Rural development or chicken-feed palliatives?
The concept of development of the military morons and the NTF-ELCAC involves the following: 1. Taking over functions of civil agencies of the reactionary government and claiming epal or psywar credit for them, like the following: These are mere palliatives. They do not spell rural development but bureaucratic and military corruption and preservation of land […]
Galvez is active general used by Duterte to rob the national treasury
Galvez is one of the retired and active generals who are being used by Duterte to rob the national treasury and who are thus being fed with money as share from his lion’s loot. Duterte has collaborated with Galvez in stealing public funds previously intended for peace negotiations and now for vaccines. The retired and […]
Socialism: Utopian and scientific
As background, let me cite the fact that in the Communist Manifesto of 1848, Marx and Engels had already differentiated Scientific Socialism from Utopian Socialism of three kinds:
The Communist Manifesto
Questions and answers on Marx’s works: Labor series and The Communist Manifesto
On the People’s Democratic Revolution
The most important aim of the national democratic revolution is to achieve full national independence and people’s democracy
Welcome and support the rise of revolutionary movements
In response, the proletariat and people rose up in both imperialist and nonimperialist countries to fight for their national and democratic rights and for a socialist future against monopoly capitalism and reaction.
Squid tactics of Duterte
He pretends to use Tokhang methods against his own ninja cops involved in the drug trade. In fact, he is merely reminding the police officers that even they can suffer Tokhang if they do not follow his illegal orders to kill citizens without bothering to secure judicial warrants of arrest.
High interest rates of Chinese loans
In view of the foregoing, can we ever expect the GRP under Duterte to agree with the NDFP on the Comprehensive Agreement on Social and Economic Reforms (CASER) which favors national industrialization and genuine land reform?
BOOK LAUNCH AT UTRECHT MUSEUM: LUIS JALANDONI, REVOLUTIONARY
Book launch “Luis Jalandoni, Revolutionary”, an illustrated biography. Luis Jalandoni, a former priest is currently the chairman of the panel of the National Democratic front of the Philippines (NDFP) in peace negotiations with the Government of the Philippines (GPH). Written by Ina Alleco R. Silverio, the graphic bio features 11 chapters drawn and illustrated by […]
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 […]