Alliance formed vs destructive solar energy projects
Aside from being displaced from their lands, farmers were subjected to intimidation from private armies, harassment, and fabricated charges.
Jul
2026
2
Makabayan bloc urges probe on US e-waste dumping
Dumping hazardous waste of developed countries like the US signifies “shifting their own waste burdens to countries” like the Philippines.
Jul
2026
2
Part 3: Luzon Economic Corridor and Pax Silica: Defense-industrial imperialist project
So-called defense industrial cooperation with U.S. imperialism will only bind the country more tightly to the U.S. war industry's supply chain and U.S. strategic priorities, but it does not guarantee technology transfer, long-term modernization, or self-reliance.
Jul
2026
2
Part 2: Unprecedented deepening of US military intervention
Under the Marcos Jr. regime, U.S. military involvement in the Philippines has expanded dramatically.
Jul
2026
2
‘Historic wage hike’ falls short of living wage, labor groups say
"The NCR minimum wage remains far below the estimated family living wage, which labor advocates say now exceeds P1,300 a day."
Jul
2026
2
How Isty Petrolla sparked resistance in BPO sector
A tribute to BPO workers organizer Mary Grace "Isty" Petrolla, who passed away on June 2.
Jul
2026
2
Bukidnon farmers continue campaign for land rights
A state university and 1,500 farmers are locked in a dispute over 600 hectares of farm.
Jul
2026
2
Ten years on, Duterte’s kill order strikes deep
Memory is brutal for the families of drug war victims.
Jul
2026
1
War and plunder: US imperialism in the Philippines
U.S. imperialism in the Philippines today represents not merely a continuation of traditional neocolonial domination but a substantial deepening of imperialist control shaped by the intensifying U.S-China competition
Jul
2026
1
Eastern Visayas progressive queers celebrate Pride by protesting US imperialism
“As queer people living in Eastern Visayas, it is our responsibility not only to fight for our rights in the LGBTQIA+ community, but to also fight alongside the fisherfolk in Tacloban who bore the brunt of the Balikatan exercises that took place from April 20 to May 8.”
Jul
2026
1
Interfaith leaders unite to call for truth, accountability
"Our call is simple, clear, and direct. If someone sinned, they must answer for it. No exemptions, no VIPs, no matter the alliance or party. The corrupt must be jailed from top to bottom."
Jun
2026
30
Venezuela, the ground beneath us
The ground beneath us is never as stable as we believe. For Venezuela, the tremors of U.S. imperialism and the tremors of the earth have become one and the same.
Jun
2026
30
EU urged to scrutinize Philippine human rights record amid trade nego
“Any agreement that claims to promote sustainable development must be assessed based on its impact on grassroots communities and people's rights and livelihoods, particularly those of workers, farmers, Indigenous peoples, and human rights defenders."
Jun
2026
30
Southeast Asian academics unite vs acad freedom attacks
"Suppressing academic freedom stifles the very spirit of education.”
Jun
2026
30
‘Pride is protest’| LGBTQIA+ advocates brave rains to press for equality and social reforms
Beyond LGBTQIA+ rights, participants called for lower prices of basic commodities, a living wage of P1,200, the removal of the 12-percent value-added tax on essential goods, and greater government accountability.
Jun
2026
30
Families of disappeared endure pain after two decades
"What is deeply painful and infuriating is that Palparan is the one we ended up speaking with."
