by Sonny MelencioThe problem with the Independent Commission on Infrastructure (ICI) is not about giving it “more teeth” but giving it a “new body.”The ICI is a small, elite-appointed body. A genuine anti-corruption commission must include participation from affected communities, engineers and workers on the ground, civil society watchdogs, and people’s organizations. Without broad publicContinueContinue reading “The problem with the ICI”
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A reply to the statement of EveryWoman (In Defense of Cardinal Ambo David)
THANK YOU for your thoughtful response. On behalf of our organization PLM (Partido Lakas ng Masa), we appreciate the effort to clarify Cardinal Ambo David’s remarks and the intentions of the Trillion Peso March organizers. Dialogue is essential, and differences among democratic forces should always be handled with respect.We fully acknowledge that movements adopt differentContinueContinue reading “A reply to the statement of EveryWoman (In Defense of Cardinal Ambo David)”
Pahayag sa Talumpati ni Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David
[Tagalog Version]Pahayag sa Talumpati ni Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David:Ito ang Pagkakataon Para Ipaliwanag Kung Bakit Kami Nasa Luneta, Hindi sa EDSANakababahala at nakalulungkot ang mga pahayag ni Cardinal Ambo David. Malabo ang kanyang paliwanag sa pagpili ng EDSA Shrine kaysa Luneta at hindi nito tinumbok ang ubod ng krisis sa bansa.Sa halip na kondenahin angContinueContinue reading “Pahayag sa Talumpati ni Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David”
Resign All, Itayo ang People’s Transition Council
Mensahe na binigkas sa Fight Inequality Assembly sa UP Diliman, November 21, 2025 RESIGN ALL, ITAYO ANG PEOPLE’S TRANSITION COUNCIL I. Tatlong Senaryo Ang sitwasyong pampulitika ngayon ay iginuguhit ng salpukan ng mga pangunahing paksyon ng naghaharing uri, ng dalawang magkaribal na dinastiya ng mga Marcos at Duterte. Sa tindi ng kanilang salpukan, saan ito tutungo? May tatlong senaryongContinueContinue reading “Resign All, Itayo ang People’s Transition Council”
Sunggaban ang kalagayan! Isulong ang pakikibaka!
POLITICAL SITUATION TODAY:Ito ay updated statement ngayong November 13, 2025.HINDI KARANIWAN – o ekstra-ordinaryo – ang kalagayang pampulitika ngayon. May dalawang krisis pampulitika sa bansa: A. Una, ang krisis sa hanay ng naghaharing uri na umakyat na sa krisis ng legitimacy ng kanilang paghahari. 1. Likha ito at pinapaypayan ng tumitinding hidwaan ng mga naghaharing dinastiya naContinueContinue reading “Sunggaban ang kalagayan! Isulong ang pakikibaka!”
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PAGHINA NG INFLATION, ‘DI RAMDAM NG TAUMBAYAN
ni Ka Leody de Guzman, Pangulo ng Partido Lakas ng MAsaIka 5 ng Hulyo, 2024 Sinasabi ng datos ng gobyerno na bahagya daw na humina ang inflation rate o pagtaas sa presyo ng mga bilihin. Mula sa 3.9% noong Mayo ay naging 3.7% noong nakaraang buwan. Hindi ito ramdam ng taumbayan. Sapagkat: (1) Hindi namanContinueContinue reading “PAGHINA NG INFLATION, ‘DI RAMDAM NG TAUMBAYAN”
The Liberal Dilution of the “Opposition”
By Rap Abacan Reprinted from Medium https://medium.com/@raphaelabacan/the-liberal-dilution-of-the-opposition-e8993800eab9 We all saw it coming: the inevitable sinking of the once-titanic UniTeam of President Bongbong Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte, and the scramble that followed afterwards of those seizing the chance to baptize themselves as the new opposition. It spared no one from the right, left,ContinueContinue reading “The Liberal Dilution of the “Opposition””
Why the fight for Palestine is the fight against U.S. imperialism in the region
The piece by Adam Hanieh emphasizes the need to redefine the understanding of Palestine within the broader context of the Middle East and its role in the global fossil fuel-driven economy. It reflects on the historical and contemporary dynamics of Western imperial interests, the strategic importance of the Middle East, and the connection between Israel and American power in the region.
PLM Condemns US Military Anti-vaccine and Anti-Chinese Covert Operations!
June 18, 2024 | 8:00 PM On June 14, 2024, the Reuters News Agency released a comprehensive report detailing the covert operations that the U.S. Military launched during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 in order to discourage unvaccinated Filipinos from availing of the earlier China-donated Sinovac vaccines via a social media disinformationContinueContinue reading “PLM Condemns US Military Anti-vaccine and Anti-Chinese Covert Operations!”
Building the Philippine Socialist Movement Today 