to the streets to welcome his imprisonment and trial in the International Criminal Court (ICC) at the Hague, in the Netherlands.

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Inside the revolutionary elections in the Philippine countryside

In a remote village deep in the Philippine countryside, the air was festive. Men and women dressed in their finest clothes, some with neatly combed hair, others with bright lipstick, all beaming with anticipation. It was election day—not the kind dictated by the reactionary state, but one rooted in the collective governance of the people. In this revolutionary stronghold, the masses themselves would select the leaders of their local government, a testament to the true exercise of democracy.

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Revolutionary organization of Filipino compatriots formally launched

Affirming its role to organize and mobilize Filipino compatriots for the national democratic revolution, Compatriots was launched formally last month participated in by scores of revolutionary Filipino overseas workers in a country in the Asia-Pacific region. Compatriots represents the special sector of Filipino migrants under the National Democratic Front of the Philippines, and joins 17 other revolutionary underground organizations in the NDFP representing all patriotic classes in Philippine society.

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Groups welcome Duterte arrest, demand conviction for crimes against humanity

The sensational arrest and transfer to The Hague of former president Rodrigo Duterte by virtue of a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) has been widely hailed both by individuals and organizations in the country and abroad. They also asserted that the struggle for justice continues under the present regime of Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

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CPP, NDFP urge Filipinos to bring EDSA lessons to their rev conclusion

On the 39th anniversary of the 1986 EDSA People Power uprising, revolutionary groups reaffirmed that the struggle for genuine freedom and democracy in the Philippines remains unfinished. Both the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) and the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) issued statements marking the occasion, calling on Filipinos to draw lessons from EDSA and push for deeper systemic change.

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