Communique Of The 6th NDFP International Theoretical Conference On Fascism And Imperialism In The 21st Century In The Neo-Colonies

The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) International Theoretical Conference on Fascism and Imperialism in the 21st Century in the Neo-Colonies was successfully held on May 22-23 in Kathmandu, Nepal. The activity is the 6th from the series of theoretical conferences held in the past years.

The two-day conference deepened theoretical and historical understanding of fascism as a class phenomenon rooted in the contradictions of imperialism. The conference also discussed the importance of militant mass movements in providing the counter-current against fascism. In addition, the conference identified principles and strategies that can guide such movements and democratic sectors of society in the struggle to effectively confront and defeat fascism. The conference drew lessons from the contributions of Lenin, Stalin, Dimitrov, and Mao, including the lessons and knowledge gathered from the Fifth NDFP International Theoretical Conference, with the assembly examining how fascism has historically developed and adapted in the 21st century, particularly in the neo-colonial peripheries.

The sharing of theoretical papers and discussion marked the conference, elaborating on the current-day manifestations of fascism as they arise from specific historical conditions in the neo-colonies. The conditions for the rise of fascism, the intense economic crises experienced by the working people in both the imperialists heartlands and in the neo-colonial periphery, were discussed.

Particularly, the material basis for fascism was fleshed out during the sharing and discussion. Imperialism, in its rapidly declining state, paves the way for fascism in neo-colonies. The financial oligarchs continue their drive to expand and carve their spheres of influence to ensure the steady flow of resources, unhampered supply chains, and markets to export their capital. This is being met with resistance from peoples movements and armed struggle. To suppress the resistance, fascisation or the complete creation of a fascist state with compradors and landlords, at the beck and call of imperialists, develops.

Fascist puppet regimes naturally arise to further the objectives of sustaining imperialism. Through counter-insurgency (COIN) programs developed by neo-colonial states and supported by their masters, activists, progressive groups and individuals, and liberation armies are targeted. They face illegal arrests, torture, psychological war, and killings. This is the case with the brutal logic and actions done by the Zionist entity against the Palestinian people and resistance.

At this historical and political juncture, it becomes strictly necessary to build the popular united front of movements, oppressed peoples, intellectuals, and other positive forces in society. It is critical for the proletarian and workers’ parties, revolutionary organizations, national liberation movements, peoples’ movements, women, youth, and all oppressed peoples to lead, mobilize, and educate the masses to fight against wars of aggression, and the economic policies of finance capital intensifying the exploitation, oppression and poverty of the working people. Mass mobilizations must be conducted against efforts of the ruling compradors and landlords to further erase the remaining democratic rights of the people. At the same time, narrow-mindedness and sectarianism must be avoided to be able to unite all people under the banner of pressing issues experienced by many today.

Two days of sharing and intense discussion marked the International Theoretical Conference on Fascism and Imperialism in the 21st Century in the Neo-Colonies, bringing together close to 200 participants, from 5 continents, from 17 countries, composed of proletarian and workers parties, pre-party formations, revolutionary organizations, national liberation movements and progressive organizations. The conference gave spotlight to 17 theoretical papers focused on the current iteration of fascism in the 21st century, with emphasis on its source and modalities in the neo-colonies.

The event is part of the NDFP International Theoretical Conference on Fascism in the 21st Century, exploring the following themes: 1.) Fascism in the imperialist heartlands and industrialized capitalist countries; and 2.) Fascism in the neo-colonies. The Fifth NDFP International Theoretical Conference focused on the first theme, the Sixth NDFP International Theoretical Conference gave attention to the second theme: 21st century Fascism in the neo-colonies.

The conference was capped with a synthesis of the proceedings, a tribute to the martyrs of peoples’ war and revolutions in the neo-colonies. The conference ended in a common voice, red salutes, honoring all the revolutionaries and the singing of The Internationale.

