a fortnightly publication of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines

a fortnightly publication of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines

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The NDFP stresses need to address root causes of armed conflict

After six long years since the Duterte administration unilaterally terminated the peace negotiations in 2017, the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) agreed to enter anew a process of

Groups laud UN rapporteur’s recommendation to abolish NTF-ELCAC

Various groups have called on the Marcos Jr. administration to implement the recent recommendations of the United Nations (UN) rapporteur Ian Fry to abolish the National Task Force to End

Former Sen. De Lima, Duterte’s staunch critic released from unjust imprisonment

Former senator and chair of the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights Leila de Lima, who led investigations into former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s criminal past and the thousands

Amid AFP claims of dismantling NPA, armed struggle perseveres

At least 18 soldiers under the 8th ID were killed and five were wounded in a series of tactical offensives by the New People’s Army (NPA) in Northern and Western

Marcos Jr.’s amnesty program smacks of bad faith

Volume V, No. 22 – November 30, 2023 Last 24 November, Marcos Jr. issued Proclamation 404 supposedly to grant amnesty to armed groups including the CPP-NPA-NDF (Communist Party of the

Intense in-fighting in Marcos-Duterte ruling coalition out in the open

Triggered by the severe conflict over the bureaucratic loot in the controversial “confidential funds” of the Office of Vice President (OVP) Sara Duterte (daughter of former President Rodrigo Duterte), the

Filipinos worldwide join solidarity actions for Palestine

As the US and Zionist-Israel continue their genocidal war crimes against the Palestinian people in Gaza, Filipinos joined various solidarity protests and actions in many parts of the world in

Marcos Jr. pushes for more consumer taxes despite inflation, low wages

At least eight economic bills are being proposed by the Marcos Jr. administration to generate additional government income for the next five years. Six of these proposals involve imposing additional

Planned joint Japan-PH military agreement criticized

Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) criticized the plan of the Marcos Jr. regime to sign a military agreement with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as Japan and the Philippines started negotiations

The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) is the revolutionary united front organization of the Filipino people fighting for national freedom and for the democratic rights of the people. The NDFP seeks to develop and coordinate all progressive classes, sectors and forces in the Filipino people’s struggle to end the rule of US imperialism and its local allies of big landlords and compradors, and attain national and social liberation.

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