Former Bayan Muna Congressman Ferdinand Gaite lambasted the Department of Energy (DOE) for acting as a “mere spokesperson of big oil companies,” as another round of oil price increases was implemented last Tuesday. Gaite criticized the DOE’s “passive stance” in regulating oil prices and its...
Survivors of Ferdinand Marcos Sr.’s martial law dubbed as deceitful and misleading the advertisement alleging the 1987 Philippine Constitution is to blame for the country’s poverty and the government’s corruption. The group Campaign Against the Return of the Marcoses...
The Philippine government has employed its counter-terrorism financing oversight powers in a broad and arbitrary manner against non-profit organisations and individuals.
The CPP criticized claims by other government officials that the joint statement was signed with the aim of ending the CPP-led armed struggle.
Hundreds of overseas Filipino workers in New Zealand lost their jobs just before Christmas and are asking the Philippine government for continuing financial assistance as they look for new jobs this New Year.
PISTON called on jeepney drivers and operators to continue plying their routes in defiance of the government’s deadline on franchise consolidation.
Militant drivers and operators urged the Supreme Court to expedite the decision on their petition for a temporary restraining order on the implementation of the year-end jeepney franchise consolidation deadline.
The 55-year old Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) called on its members to launch a rectification movement to recover from admitted setbacks suffered in recent years.
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) declared a two-day ceasefire effective Christmas Day and its 55th Anniversary, December 25 and 26, respectively. In an announcement on its website, the CPP Central Committee as well as the New People’s Army (NPA) National...
Human rights groups accused the Armed Forces of the Philippines of desecrating the remains of the seven reported New People’s Army (NPA) members killed in a firefight in Balayan, Batangas last Sunday. In a series of alerts, Karapatan-Southern Tagalog and Tanggol...
The country’s largest federation of drivers and operators announced another transport strike against the planned phase out of traditional jeepneys. The Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (PISTON) said it will stage another transport strike on...
The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) said it will never consider any talk about its surrender and those of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People’s Army (NPA) should peace negotiations with the Ferdinand Marcos government push through.
Bigkay died surrounded by loved ones last November 20, the group said. The cause of her death was not given. She is believed to be about 90 years old at the time of her death.