Source : https://philippinerevolution.nu/statements/communique-of-the-6th-ndfp-international-theoretical-conference-on-fascism-and-imperialism-in-the-21stcentury-in-the-neocolonies/

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Political Prisoners Call For Accountability And Resumption Of Peace Talks In Wake Of Negros Killings By AFP Troops: Philippines

The killings of five alleged members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in a so-called series of armed encounters with government troops in Cauayan, Negros Occidental Province on May 16, following the Toboso massacre on April 19, further exposes the failure of government claims that the insurgency has been effectively crushed.

For weeks, the government through the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has maintained that all those killed in Toboso, Negros Occidental Province on April 19 were combatants. This claim has been called into serious question by the findings of a recent fact-finding mission conducted by human rights and people’s organizations, as well as by the earlier statement of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) that 9 of the 19 individuals killed were civilians while the remaining 10 were NPA members.

These accounts coincide with the naming of civilian victims that include students, a journalist, community organizers, and rural youth. Initial autopsy findings by a forensic pathologist also raised serious questions regarding the military’s version of events, including gunshot wounds sustained from behind.

The presence of student leaders among those killed in Toboso and Cauayan underscores the continuing resonance especially among the youth of the social injustices and conditions that have long fueled armed resistance. Their involvement directly contradicts repeated military pronouncements that the insurgency is already “dead” or has lost all political significance. Far from demonstrating victory, these incidents reveal the bankruptcy of a purely militarist approach that seeks to suppress the conflict through force while leaving unaddressed the conditions that continue to drive it.

These contradictions demand not dismissal but scrutiny. Video footage from the AFP’s own drone cameras posted on social media after the Toboso massacre—later taken down—showed that one of the victims, Roger Fabillar, was alive and in no position to give battle. This indicates that he was summarily killed instead of being taken prisoner.

Despite public outrage, the government’s response has been grossly inadequate. Public statements from defense officials have advanced the untenable position that mere presence in an area where armed encounters occur justifies lethal force or even criminal liability. Such assertions run counter to the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law, particularly the doctrines of distinction, proportionality, and precaution, which the Philippine government is bound to uphold.

Pronouncements from government spokespersons in the wake of the Toboso and Cauayan killings have emphasized military narratives but have not addressed the core questions: how state forces responded upon becoming aware of civilian presence in the areas of operation, what precautions were taken to protect non-combatants, and how accountability will be ensured in compliance with obligations under international humanitarian law.

These gaps are not merely procedural but reflect a deeper policy vacuum. Recent changes in peace process leadership should be seized to move beyond reactive crisis management toward a coherent and principled approach to the armed conflict.

We, former consultants in peace negotiations jailed on trumped-up charges, call on the GRP authorities to take the following urgent and concrete steps:

1. Support and convene a genuinely independent, transparent, and adequately resourced investigation into the Toboso and Cauayan killings, with full access to evidence and witnesses, and with findings made public.

2. Issue a clear policy statement affirming its commitment to international humanitarian law, including the protection of civilians and the accountability of state forces for violations.

3. Resume formal peace talks with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines. Despite the intent to resume peace talks expressed in the joint statement of the representatives of the GRP and the NDFP in Oslo in November 2023, the preparatory meetings stalled due to the GRP’s insistence that the disposition of armed forces be treated as the primary subject, relegating the roots of the armed conflict to the background while setting aside significant agreements already reached by the two parties in earlier peace negotiations.

4. Recognize that the continued detention of political prisoners—many elderly, sick, or held on manufactured charges—is inseparable from the broader question of peace. Meaningful confidence-building measures, including the release of political prisoners on humanitarian grounds, are essential to any credible peace process.

The massacre in Toboso, including those of civilians and minors, and the subsequent killings in Cauayan, underscore the human cost of a conflict left to fester without political resolution. The GRP must move beyond rhetoric and cosmetic measures that merely manage public perception. It must act decisively, transparently, and in accordance with its obligations under both domestic and international law.

Anything less perpetuates the very conditions that give rise to conflict.

By political prisoners and former NDFP consultants in the peace talks

Vicente Ladlad
Adelberto Silva
Wigberto Villarico

Source : https://philippinerevolution.nu/statements/political-prisoners-press-for-accountability-and-resumption-of-peace-talks-in-relation-to-negros-killings/

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NPA-Northern Negros Vows To Continue People’s War

The New People’s Army (NPA)-Northern Negros (Roselyn Jean Pelle Command) declared its readiness and determination to continue the people’s war to achieve justice for those massacred in Toboso on April 19 in Barangay Salamanca, Toboso, Negros Occidental Province. Ten of the dead were Red fighters while nine were unarmed civilians.

