Violations of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law continue unabated

Numerous transgressions of human rights and international humanitarian law (IHL) have been perpetuated by the military and security forces of the Marcos regime, as seen in the previous weeks in separate places in the Philippines.

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NPA persists amidst grief and cry for justice to victims of Toboso massacre

Protests have erupted in response to the Toboso massacre, where 19 people, including two Americans, were killed by the Philippine military during a counter-insurgency operation. Human rights organizations and activists are demanding an independent investigation and accountability for the violence against civilians.

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Thousands mobilize on Labor Day amid deepening economic crisis

Thousands of workers and urban poor marched across the Philippines on May 1, International Labor Day, demanding a ₱1,200 national living wage and urgent government action against the country’s worsening economic crisis.

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DDS: Duterte Double Setback

Two main figures in the Duterte clan suffered double setbacks within a few days in April 2026, when the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague, the Netherlands, affirmed the jurisdiction of the ICC over the crimes against humanity case against the former president, while the Philippines’ Lower House’s Committee on Justice exposed bank transactions in the billions of pesos of Vice President Sara Duterte, Rodrigo’s daughter, in the course of impeachment proceedings against her.

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Marcos Jr. complicit in U.S. build up of war of aggression in West Asia

The progressive umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) denounced Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for expanding the scope and scale of Balikatan exercises, which started on April 20, amid the ongoing U.S.’ acts of aggression in West Asia and the economic and energy crisis it has caused. The group said the joint military exercise reflect the expanding intervention of the US military and the subservient foreign policy of the Marcos administration.

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NDFP marks 53rd anniversary amid global tensions

The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) marked its 53rd founding anniversary on April 24 with renewed calls to advance its revolutionary program, citing intensifying global conflicts and domestic socio-economic challenges.

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NDFP allied organizations: join the New People’s Army

On the occasion of the 57th Anniversary of the New People’s Army (NPA), allied organizations of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) heed the call of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), in the current stage of the people’s war, for the revolutionary forces to continue to advance extensive and intensive guerrilla warfare in the whole country.

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