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Nearing the 113th Anniversary of the Filipino-American War: JOMA SISON TALKS about the PHILIPPINE SOCIALIST REVOLUTION & BALD EAGLE IMPERIALISM

2012-02-04T10:31:00.000+08:00

by BILL FLETCHER, JR. Full Interview with PROF. JOSE MARIA SISON Founding Chairman, the Communist Party of the Philippines. Chief Political Consultant, National Democratic Front of the Philippines, and Chairperson, the International League of Peoples' Struggle (Shorter version appears in AlterNet, January 22, 2012) 1. Most people in the USA know little about the Philippines, its history,

Joma Sison Shuts Door on BS Aquino's Cabinet Post Offer

2012-01-26T16:43:00.000+08:00

By Joyce Pangco Pañares Originally posted at Manila Standard, 23 January 2012 COMMUNIST Party of the Philippines founder Jose Ma. Sison scoffed at recent reports of a Cabinet post allegedly being offered to him by the Aquino administration. Sison, in a message through the online social networking site Facebook, said a certain military group loyal to former Defense chief Norberto Gonzales,

Sa Pagdiriwang ng Republika ng Pilipinas: Ang Tali sa Retrato ng Malolos*

2012-01-23T16:43:00.001+08:00

ni Prop. Michael Charlestone Briones Chua Ikalawang Pangulo ng National Historical Association MAY dalawang daw klase ng tao sa Pilipinas, kung hindi ka mayaman, siyempre mahirap ka. Tila tumutugma ito sa pagsusuring ginawa sa lipunan ni Dr. Zeus A. Salazar. Ayon sa kanya, mayroon daw dambuhalang pagkakahating pangkalinangan sa pagitan ng elit at ng bayan / masa. Tumutukoy ito sa

Tungkol sa NPA at Kung Bakit Kinailangang Atakin ang THPAL-SUMITOMO na Minahan

2012-01-09T03:32:00.002+08:00

Interview with Prof. Jose Maria Sison, Chief Political Consultant, NDFP Panel in Peace Negotiations with GPHBy Kenji MatsuuraReporter, Daily Manila ShimbunDecember 23, 2011 This is the Daily Manila Shimbun, Japanese newspaper. My name is Kenji Matsuura, Japanese reporter. I would like to ask you about the NPA and THPAL-Sumitomo in Surigao del Norte. I went to Claver Surigao del Norte from

Condemning the 'Indefinite Detention & Torture' NDAA Law

2012-01-07T04:30:00.002+08:00

by Jose Maria Sison Chairperson International League of Peoples’ Struggle Photo from AFP / Karen Bleier via RT.com WE, the International League of Peoples’ Struggle, condemn US President Barack Obama for signing into law last December 31 the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with its so-called Homeland Battlefield provisions, which allow the US military to arrest and detain

Ika-200 Taon ng Kapanganakan ni MELCHORA AQUINO o "TANDANG SORA"

2012-01-04T05:31:00.000+08:00

Updated January 6, 2010 BICENTENNIAL/Ika-200 Taon ng Kapanganakan ni MELCHORA AQUINO, ang "Ina ng Katipunan." Sa Biyernes, Enero 6, 2012 na ang ika-200 taon ng kapanganakan ng ating bayaning si Melchora Aquino, kilala rin bilang "TANDANG SORA." ******** Ililipat mula Himlayang Pilipino ang labi ni Melchora Aquino papunta sa lugar ng kanyang kapanganakan sa Banlat Road sa Tandang Sora,

JC De Los Reyes' Encounter with Then-Fellow Presidentiable Noynoy Aquino

2011-12-22T02:39:00.001+08:00

by JC De Los Reyes 'An argument only Jamby could hear' During the 2010 presidential campaign, there were times I got to sit beside President Aquino as often as 2 times a week since the seating arrangement was in alphabetical order. He could be kind but when he heard something he did not like he exuded intolerance and insensitivity. I am not surprised about his overbearing demeanor. I had a

The Lasting Relevance of Gat Andres Bonifacio and His Monument in Caloocan

2011-12-01T17:09:00.001+08:00

by Michael Charleston Chua AMIDST the concrete jungle in the middle of the city of Caloocan, amongst the smog of pollution, stands the dignified figure of Andres Bonifacio—national hero, Founder of the Katipunan, Father of the Filipino Nation, the great plebeian who spearheaded the Filipino revolution against the Spaniards. The Bonifacio Monument is mute, but Bonifacio’s eyes made of

ILPS Condemns Coordinated US Police Attacks, Urges Intensification of Occupy Movement

2011-11-24T04:59:00.001+08:00

THE Office of the Chairperson of the International Coordinating Committee (ICC) of the International League of Peoples' Struggle endorses the statement below which has been issued by ICC members in the US on November 17, 2011. We call on all ILPS national chapters and member-organizations throughout the world to circulate this statement and undertake further statements and actions to support the

WALKING HISTORY: We Did NOT Come from the Ita, Indones, nor Malay!

