US threats vs ICC spell impunity for Filipinos — int’l rights group
"An assertion that US personnel must enjoy impunity no what their alleged crimes."
US threats vs ICC spell impunity for Filipinos — int’l rights group
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Cuba: The target of a 67-year crusade
Cuba: The target of a 67-year crusade
If the United States were forced to acknowledge its own long history of aggression against Cuba—the invasion, the assassination attempts, the economic warfare, the occupation of Guantánamo—the report's narrative of Cuban "subversion" would collapse. The aggressor would be revealed as the victim, and the victim as the aggressor.
Imperialism is terrorism: Trump, Rubio, and the most vicious terrorists are in the White House
Imperialism is terrorism: Trump, Rubio, and the most vicious terrorists are in the White House
Rubio’s repeated invocation of “terrorism”, echoed as well by other top Trump officials during the ministerial, serves to delegitimize dissent while normalizing political repression and human rights violations.
Friendship what? | Progressives protest continued US domination on PH soil
Friendship what? | Progressives protest continued US domination on PH soil
“There can be no genuine friendship between an imperialist power and its neocolony.."
Part 3: Luzon Economic Corridor and Pax Silica: Defense-industrial imperialist project
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.
Filipino groups in New York decry US influence, econ deals on Independence Day
Filipino groups in New York decry US influence, econ deals on Independence Day
“When the government celebrates Philippine freedom, what they really celebrate is their freedom to steal, to exploit, to sell out."
On Independence Day, progressives call out US military presence in the Philippines
On Independence Day, progressives call out US military presence in the Philippines
Protesters condemned Ferdinand Marcos Jr. administration’s close ties with the United States, saying the continued presence of US troops and military operations in the country remains a barrier to genuine independence.
No proxy liberation
No proxy liberation
It is absolutely necessary to oppose Washington’s militarization of the region and reject efforts to transform the Philippines into a platform for imperial confrontation. But neither do we outsource our anti-imperialist struggle — which is inseparable from the struggle for national liberation toward socialism — to Beijing.
Missiles, markets, and massacres: Balikatan, ASEAN, and the war logic of US imperial decline*
Missiles, markets, and massacres: Balikatan, ASEAN, and the war logic of US imperial decline*
As regional leaders convene under the Philippine chairmanship’s theme,“Navigating Our Future, Together,” the summit presents itself as a forum for peace, economic resilience, and regional stability. Yet beneath this diplomatic language lies a deeper contradiction: ASEAN’s increasingly visible accommodation to U.S.-aligned security and monetary frameworks, even as the region claims strategic autonomy.
Groups slam Tomahawk missile firing under Balikatan exercise
Groups slam Tomahawk missile firing under Balikatan exercise
“All missile systems [...] should be immediately removed since they endanger our communities and undermine our national security."
TWIPH | Bay of Pigs Invasion
TWIPH | Bay of Pigs Invasion
Balikan natin kung bakit tinawag na 'perfect failure' ang pag-atake ng United States sa Bay of Pigs sa Cuba.
Merely Iran Proxies? Understanding the Axis of Resistance
Merely Iran Proxies? Understanding the Axis of Resistance
This article reexamines the so-called “Axis of Resistance” in light of recent escalations, ceasefire breakdowns, and renewed regional strikes, arguing that these movements are not Iranian proxies but historically rooted formations shaped by prolonged war and fragmentation, whose emerging multi-front deterrence reveals new forms of armed sovereignty and exposes the limits of US-led imperial power.
Iran maintains vigilance on ceasefire with United States
Iran maintains vigilance on ceasefire with United States
“Our hands are on the trigger, and the moment the slightest error is committed by the enemy, it will be responded to with full power.”
Groups slam US-Israel attacks vs Iran, EDCA expansion in the Philippines
Groups slam US-Israel attacks vs Iran, EDCA expansion in the Philippines
As host to numerous U.S. military sites and weapons systems, the Philippines could likewise become a target in similar conflicts involving the US.
Venezuela, Martial Law, and the long shadow of US Intervention
Venezuela, Martial Law, and the long shadow of US Intervention
History has shown us that when sovereignty is compromised in the name of “stability” or “democracy,” it is always the people who pay the price.
US attack on Venezuela, ‘desperate’ attempt to secure hegemony – PH groups
US attack on Venezuela, ‘desperate’ attempt to secure hegemony – PH groups
“The real objective of US aggression against Venezuela is not the fictitious ‘war on narcotics’. What US imperialism seeks is control over Venezuela’s vast oil reserves and strategic resources, control over its political orientation, and control over the direction of [Latin America and the Caribbean] as a whole.”
Groups denounce US military attacks vs Venezuela
Groups denounce US military attacks vs Venezuela
"The defense of Venezuelan sovereignty is inseparable from the defense of Philippine sovereignty.”
The common enemy
The common enemy
Progressive organizations condemn the US-Israel attack on Iran and the continued genocide in Palestine, burning the flag of “the number one terrorist.”
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