Prospects under the Duterte administation and tasks of the Filipino youth
First point: Unite the people for the overthrow of the semi-colonial and semi-feudal system through a people’s war and for the completion of the national democratic revolution. On the basis of his previous pronouncements, Duterte can easily agree to a radical or substantial change of the semicolonial and semifeudal system but not to the overthrow […]
Student Power?
Before we go far into a discussion of the ideology and goals of the rising student rebel movement in the Philippines, let us first examine the term student power which is nowadays commonly used in the bourgeois mass media and also among the varied circles of the New Left so-called. It appears that the common […]
Palace downplays Joma’s plea for Duterte to jail PNoy
Malacañang on Thursday downplayed the appeal of Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria Sison for presumptive President-elect Rodrigo Duterte to send President Benigno Aquino III and Budget Secretary Florencio Abad to prison in connection with the alleged misuse congressional pork barrel funds.
Message of solidarity to Alliance of Concerned Teachers on the occasion of 14th National Congress
We are proud of having the ACT as an ILPS member-organization. You have brilliantly and successfully upheld, defended and advanced the rights and interests of educators and education workers in the Philippines. You have served well your constituency and the entire Filipino people. We congratulate you for all your achievements in being at the forefront […]
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ROLE OF ACTIVISM IN RELATION TO PHILIPPINE DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
The Philippines is an archipelagic country east of the Asian mainland, north of Indonesia and south of Japan. It has a population of more than 100 million and a workforce of 59 million. It has rich natural resources, including 14 out of the 16 mineral ores necessary for industrial development. But the Filipino people are […]
ROLE OF THE YOUTH AND TASKS OF ANAKBAYAN IN THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC STRUGGLE
Message to the 6th Congress of Anakbayan (16-18 May, 2011) By Prof. Jose Maria Sison Founding Chairperson Kabataang Makabayan (Translation of the Pilipino original posted on May 15, 2011) I am delighted to express my solidarity with the leadership and membership of Anakbayan. In spirit, I am with you in your 6th Congress. I am […]
ILPS MESSAGE OF SOLIDARITY TO THE ALL-PAKISTAN TRADE UNION FEDERATION
By Prof. Jose Maria Sison Chairperson, International Coordinating Committee International League of Peoples’ Struggle 29 December 2008 Through: Rubina Jamil, Chairperson; and Gulzar Ahmed Chaudhary, Secretary General Email: [email protected]; or [email protected] Dear Comrades and Friends, The International Coordinating Committee and all organizations of the International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS) convey to the leadership and […]
JOSE MARIA SISON IS A GOTHIC POETRY WRITER TO ME
“Terrorist”, “Subversive”, “Anti-family”, “Anti-god”. These are the words spoken against a man whose leadership in the National Democratic struggle was and is known for. But to me, he is a poetry writer and a good socio-political analyst-especially when it comes to literature as well as in political science. That man is better known as Prof. […]
BRIEF STATEMENT TO BAYAN-USA AT ITS SECOND CONGRESS
By Prof. Jose Maria Sison Chairperson, International Coordinating Committee International League of Peoples’ Struggle January 14-15, 2007 We are requested to make a brief statement on the Philippine situation and the US and international situation. We hope that this statement would help you in making your own assessment and evaluation of the same situations, in […]
A stronger revolutionary movement
The ruling system in the Philippines is semicolonial and semifeudal. It is dominated by foreign monopoly capitalist countries headed by the US and Japan. It is ruled by the comprador big bourgeoisie and the landlord class and managed by their political representatives. The foreign and local exploiters collaborate against the national and democratic rights and […]