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By National Democratic Front of the Philippines

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Fight Back News Service is circulating the following August 31 statement from the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP).

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By staff

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Committee to Stop FBI Repression NYC.

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By Communist Party of the Philippines

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following July 30 statement form the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP).

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By May First Movement

Fight back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU), or May First Movement, one of the largest industrial labor federations in the Philippines.

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By staff

Danica Pagulayan from Anakbayan NY leading protesters in chants

New York, NY – Around 70 people gathered on Monday evening, July 23, outside of the Philippines Consulate General to hear the People’s State of the Nation Address.

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By Masao Suzuki

_Tariffs on an additional $200 billion of Chinese imports includes Christmas lights _

San José, CA – While most Americans won’t have a ‘white Christmas’ this year, many of us will be looking forward to the displays of lights on many homes and businesses. Now the Trump administration’s escalating trade war with China threatens to dim this coming holiday celebrations – or at least make them more expensive.

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By staff

On June 30, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), said that it is unlikely President Rodrigo Duterte would finish his term of office.

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Flags of the EMEP.

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Labor Party (EMEP), Turkey.

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Fight Back News Service is circulating the following June 20 statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines.

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By Freedom Road Socialist Organization

Chairman Kim Jong Un with Donald Trump.

The people of Korea and the peace-loving peoples of the world are celebrating the four-point peace pledge between President Trump of the U.S. and the Chairman Kim Jong Un of the socialist Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK). It is a big victory for the people of Korea, who want an official end to the U.S. war in Korea, denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, and the return home of U.S. troops. Koreans hope for the unity of their historic homeland, much like the Irish and Palestinian peoples do.

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By staff

400-strong march against Philippine President Duterte in NYC.

New York, NY – On June 3, a contingent of 400 people marched in the Philippines Independence Day parade. The parade was a day for Filipinos in New York City to celebrate their homeland and heritage.

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By staff

Binan, Philippines – On May 10, a mere ten days after President Rodrigo Duterte signed the anti-worker Executive Order (EO) 51 – which he claimed was his fulfillment of his promise to end contractualization – workers of Middleby Philippines in Binan, Laguna launched a sit-down strike to protest their impending termination as contractual employees.

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By Communist Party of the Philippines

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines.

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By staff

KMU chairperson Elmer “Bong” Labog (4th from left) at the Haymarket Monument

Chicago, IL – Elmer “Bong” Labog is chairperson of the Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU), or May First Movement, one of the largest industrial labor federations in the Philippines. Ka Bong, as he is known by his kasamas, or comrades in Filipino, came to Chicago May 14 and 15 to pay tribute to the Haymarket martyrs. He was hosted by the Illinois Labor History Society, who invited the KMU to be the international union this year to place a plaque at the memorial to the Haymarket martyrs in Chicago.

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By Communist Party of the Philippines

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following May 12 statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines.

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By Michela

New York City event exposes human rights violations in Philippines.

New York, NY – On April 26, a tour called “Stop the Killings Speaking Tour: The People’s Caravan for Peace and Justice in the Philippines” made a stop in New York City. The tour, hosted by International Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP US) and the MALAYA Movement, exposes the gross human rights violations that occur daily in the Philippines under the U.S.-backed Rodrigo Duterte regime. The tour is comprised of human rights experts and survivors of acts of repression. These speakers will visit seven major U.S. cities from coast to coast.

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By staff

Chicago protest demands justice for Jerome.

Chicago, IL – In a press conference Saturday morning, April 21, in the Philippines, Jerome Aladdin Succor Aba spoke about the 28 hours of torture he suffered by an agent of Homeland Security inside the San Francisco airport earlier last week.

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By Communist Party of the Philippines

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines.

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Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from trade unionists in the Philippines.

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Members of New People's Army.

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the National Democratic Front of the Philippines – Mindanao.

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