Int’l mission confirms disruption of residents’ lives due to US–PH military exercises
Those whose livelihood were affected received meager aid or none at all.
Int’l mission confirms disruption of residents’ lives due to US–PH military exercises
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Fisherfolk group says planned West Philippine Sea bloc ‘one-sided,’ cites US role in sovereignty threats
Fisherfolk group says planned West Philippine Sea bloc ‘one-sided,’ cites US role in sovereignty threats
“China is condemnable over violation of a specific maritime law by disrespecting our exclusive economic zone. But our patriotic efforts should extend against the U.S. which has a long history of military interventions and war of aggression waged against us and other countries."
Gov’t to buy US missile launcher system Typhon?
Gov’t to buy US missile launcher system Typhon?
Discreetly flown into the country last April, the Typhon mid-range capability missile system was deployed during the 39th Balikatan US-Phl joint military exercises, held a few days later (April 22 to May 10).
Groups insist Balikatan exercises harmful to Filipinos, environment
Groups insist Balikatan exercises harmful to Filipinos, environment
Bayan reiterated that after 38 military training sessions, Balikatan has nothing to show in modernizing the Philippines’ defense forces and enhancing local capabilities to secure the country’s territories.
Is the Philippines a Springboard for U.S. Provocations of China?
Is the Philippines a Springboard for U.S. Provocations of China?
The so called Balikatan War Games involving more than 12,200 U.S. troops are being held in the Philippines until April 28, of which Renato Reyes said: "We are not in favor of escalating the armed conflict between the U.S. and China...We are for Philippine sovereignty."
At Ground Level | US-Phl troops prepare for possible war with China
At Ground Level | US-Phl troops prepare for possible war with China
Live-fire training, using naval artillery gunfire and aviation rockets and bombs to sink a vessel in the West Philippine Sea, where China continues its aggressive maneuvers. And the first live-firing here of a US Patriot missile as part of a drill in coastal defense.
Tightening Philippine military involvement with the US
Tightening Philippine military involvement with the US
On May 7-18, the Duterte government will engage in its third Balikatan joint military exercises with the United States since October 2016. The exercises will have two new features: 1) participation of Japan and Australia, both America’s close cohorts in Asia and,...
Green group hits China reclamation, Ph-US Balikatan in West Ph Sea
Green group hits China reclamation, Ph-US Balikatan in West Ph Sea
“We Filipinos are the losers in this shadow war currently being waged in the West Philippine Sea.”
Mindanao women protest against US-RP Balikatan exercises
Mindanao women protest against US-RP Balikatan exercises
Mindanao women protest against US-RP Balikatan exercises (Photo courtesy of Gabriela Davao)
State employees protest vs joint US-RP military exercises
State employees protest vs joint US-RP military exercises
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com Other story: Daybreak rally, protest caravans greet US-RP Balikatan exercises MANILA -- Government employees held a protest action against Balikatan, a joint military exercises between the United States and the Armed Forces of...
Women protest over increasing US military presence
Women protest over increasing US military presence
Women protest over increasing US military presence (Photo courtesy of Gabriela)
Farmers Hold Caravan Protest Against PH-US Balikatan Exercises in Central Luzon
Farmers Hold Caravan Protest Against PH-US Balikatan Exercises in Central Luzon
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“We were never fooled – the motives of the US have always been self-serving. The US has always made sure to protect its own economic and geopolitical interests in Asia and it has been using the Philippines to do this." – Satur Ocampo of Makabayan
PR: Youth Groups Join Nation in Remembering Luisita Massacre, Hold Aquino Accountable for Lack of Justice
PR: Youth Groups Join Nation in Remembering Luisita Massacre, Hold Aquino Accountable for Lack of Justice
PRESS RELEASE November 16, 2010 Progressive youth groups Anakbayan, League of Filipino Students (LFS), Student Christian Movement (SCM), Karatula, College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP), and National Union of Students in the Philippines (NUSP) joined other...
Tell That to the Marines
Tell That to the Marines
No matter how successful the government may be in conjuring a picture of improved peace and order conditions in Mindanao, the truth is bound to emerge sooner or later, as in the latest Basilan incident. BY CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise/Business World Posted by...
Marcos and Arroyo: Hounded by Rights Abuses
Marcos and Arroyo: Hounded by Rights Abuses
An increase in U.S. military assistance results in a corresponding increase in the number of human rights violations. During the Marcos dictatorship, the unprecedented amount of military assistance given to the government went to the persecution of people and...
Balikatan 2008 Raises Fears of Rapes, Other Atrocities by U.S. Troops
Balikatan 2008 Raises Fears of Rapes, Other Atrocities by U.S. Troops
This year’s RP-U.S. Balikatan military “exercises” in Sulu, Basilan, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, and North Cotabato start just shortly after two sexual assaults by U.S. troops in Okinawa, Japan – in which one of the victims was a Filipina. They also come less...
Groups Outraged Over Smith Acquittal
Groups Outraged Over Smith Acquittal
"The Court of Appeals betrayed the Filipinos," said Joms Salvador, GABRIELA spokesperson, during a protest rally at the US embassy. By acquitting Lance Cpl. Daniel Smith, the CA justices "have trampled on the hard-fought justice of women in the Subic rape case and the fight of all Filipinos to defend our dignity as a people."
Nat’l Artist, NBN Star Witness, Missing Activist’s Mother Among Junk VFA Conveners
Nat’l Artist, NBN Star Witness, Missing Activist’s Mother Among Junk VFA Conveners
A National Artist for Literature, the star witness in the National Broadband Network scam, and the mother of a missing activist are among the conveners of the recently-launched Junk VFA Movement. The Junk VFA Movement describes itself as “a broad initiative that calls for the assertion of national sovereignty and the termination of the VFA (Visiting Forces Agreement).” It also calls on the Arroyo administration to regain custody of US Marine L/Cpl. Daniel Smith.
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