The curtain rises on yet another season of Philippine reactionary politics: familiar faces, recycled promises, and the steady hand of US imperialism behind the scenes. Indeed, elections under a semicolonial and semifeudal state like the Philippines will never be truly democratic. They remain a theater to entertain and pacify the masses, to maintain the grand […]
In the Philippines, imported narratives of identity politics have been used to depoliticize, fragment and neutralize the LGBTQ+ struggle. Under the guise of “inclusion,” imperialist states and corporations have promoted a version of LGBTQ+ rights that is divorced from the material conditions of the majority. However, in sharp contrast to the co-opted narratives peddled by […]
In the early hours of a November morning, the quiet rhythm of daily life in the coastal barangay of San Vicente was broken by the sudden roar of low-flying helicopters. The sound echoed off the hills and rice fields, rattling tin roofs and waking children from their slumber. On the ground, farmers stopped mid-step, wide-eyed […]
A publication of the NDFP International Office
The heightened military counterrevolutionary operations in the countryside have done little to deter the revolutionary movement’s advances as it continued to launch tactical operations against the fascist Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP). Ambush Operations On July 13, in Barangay Bagong Silang, Victoria, Oriental Mindoro, a New People’s Army […]
In the spring of 2023, the three of us landed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila and our two and a half month long ‘integration trip’ organized by the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) began. During this time, we had several hosts and got insights into a wide range of social situations. […]
Just two days after Marcos claimed in his 4th “state of the nation address” (SONA) last July 28, that guerrilla groups no longer exist in the country, the brutal Philippine Army’s 8th Infantry Division, released a statement saying its fascist troops engaged in two consecutive encounters with New People’s Army (NPA) on July 31 in […]
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