As an artist, he painted and wrote about the revolution and its people. Despite the dreariness of the the political and socio-economic situations, he still found these inspiring to paint with all the possible colors the advancement of the people's war, and turned his life and those of the masses into a colorful, vibrant, exuberant subjects of depictions.
Gut issues, topped by fast-rising inflation led by spikes in the price of rice and other foods, hit the people hard in September. Beleaguered, the Duterte regime cooked up the “Red October ouster plot” hoping to distract us, but it looks like the problem will...
The spokesperson of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), in elaboration of the AFP chief-of-staff’s tale of a “Red October” leftist-rightist conspiracy to oust President Rodrigo Duterte from power, said last week that the country’s university and college...
Ni EDEN BRILLO Ang loro sa palasyo Talak nang talak ng kung anu-ano. Kanta nang kanta, Kahit wala sa tono. Sunud-sunuran sa amo, Bahag ang buntot, Nilunok ang itlog, 'Di na iniinda ang kabulukang pinasok. Ang loro, Kinatuwaan ng mga tao. Labing-anim, Nabulid ng...
MANILA -- How are farmers and fisherfolks, the country's poorest sectors reeling from the effects of rising inflation? On Oct. 13, farmers and their families engaged in a 'Hunger Games-like' contest for survival to illustrate how the poor live each day amid the...
Ni CHRISTOPHER RIVERA Jovito Palparan Isang pangalang kinamumuhian Ng mga biktima ng kanyang kalupitan At sagad-sagaring kahayupan Pinaslang ang laksa-laksang lumalaban Pinadukot at pinahirapan sina Empeño at Cadapan Sa kanyang kampanyang kontra-komunista Takot ang...
As the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) recklessly and irresponsibly continued to drum up its canard of a “Red October” plot to oust President Duterte (which he first disclosed after returning from official visits to Israel and Jordan last month), he took to...
It’s been two years and three months into the six-year term of the provincial despotism that became a national affliction in 2016 by promising to deliver the changes that have long eluded the Filipino people. It should be evident by now that it is at the very least...
Ni JUAN ARMANDO PUEBLO Nagiging bihasa ang isang makata sa pagsusulat ng obra Hindi sa pagkakatha ng pabango at pampaganda Upang pagtakpan ang krisis ng kasalukuyang sistema, Hindi sa letra ng kasangkapang pampropaganda Upang gawing banal pangangamkam ng mga...
(Isang Tula Para Kina Ben Quilloy at Rita Espinosa) Ni RENE BOY ABIVA Nakakubli ang ‘sang madilim na daigdig— abuhin ang ulap,nakabusal ang mga bibig, nakagapos ang mga kamay, nakagapos pati mga pintig ang makapal na haligi’y s’yang pandaig sa natitirang titis ng...
In the evening of Feb. 22, 1986, then Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Vice Chief of Staff Fidel Ramos announced that they were withdrawing their support for the dictator Ferdinand Marcos. It was only a few hours after...
Over the past week, President Duterte and the Armed Forces of the Philippines, with puerile collaboration by the Philippine National Police, have tried to drum up as “real” their conjured plot to oust him next month, which they tagged as “Red October.” However,...
“The presence of the Lumad schools in UST is a big step because it helps push other schools to do the same.”
Evidently scared of getting physically harmed, he was brought to court handcuffed, wearing a combat helmet while closely secured by Philippine Army soldiers he once commanded. A few hours later he was taken out of the court, his head bowed in gloom. The court...
Despite the bluster of President Rodrigo Duterte and his equally loud lieutenants, yes-men and accomplices in the Cabinet, the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the Supreme Court, his regime is in reality completely without anything that even approximates a...
UP has declared Sept. 21 as A Day of Remembrance to honor the memories of those who struggled against Marcos’ dictatorship and highlight the university’s role in defending “academic freedom, civil liberties, and human rights.”
The mobilization provided the exact opportunity to gain perspective and learn about society for among its ranks are national minorities, workers, migrant Filipinos, and delegates from Southern Tagalog, Bicol, and Central Luzon among others. Study circles were an integral part of the mobilization and as soon as the program on the stage started, the youth were quick to settle down to conduct discussions that define fascism and outline the present political situation.
Ni RENE BOY ABIVA Noong araw na inaasahang tatama ang mata ni Ompong sa lupa ay s’ya namang araw kung saan kayo’y inani ng bala sa Barangay Tambang, Patikul, Sulu. Inihelera ng halimaw ang inyong katawan na waring mga kalakal sa gitna ng pamilihan at...
Hari demi hari kulalui Dengan rasa sakit yang kualami Dimana ketenangan hatiku Dimana kedamaian jiwaku Dimana sukacita yang selalu memenuhi hidupku. Lenyap… Lenyap sudah… Keterpurukan... ketidakberdayaan mengganggu hati dan pikiranku. Namun... sepucuk harapan mulai...
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