Three policemen of the 92nd Special Action Company-9th Special Action Force Battalion were wounded in an ambush launched by the New People’s Army (NPA) in Barangay Putiao, Pilar, Sorsogon in the morning of February 22. Wounded were identified as MSgt. Osmer Edwin Apa, PSSgt. Arnel Aves and PCpl. Jeffrey Putian. This action serves as NPA’s […]
Splitting Palawan into three provinces will only further imperialist plunder and tighten the grip of political dynasties in the island. Leona Paragua of the National Democratic Front (NDF)-Palawan said that the tactic “divide and rule” benefits imperialists and their local agents, with Gov. Jose C. Alvarez as their chief representative. In 2019, Philippine Pres. Rodrigo […]
The Communist Party of the Philippines is utterly disgusted by Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of being “okay” with US military presence in the country under the Visiting Forces Agreement—as long as they pay with military weapons. “National freedom has no price tag,” the CPP declared in the editorial of the latest issue of Ang Bayan, its official […]
At the onset of 2021, the Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines terrorized national minorities of Cordillera. A total of 39 bombs have already been dropped in territories and communities of the Igorots. The Christians for National Liberation (CNL) in Northern Luzon has already called on local government units in […]
The Communist Party of the Philippines extended its solidarity to the Christians for National Liberation (CNL) on its 49th anniversary. The CNL was founded on February 17, 1972, on the centennial commemoration of the execution of Fathers Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos and Jacinto Zamora who fought for freedom from Spanish colonialism. The CNL is a […]
The New People’s Army (NPA) in Quezon denied engaging troops from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in an encounter in Catanauan, Quezon last February 5. NPA Spokesperson Ka Cleo del Mundo said that the only armed action between the Red fighters and fascist soldiers occurred on February 5 at 3:51 a.m. in Barangay […]
The New People’s Army (NPA) in Southeast Negros commends Negros Oriental’s Provincial Board in its decision to slash the budget intended for “gathering intelligence” in order to allocate more resources to its Covid-19 response. The Provincial Board approved the reduction of said budget from P11 million to P1 million. NPA-Southeast Negros along with fellow Negrosanons […]
Like a frightened dog, Mayor Aran Boller furiously barks at his constituents in Matuguinao, Samar. In a military-organized rally last January 29, Boller gave barangay officials until February 15 to “surrender” or face charges under the Anti-Terror Law. Boller is a known element of the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. The […]
Farming communities in South Quezon-Bondoc Peninsula (SQBP) know the horrors of the military only too well. Almost a decade ago, massive and brutal counterinsurgency operations mounted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in their area caused the peasant masses untold sufferings. Human rights abuses ran rampant. They thought they’ve seen the worst. On […]
In solidarity with the people’s efforts to beat Covid-19 and the call for free and safe vaccines, the National Democratic Front in Eastern Visayas said in a statement last February 6 that it will launch an information drive in the region. The NDF-EV believes it is in the interest of the people that the spread […]