2011-11-13T13:35:00.001+08:00

WE were taught in school that the Filipinos came from the Aetas, Indonesians and Malays who came here in different “waves of migrations” as hypothesized by archaeologist H. Otley Beyer. The aetas came first from Borneo to Palawan through land bridges that appeared in Southeast Asia during the Ice Age. Then, through boats, the Indonesians, then the Malays. When this was first taught to me

In Support of the Egyptians vs. the US-backed Military Regime

2011-11-12T19:02:00.001+08:00

by Prof. Jose Maria SisonChairpersonInternational League of Peoples’ Struggle11 November 2011 THE International League of People’s Struggle (ILPS), with over 300 member- organizations from all regions of the world, conveys most militant greetings of solidarity and support to the Egyptian people on the occasion of the International Day to Defend their struggle for freedom, human rights and

Death and (our) Beginnings

2011-11-10T01:04:00.001+08:00

by Michael Charlestone Briones Chua “LANGIT, LUPA, IMPIYERNO, IM-IM-IMPIYERNO" was a popular game that we played as kids. Years ago, I suddenly wondered why we teach this to kids when it describes violence, “saksak puso, tulo ang dugo!” Imagine. But it describes our Christian Worldview and our belief in the afterlife. Note that although we have indigenous terms for heaven (langit) and

Ang Pagtingin ng Ama ng Pantayong Pananaw sa tumukoy sa wikang P/Filipino bilang "language of the streets"

2011-11-09T19:47:00.001+08:00

Pinagsamang lathain nila Dok Zeus Salazar, Michael Charleston Briones Chua, at Jesusa Bernardo Dahil marami ang nagtatanong kung ano ang masasabi ng isa sa pangunahing tagapagtaguyod ng Wikang Filipino sa hindi lang sa akademya kundi para sa bayan upang makabuo ng isang talastasang bayan ukol sa artikulo ni James Soriano sa Manila Bulletin ukol sa Wikang Ingles sa Pilipinas, aking

Condemning the Bald Eagle's TPPA scheme to further control Trans-Pacific Trade

2011-11-06T16:52:00.000+08:00

by Prof. Jose Maria SisonChairpersonInternational League of Peoples’ Struggle30 October 2011 THE International League of Peoples’ Struggle resolutely condemns the drive of the US government and its monopoly capitalists to realize the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) as a scheme to impose their power over trade and investment flows. This would aggravate the exploitation of the working

Pakikiramay kay Manuel "Ka Nonong" Alabado, Unyonista

2011-11-05T16:24:00.000+08:00

Ni Jose Maria Sison at Julieta de Lima (Ka Joma at Ka Julie) Taos puso kaming nakikiramay sa pamilya ni Manuel (Ka Nonong) Alabado sa kanyang pagpanaw. Nagdadalamhati tayo sa pagkawala ng isang minamahal subalit ipinagbubunyi natin ang lahat ng mabuting gawa hindi lamang para sa pamilya kundi para sa sambayanang Pilipino. Makabuluhan ang buhay ni Ka Nonong dahil sa matapat at puspusang

The Bald Eagle & NATO in wicked glee over Libyan war spoils

2011-10-26T09:51:00.004+08:00

Prof. Jose Maria SisonChairpersonInternational League of Peoples’ Struggle23 October 2011 The US and its imperialist allies in the NATO targeted Gaddafi and his regime for complete destruction because he had grievously offended them in the following ways: he called for the nationalization and retraction of so-called neoliberal concessions that he had granted to the Western oil companies, he

In Support of the Ongoing Occupation of Wall Street

2011-10-15T15:16:00.001+08:00

Statement in Support of “Occupy Wall Street” Movement ILPS - US International Coordinating Committee Members, October 13, 2011 IT IS RIGHT TO REBEL The International League of Peoples Struggle, representing hundreds of organizations in 43 countries, stands with the young workers, students and unemployed occupying Wall Street and city centers around the United States. You are fighting

