“Pax Silica” deal ties PH deeper into US war supply chains, groups say
- Published: 02 June 2026 02 June 2026
Progressive groups and lawmakers in the Philippines have criticized Manila’s entry into a United States-led “Pax Silica” initiative, warning that the agreement to build a 1,620-hectare Luzon Economic Corridor for semiconductors and critical minerals risks integrating the country deeper into US strategic supply-chain and military-industrial priorities under the guise of economic development.
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Impending direct military action against Cuba by US Imperialism
- Published: 02 June 2026 02 June 2026
A massive rally was staged by Cubans in Havana on May 22, 2026, demonstrating their unity in defending former president Raul Castro after the recent indictment against him by the US Trump regime on murder charges, reports the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) via its media organ, Ang Bayan. The US has been threatening to put Castro on trial “willingly or by other means.”
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NDFP Peace Team writes letter to peace advocates
- Published: 02 June 2026 02 June 2026
The Peace Negotiating Team of the National Democratic Front issued a Letter to Peace Advocates last May 1, 2026. The letter thanked the peace advocates and their organizations for “steadfastly supporting and accompanying the peace process, and tirelessly advocating the people’s clamor for social justice, genuine democracy and emancipation from all forms of exploitation and oppression.”
Violations of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law continue unabated
- Published: 19 May 2026 19 May 2026
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
- Published: 19 May 2026 19 May 2026
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
- Published: 19 May 2026 19 May 2026
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
- Published: 04 May 2026 04 May 2026
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.