Duterte’s #First100Days | ‘Reforms have begun for environment’
“The Duterte administration is full of contradictions, but the positive outweighs the negative.”
Duterte’s #First100Days | ‘Reforms have begun for environment’
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Jalandoni resigns, Agcaoili new NDFP chief negotiator
Jalandoni resigns, Agcaoili new NDFP chief negotiator
"While being firm and a good negotiator, your aura has always been appeasing and pleasant, and your generosity and kind heart very present.” -- Royal Norwegian Government Special Envoy to the Philippine Peace Process Elisabeth Slattum to Luis Jalandoni
‘End VFA, Edca’ | Progressives urge Duterte to act on anti-US imperialism tirades
‘End VFA, Edca’ | Progressives urge Duterte to act on anti-US imperialism tirades
“If President Duterte cannot get support from his officials, we assure him that Filipino workers are willing to back his assertion of our sovereignty against US and other foreign intervention once he has turned it into actual, concrete and written policies.”
Martial law or not, need for radical change remains
Martial law or not, need for radical change remains
“The Marcos dictatorship failed to crush the revolutionary movement. ...and no reactionary government can defeat it as long as the societal bases and factors for their existence remain.”
Groups decry ceasefire violations by military
Groups decry ceasefire violations by military
During the first round of formal talks in Oslo, Norway held in August, both parties agreed to “reconcile and develop their separate unilateral ceasefire orders into a single unified bilateral document within 60 days.”
Humanizing the raging war
Humanizing the raging war
Many steps have yet to be undertaken for the spirit and intent of the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL) -- to make the armed conflict more humane and to protect civilians -- be realized.
25th year of Senate vote vs US bases | ‘Boot US troops out,’ progressives urge Duterte
25th year of Senate vote vs US bases | ‘Boot US troops out,’ progressives urge Duterte
“It is time to rock the boat, it is time to assert Philippine sovereignty, to junk VFA, Edca.”
A sweet homecoming for Wilma and Benito Tiamzon
A sweet homecoming for Wilma and Benito Tiamzon
“It was a time of the revolution. Now that we’ve come back, revolution still rages on.”
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The drug menace as a health problem
The drug menace as a health problem
“There is always a context behind one person’s addiction.”
Groups blame US hand in Davao blast
Groups blame US hand in Davao blast
“It is no secret that the ASG has been created, funded, trained and operated by the US CIA and the AFP.”
Amnesty, ceasefire, reforms up for 2nd round of formal peace talks
Amnesty, ceasefire, reforms up for 2nd round of formal peace talks
"The positive outcome of the formal talks held in Oslo, Norway last week removed the animosity and over suspicion left behind by the two previous administrations." -- Benito Tiamzon
Reds declare interim ceasefire
Reds declare interim ceasefire
The CPP’s Central Committee and the NPA’s National Operational Command said the interim ceasefire takes effect today and will remain valid during the course of peace negotiations until superseded by a joint ceasefire agreement or until a notice of termination of the said ceasefire declaration takes effect.
GRP, NDFP peace panels agree on 6 points
GRP, NDFP peace panels agree on 6 points
Both panels already initialed their joint drafts of the affirmation of previously signed agreements, reconstitution of NDFP’s list of Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees (Jasig)-protected personnel, acceleration of the peace negotiations, the mode of interim ceasefire, general amnesty of NDFP-listed political detainees, and the convening of the Joint Monitoring Committee of the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL).
Ifugao NPA in defense mode as AFP intensifies ops
Ifugao NPA in defense mode as AFP intensifies ops
Soldiers from the 54th Infantry Battalion (IB), likely augmented by other units of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), are reportedly intensifying rather than ceasing military operations in the north.
GRP, NDFP reaffirm previous pacts, agree to hasten peace talks
GRP, NDFP reaffirm previous pacts, agree to hasten peace talks
With the kind of ambience on both sides, I don’t think there would be big obstacles. Parang maganda ‘yung usapan across the table,” Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza said.
#RevolutionGo | From universities to the countryside
#RevolutionGo | From universities to the countryside
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They chose to fight the monsters plaguing the nation and respond to the call for revolutionary change.
Gov’t employees call for release of detained colleague
Gov’t employees call for release of detained colleague
Emmanuel “Manny” Mulawan Sr. exposed the irregularities in the bidding and awarding of a Bulk Water Supply Project in Cagayan de Oro City, but instead of being recognized for his efforts, he was arrested on a trumped up charge of rape, which allegedly was committed in Cavite, and has been languishing in the Imus, Cavite Jail for two years already.
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