Parangal kay Ka Roger

2011-10-15T14:55:00.000+08:00

ni Prop. Jose Maria Sison Tagapangulong Tagapagtatag, Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas Punong Konsultant sa Pulitika, Pambansang Demokratikong Prente ng Pilipinas 10 Oktubre 2011 NAIS namin ni Julie na ipaabot ang pinakatauspusong pakikiramay sa mga anak at kamaganakan ni Kasamang Gregorio Rosal, Ka Roger, gayundin sa lahat ng kadre at kasapi ng Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas, lahat ng Pulang

UNITED NATIONS - Hypocritical, Imperialist Global SHAM

2011-09-21T15:44:00.001+08:00

Issued by the International Coordinating Committee, International League of Peoples' Struggle September 21, 2011 THE International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS) denounces as a complete sham and grand deception the UN call for the celebration of September 21 as an “International Day of Peace”. The UN Secretary General describes this as “a day on which armed conflicts is meant to be

Joma's Vignette of the Philippine Senate's Rejection of the US Bases

2011-09-21T11:45:00.001+08:00

Recalling how the Philippine Senate got to vote on the resolution ending the U.S. Military Bases By Prof. Jose Maria SisonMONTHS before the Philippine Senate vote on the resolution ending the US Military Bases on September 16, 1991, Sen Wigberto Tanada and Ms. Maris Diokno came to converse with me and Louie Jakandoni about the prospects of GRP-NDFP peace negotiations and about what the NDFP

Ang Pagsasakasaysayan ni Rizal sa Sinaunang Pamayanang Pilipino at ang Pagtingin dito ng Bagong Historiograpiyang Pilipino

2011-09-17T14:10:00.000+08:00

ni Dr. Zeus A. SalazarCopyright, 2011 Dahil mukhang nagkulang ang mga Propagandista kabilang si Rizal sa pagbibigay halaga sa SINAUNANG PAMAYANANG PILIPINO, pati mga historyador natin ay hindi rin nagbigyan ng tamang paglalahad ang SIBILISASYON natin BAGO dumating ang mga mapuputlang mananakop. Isang malalalim at malawak na paglalahad ng ating pinanggalingan at kung ano tayo bago dumating

10 Years of US/al Qaeda Terrorism: 9/11 as Blowback on Bald Eagle Imperialism

2011-09-12T08:19:00.000+08:00

(ILPS Statement on the 10th Anniversary of 9/11)By Prof. Jose Maria SisonChairpersonInternational League of Peoples' Struggle10 September 2011 We, the International League of People's Struggle (ILPS). join the entire people of the world in commemorating the tenth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks which claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 people in the United States. In no

Condemning the US, Nato & Puppet Forces for Barbaric Attacks on the Libyan People

2011-08-27T09:50:00.001+08:00

By Prof. Jose Maria SisonChairperson, International League of Peoples' Struggle26 August 2011 WE, the International League of Peoples' Struggle (ILPS), condemn in the strongest terms the US, NATO and their puppet forces for their barbaric military campaign against the people in the whole of Libya since several months ago and in Tripoli currently. The combination of escalated NATO air

Walking History: HUWAG nang IPAGDIWANG ang BUWAN ng WIKA

2011-08-27T01:11:00.001+08:00

ni MICHAEL XIAO CHUA DAHIL kaarawan ngayon ng Pangulong Manuel Quezon na nag-adhika na magkaroon ng isang Pambansang Wika na batay pangunahin na sa Tagalog ngunit kabilang dapat ang mga salita mula sa ibang mga wika sa Pilipinas, kaibigan, tara, usap tayo... sa Filipino. Madalas ako makakita ng mga karatula sa mga paaralan ngayon na ipinagmamalaki na “This is an English-Speaking Zone.”

Walking History: WE WON the REVOLUTION

2011-08-24T19:09:00.001+08:00

ni Prop. MICHAEL XIAO CHUA Grito de Balintawak (Diorama at the Ayala Museum) WHEN Ms. Rita Gadi asked me when and where the Philippine Revolution started in 1896, I was stupefied at first. How do you quickly explain that many witnesses produced many answers: Kangkong (23 August), Pugad Lawin (23 August), Bahay Toro (24 August), Sitio Gulod, Barrio Banlat (near Pasong Tamo now