Groups remember Martial Law with protests
The September 21 protests will also be held in various parts of the country.
Dec
2022
26
A revolution post-Joma Sison? Wife, fellow peace panel Julie says Joma optimistic that the revolution will win
In his last days in a hospital in The Netherlands, CPP founding chairman Jose Maria Sison remained optimistic, saying that the current situation in the Philippines will remain a fertile ground to advance people’s fight.
Dec
2022
24
Nasino visits baby River’s grave after ‘traumatizing’ goodbye
Political prisoner Reina Mae Nasino visited her late daughter, baby River Emmanuelle’s grave after three years of incarceration on charges that were found to have failed to establish strong footing.
Dec
2022
24
SB19’s ‘Nyebe’ is a reminder that ‘White Christmas’ isn’t wonderland
More than just showing what went on behind the scenes of their world tour, the Nyebe visualizer encapsulated and highlighted the longing, and sadness of living and working overseas.
Dec
2022
22
Bayan assails Facebook’s ‘censorship’ of tributes for Joma Sison
"Facebook is not just guilty of being complicit in legitimizing censorship; it is enabling harm and state-sponsored violence directed against activists." – Bayan
Dec
2022
20
Why Filipinos need to read Joma
As millennials and Gen Z are generations raised in the age of the Internet, generations constantly subjected to the aspirations of popular culture – the culture of instant gratification, the cult of consumerism, there is an urgent need to turn to revolutionary writings like that of Sison not only as a way to counteract the dominant consumerist culture, but to regain a sense of radicalism unsullied by the passing fads and distractions of the present digital age.
Dec
2022
20
Jose Maria Sison and people’s literature, art and culture *
What he had accomplished in six decades of continuous political writing and support for cultural programs become a benchmark for the sustained nationalist and pro-people development of literature, arts and culture, the milestones of which are undeniable in the unprecedented production of socially and politically motivated and conscious body of work.
Dec
2022
20
Sunrise and a bike commuter
A construction worker pedals to work in Dasmariñas, Cavite.
Dec
2022
19
Patay na si Joma
Patay na ang magiting na komunista at rebolusyonaryo,
Namaalam na siya sa mundo,
Pero mananatili pa rin ang kanyang anino,
Ang titis na sinimulan n’ya ay isa ng malagablab
na apoy na tumutupok sa mga tirano.
Dec
2022
19
#KaJomaLives | Progressives mourn the passing of Joma Sison, vow to continue the struggle for genuine change
Progressive groups and individuals released statements and testimonies paying homage to the late revolutionary by using the hashtag #KaJomaLives. They shared his contributions to the struggle of the Filipino people.
Dec
2022
18
CPP declares 10 days of mourning for Joma Sison
“The Central Committee and the entire Party will forever be guided and inspired by Ka Joma’s immortal revolutionary spirit,."
Dec
2022
18
From Marcos Sr. to Jr. | In the Philippines, more than half a century of labor migration has led to nowhere
The current cosmetic changes in the country’s labor export policy will not provide due protection to Filipino workers overseas. Worse, this will only exacerbate the already dire conditions they are facing.
Dec
2022
17
Joma Sison dies, CPP announces
Jose Maria Sison, founding chairperson of the re-established Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), passed away Friday, Dec. 16, the revolutionary group’s official newspaper announced today. He was 83.
Dec
2022
16
Land-related human rights violations increase due to government and corporate land-grab
The most recent Land and Rights Watch Report shows that killings remain the most common human rights violation (HRV) with 51 incidents and 74 victims. This is followed by arrests, detention and legal persecution, with 32 incidents and 477 victims. Worth noting is that almost half or 14 of those arrested or legally persecuted in cases linked to land conflicts are women.
Dec
2022
16
3 political prisoners want to be home for Christmas
Kapatid compared the bail amount to the P300,000 ($5,371.50) bail posted by former first lady Imelda Marcos after she was convicted by the Sandiganbayan for using her government position to maintain Swiss bank accounts while her husband was in office.
Dec
2022
14
Southeast Asian journos unite to defend press freedom
Six media groups from five Southeast Asian countries formed a regional collaboration to strengthen their fight against the deteriorating state of press freedom in the region.
