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SONA 2026 ni Marcos Jr., Tinapatan ng State of the Peasant Address (SOPA) ng KMP at PATRIA

July 25, 2026

Hulyo 24, 2026 | Philippine Coconut Authority, Diliman, Quezon City โ€“ Tatlong araw bago ang ikalimang State of the Nation Address (SONA) ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., isinagawa ng Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) at Pagkakaisa para sa Tunay na Reporma sa Lupa (PATRIA) ang State of the Peasant Address (SOPA 2026) bilang pagtatasa […]

HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE CHOKEHOLD OF IRON FISTS

Kapatid NCR | February 21, 2022

For the past 5 years, Filipinos have been living at gunpoint; one wrong move and youโ€™ll never see the light of day. The government instigating a culture of terror throughout the country is proof that they aim to crush the nation until its last blood drops. In a nutshell, the key characteristics of the state […]

Duterteโ€™s War against the Labor Sector

February 18, 2022

Forming trade unions or any form of workersโ€™ organization in the Philippines has always been difficult for workers. And it has become more challenging through the years with the reign of impunity and state terrorism. Efforts from both the employers and state elements have also escalated, making organizing among workers, more difficult and risky.ย 

Declaration of Persona Non Grata Will Not Silence Indigenous Peoplesโ€™ Struggle Against Discrimination and Social Inequity

Rhoda Dalang | January 30, 2022

โ€œWe are being asked by the soldiers to take out the water works system.โ€ Mobile phone call from barangay A โ€œWe can conduct the feasibility study by ourselves, you need not come so the soldiers will not know.โ€  Recommended option by barangay B โ€œCan we install the project under the name of a villager instead of our […]

I-Apayaos Continuing Resistance to Defend Ancestral Lands

TAKDER | January 30, 2022

The campaign of the i-Apayaos to prevent the construction of the dams continues despite the manipulative tactics of the corporation. The people continue their resistance despite the bias of government agencies towards the company, despite their supposed mandates to serve the interest of the indigenous peoples and affected communities. I-Apayaos remain resolute even if military forces have been mobilized and the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict has Red-tagged known elders and leaders.

Lupang Kapdula farmers assert their rights through collective land cultivation and creative action

January 18, 2022

Continuing livelihood remains a gamble for the farmers because on top of the natural risks and calamities involved in crop production, market demands controlled by transnational agri-corporations favor imported varieties, which are hard competition for the farmersโ€™ local crops. The influx of imported agricultural products is enabled by government neoliberal policy such as the Rice Tariffication Law, dragging down the price of palay (10 pesos per kilo at the lowest), further hurting the local rice and crops industry, and pushing farmers into debt and misery.

The struggle of SIKKAD K3 continues

Casey Cruz and Shirley Songalia | January 17, 2022

After the series of typhoons and terror that rampaged Kasiglahan Village, Brgy. San Jose, Rodriguez, Rizal, their community remains steadfast. Danger zone, death zone, pabahay with illegal occupants or whatever others call it, the Kasiglahan Village will always be a home for members of SIKKAD K3 — full of hope and aspirations for genuine social change with favorable conditions for the marginalized.

Maysapang Resident’s face the plague of demolition in Metro Manila

Concerned Students for Justice and Peace | January 14, 2022

On the high street glamor of Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, it covers the threatening demolition in Brgy. Ususan, Maysapang to leave the residents homeless. Even as the Philippines enforce quarantine protocols, evictions in slum areas have been progressively rising. The violent pulling down of dwellings, often known as “demolitions,” is typical in urban poor […]

Nagpapatuloy ang laban ng SIKKAD K3

Casey Cruz and Shirley Songalia | January 14, 2022

Matapos ang serye ng bagyo at teror na humagupit sa Kasiglahan Village, Brgy. San Jose, Rodriguez Rizal, nananatili pa ring nakatindig ang kanilang komunidad. Danger zone, death zone, pabahay o kung ano pang itawag ng iba, para sa mga nanay, tatay, anak at pamilyang naninirahan sa pabahay, ang Kasiglahan ay tahanan โ€“ ang bawat araw ay puno ng pag-asa at mapanlabang diwa.