Joma: Duterte bent to wage all-out war by terminating peace process
Following the permanent termination of the peace negotiations with the Communist Party of the Philippines, Jose Maria Sison, Chief Political Consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines is seeing the full implementation of the government’s all-out war against the revolutionary forces.
Another guns and explosives possession charge against newly-arrested NDFP consultant
Guess what charges were filed against arrested National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) peace consultant Renante Gamara. Like the complaints it filed against four NDFP consultants it arrested in succession in 2018, the Philippine National Police (PNP) charged Gamara and his companion, retired priest Arturo Balagat, with illegal possession of firearms and explosives. Gamara […]
Media groups and students held protest for press freedom, countdown to Ampatuan massacre 10th year
National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), Altermidya People’s Media Network and students of UP College of Mass Communication held a Black Friday Protest for Press Freedom and Digital Rights at the Plaridel Hall in UP Diliman today.
The protest was also part of the countdown to the 10th year anniversary of the Ampatuan massacre where 38 journalists were killed on November 23, 2009.
The incident was known as the single deadliest attacks on journalists in the world at the time and also the worst election-related violence in the country where a total of 52 civilians were killed.
Alternative media outfits subjected to cyber attacks in the form distributed denial of service (DDoS) also launched their #MirrorUs campaign.
Bulatlat and Kodao Productions have experienced persistent cyber attacks since December last year and is now part of the website mirroring campaign of international media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
RSF’s five-year old campaign Operation Collateral Freedom mirrored 22 media outlets that are blocked in their countries.
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How do the senatoriables fare?: TRAIN LAW
WHO’S SCARED TO DEBATE THE TRAIN LAW?
The TRAIN Law implemented since 2018 increased the tax burden on tens of millions of the poorest Filipinos while lowering taxes on higher income families including the country’s richest. Some lawmakers have reconsidered but others still defend the indefensible. Most aspiring senators are justifiably critical. Who’s who?
This Week on People’s History: Jabidah Massacre
This week, the Armed Forces of the Philippines presented to the media a boxful of evidence that will purportedly prove that progressive groups are, indeed, front organizations of the Communist Party of the Philippines. The said box, however, read, “Jabidah Massacre.” What is Jabidah Massacre? Watch this.
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Solon warns Camiguin power utility losses could affect the island’s booming tourism industry
This island’s sole district representative has urged the management of its only power utility to act on the financial losses it has incurred amounting to almost half a billion pesos or the entire island-province will be plunged into darkness that will affect its thriving tourism industry.