We, the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) consultants to the peace talks presently detained at Camp Crame fully support the campaign of the Philippine Ecumenical Platform for Peace (PEPP) and othe peace organizations and advocates to convince the protagonists in the on-going armed conflict betweeb tge Government of the Republic of the Philippines […]
On the Struggle of Indigenous People for their Ancestral Land and the Struggle for Genuine Reform Ednar Dayanghirang, who heads the present Philippine government’s part in the Government of the Republic of the Philippines – National Democratic Front of the Philippines Reciprocal Working Committees on Socio-Economic Reforms (GPH-NDF RWCs on SER), has come out […]
In December 2010, Malacaňang announced it will review the cases of more than 200 political prisoners – most of whom were unjustly arrested for opposing the 9-year Arroyo regime-with the end-view of affecting their release. In February 2011, the Government of the Philippines (GPH) peace panel signed the Oslo Joint Statement with its National Democratic […]
ADVANCE OUR STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND PEACE! We, consultants of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) to the peace talks between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GPH)) and the NDFP join our fellow political prisoners, human rights defenders and advocates, friends and relatives of victims of human rights violations, […]
As the Court of Appeals said in the case of Joanne Urbina (who was detained at Camp Crame for five years since 2007– until just recently ordered by the court to be released for having been detained that long without actual charges against her — and who was backed up by the Gabriela Women’s Party […]
Softened and weakened a lot by “free market” neoliberalization since the 1990s, the Philippine economy under the present semi-colonial and semi-feudal ruling system has more and more become like a wimp of a kitten that has long been noted to be one of the sickest and most laggard in Asia. The Benigno S. Aquino III […]
What “Rising Tiger” are the World Bank and the Aquino regime talking about? Alan Jazmines 02 April 2013 The Benigno S. Aquino III regime is self-congratulatory about government statistics portraying an unusually high (6.6%) growth rate of the country’s Gross Domestic Product in 2012 building up from to 6.3% in the first half to 7.1% […]
Education as a basic right of the people… of the youth… and even of the poor (25 March 2013) A 16 year old behavioral science freshman’s suicide last March 15 was induced by her having been obliged to take a leave of absence from school and to surrender her school identification card due to her […]
Need for Free Public Education, especially for the Poor 21 March 2013 Kristel Tejada’s suicide last March 15, induced by her forced leave of absence from school due to her poor family’s inability to pay for her tuition fee by the deadline at the University of the Philippines – Manila campus, and the mass student […]
A Fighter to the End I write this for Mothers’ Day in fervent dedication to my departed dearest Mom, Cristina Valera Jazmines. My Mom died under much pain and suffering. Up to her last minutes – – and seconds – – she still struggled to fight for life, and did not want to leave this […]