On the Prospects of the Struggle for National and Social Liberation
The persistent semicolonial and semifeudal ruling system, which is dominated by foreign monopoly capitalism and directly run by the comprador big bourgeoisie, the landlord class and the bureaucrat capitalists, is in ever worsening chronic crisis. The escalating conditions of exploitative and oppressive conditions drive the people to assert and fight for their national and democratic […]
Celebrate the 48th anniversary of NDFP
The NDFP’s most important role in the democratic revolution is to arouse, organize and mobilize the broad masses of Filipino people in their tens of millions and to seek international solidarity, support and cooperation. For the purpose, it encompasses 18 allied organizations representing all patriotic and progressive classes and sectors of Philippine society belonging to […]
Anti-communist campaign of state terrorism necessitates intensified resistance by the people
Even before becoming president, Duterte tried in vain to hoodwink the Filipino nation and even the revolutionary movement that he wanted to be the first “Left” and “socialist” president and that he would bring about peace by negotiating with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) in order to form a coalition government. But […]
On the friend-and-foe relationship of Duterte and the legal national democratic forces in 2016-2017
This longish abstract of the paper, “Friends and Foes: Human Rights, the Philippine Left and Duterte, 2016-2017” by Jayson Lamchek and Emerson Sanchez describes accurately and adequately, in general and in the main, the “friend-and-foe” relationship (dual tactics) between Duterte and the legal national democratic forces (BAYAN and the Makabayan Bloc). It is far superior […]
Amnesty offer is one more trick of Duterte to corrupt the military and butcher the innocent
Duterte was found faking his interest in any process to address the roots of the armed conflict Within the first year of his presidency, Duterte was tested by the GRP-NDFP peace negotiations and was found faking his interest in any process to address the roots of the armed conflict with comprehensive agreements on basic social, economic and political reforms.
Human rights violations and corruption of Duterte regime drive the people to clamor for revival of Armed City Partisans
I acknowledged the fact that there had been such a strong public clamor since 2016 when the broad masses of the people were offended by the mass murder of suspected street-level users of illegal drugs and by Duterte’s failure to fulfill his promise to amnesty and release all political prisoners and by his declaration of […]
Dissecting the Marcos and Duterte regimes
This is a time to remember the extreme suffering of the Filipino people under the Marcos fascist dictatorship
Critique of the Trotskyite attacks on the CPP and the Philippine revolution
My attention to Joseph Scalice was called recently by a Filipino artist friend, Max Santiago, who complained that his art work had been stolen by Scalice for a malicious purpose
On the question of fascism in relation to the Duterte regime
To be fascist, the government or regime must be rabidly anti-communist and rule by open terror in the service of the big bourgeoisie
CPP orders nationwide ceasefire in response to UN’s appeal
their truce order is not reciprocal to the GRP ceasefire declaration effective March 19 to April 15.