Catastrophe alert: On Marxism and the environment
Stefan Engel, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Marxist Leninist Party of Germany (MLPD), is commendable for seeking to comprehend present-day Earth science and impart knowledge about nature, particularly about the lithosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere and their dialectical interactions since hundreds of millions years ago, long before the emergence of the human species.
ILPS supports Venezuela president Nicolas Maduro against usurper backed by US and ultra-reactionaries

Guaido is merely the stooge of US imperialism and the representative of the ultra-reactionaries of Venezuela
Role of overseas BAYAN chapters in the national democratic movement

BAYAN is a major member organization of the International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS of which I am the Chairperson. However, I am not authorized to speak on its behalf. I can talk about its international workings only as an observer and admirer
On the failure to destroy the revolutionary movement and the possible ouster of Duterte

In the last quarter of 2017, Duterte’s highest military subordinates were claiming to be able to destroy the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People’s Army (NPA) before the end of 2018. They have utterly failed.
Fight fascist attack on the people
You are absolutely correct in adopting as the theme of your Congress: “Fight the Fascist Attack on the People!” You must raise higher your unity, strength and fighting spirit by having a common understanding of the situation, your experience, your current level of strength and the tasks in advocating and fighting for human rights and people´s rights.
COMMENT: The news story is excellent, except for the reference to 217 NPA surrenderees.

But the new story errs in casually stating that 217 New People’s Army (NPA) surrenderees were hosted by Duterte last Wednesday night in Malacanang and even the NPA women surrenderees applauded Duterte´s incitement to his armed minions to shoot NPA women members in the vagina.
Paaralang Bayan launching of the Jose Ma. Sison People’s Academy

Through the JMS People’s Academy, the mass movement hopes to overcome the error of empiricism, conservatism and elitism in theoretical study, parliamentarism and legalism, and the minimal number of formal political education.
ON THE QUESTION OF RESUMING THE FORMAL PEACE TALKS

Despite Duterte´s scuttlling of the 5th round of formal talks in May 2017, the National Democratic Front of the Phiilippines (NDFP) has encouraged the NDFP Negotiating Panel, its Reciprocal Working Committee on Social and Economic Reforms (RWC-SER) and its Reciprocal Working Group on Political and Constitutional Reforms (RWG-PCR) to continue their drafting work with the assistance of many experts and consultants and on the basis of consultations with various classes, sectors, institutions and mass organizations.
NDFP EXPOSES CIA-INSTIGATED PLOT TO ELIMINATE SISON AND DUTERTE

The National Executive Committee of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) has received reports from several sources in the reactionary Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that military officers who are assets of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and are close to AFP chief of staff Eduardo Año are engaged in a two-stage plot to assassinate Jose Maria Sison, NDFP chief political consultant, and subsequently to overthrow President Rodrigo R. Duterte.
Joma Sison’s Response to Duterte’s Statement

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/619758/duterte-to-joma-sison-come-home-and-fight-here/story/ I do not have to prove again that I have the revolutionary will and courage to wage armed struggle against oppression. I was an active part of the people’s war against the Marcos regime for nine years, 1969 to 1977 and then went to fascist prison for another 9 years. I surpass the field […]
