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CBCP panel withdraws from NTF-Elcac exec committee

On October 23, 2023, Fr. Jerome Secillano, executive secretary of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) Commission on Public Affairs, announced that their panel had withdrawn from the

Support the liberation of Palestine, defeat the US imperialist design

The recent Hamas-led armed resistance against the fascist occupying forces of Israel has largely been portrayed by the US and its allies as an ‘unprovoked attack against Israeli civilians’ –

Series of brutal killings and abductions by AFP, PNP documented

A series of brutal killings and abductions perpetrated by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National Police (PNP) were documented by Ang Bayan, the official news organ of

Duterte refusal to explain confidential funds ‘fuels people’s outrage’ – CPP

On 5 October, Marco Valbuena, Chief Information Officer of the Communist Party of the Philippines condemned Vice President Sara Duterte’s response to critics on her use of the so-called ‘confidential

Marcos Jr., Sara Duterte suffer double-digit drop in approval ratings

The approval ratings of Bongbong Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte suffered a double-digit drop in the latest survey conducted by Pulse Asia in September. From 80 percent last June, Marcos

From Martial Law to Marcos Jr: Defeat instruments of state terror

More than five decades since the declaration of martial law, the Filipino people once again find themselves in a lurid moment of déjà vu. From enforced disappearances, fake surrenders, political

NTF-Elcac ‘shot itself in the foot’ in its own presser on 2 missing envi activists

The 19 September press conference of the NTF-Elcac (National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict) seemingly backfired after two previously missing environmental activists were presented to the public

NDFP assails Marcos regime’s confidential and intelligence funds

In a statement published 28 September, Malaya Asedillo, Spokesperson for the National Democratic Front of the Philippines – Laguna (NDFP-Laguna) assailed the Marcos Jr regime for including huge confidential and

CPP: NPA offensives demonstrate ‘robust armed resistance’ to state terror

The recent string of successful tactical offensives and punitive actions conducted by the New People’s Army (NPA) and the people’s militias in many regions across the Philippines “clearly demonstrate the