The martyrs include NPA-Northern Negros commander Roger Fabillar (Ka Tapang), and its political instructor Maria Clarita Branzuel Blanco (Ka Sanim/Pat). Also killed were squad leader Rene Villarin Sr (Ka During); district Party cadre Genevieve Balora (Ka Raia); medical officer Pedro Bonghanoy (Ka Regen); Sonny Boy Caramihan (Ka Nikki); Arnel Javoc (Ka JR); Joros Caramihan (Ka Bunso); Labskie Purisimia Enustacion (Ka Judy); and Jocel Gimang (Ka John Paul).

NPA-Northern Negros spokesperson Ka Cecil Estrella said the martyrs played a crucial role. As Red fighters of the people’s army, they directly joined peasants in production, held discussions on the rights of the exploited, and provided social services to Negrense communities.

As the Communist Party of the Philippines Northern Negros Committee’s main instrument in advancing the people’s war, the NPA unit helped expand and strengthen mass bases and Party branches. In the committee’s December 2025 report, Party membership grew 30% that year and new branches were formed in broad areas. Membership in secret mass organizations grew nearly 50% while the number of individuals reached by the revolution tripled.

NPA-Northern Negros also doubled the range of its area of operations and launched at least 19 guerrilla offensive and counter-offensive actions. It conducted these operations up to towns near the provincial capital and populated areas.

“We salute every Red fighter who courageously practiced the class oriented and inexhaustible New People’s Army spirit!” Estrella declared. She added that the remaining Red fighters will continue to take action and strengthen themselves to achieve justice for all victims.

Estrella said the martyrs’ death weighs as heavy as Mount Kanlaon and their legacy lives on in every drop of tear, sweat, and blood flowing from the masses. “They are the seeds, water, and sunlight that further nourished the revolutionary victories reaped in Negros Island and the entire country,” he said.

“As the global crisis worsens, the people face ever more dire conditions where their only choice is to take up revolutionary violence to defend themselves and their fellow,” Estrella said. She said this is also why the NPA, founded in Tarlac Province in 1969, took root and expanded nationwide to Negros Island, and persists and thrives.

“Reactionary forces have tried for 57 years to crush the armed resistance but failed to uproot it. Fascist soldiers and their masters can never grasp that the people’s war will surely advance as long as masses remain mired in poverty,” Estrella declared.

Source : https://philippinerevolution.nu/angbayan/npa-northern-negros-vows-to-continue-peoples-war/

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The Philippines is Not Your War Playground! US Bases, Troops, Weapons, and Military Facilities—Out Now!

Compatriots-NDFP, the revolutionary mass organization of Filipinos overseas, is outraged at US imperialism’s brazen disregard for Philippine sovereignty and the lives of the Filipino people demonstrated through its missile launch on May 5. As part of the Balikatan war games, the US and Philippine militaries fired a Tomahawk missile from Tacloban Airport in Leyte toward a target more than 600 kilometers away in Laur, Nueva Ecija. It marks the first time a ground-based intermediate range cruise missile has been deployed and fired within the US’ so-called “first-island chain,” a network of US military facilities across the Asia-Pacific region that serves as a forward launching pad for imperialist war against China.

The firing is a dangerous escalation of US imperialist provocation that drags the entire country closer into a war we have no interest in. Just as the US-Zionist war against Iran has proven, US military facilities across West Asia are prime targets for retaliatory attacks. Two Filipino migrants have already died from being caught in the crossfire of that war, and millions more have had their livelihoods impacted. Now, the Marcos regime threatens to create this same war theater in the Philippines itself. Rather than keep the Philippines safe, the growing presence of US troops and bases, as well as the escalating nature of these war rehearsals, place a bigger target on the backs of the Filipino people.

Even without full-blown war, joint US-Philippine war drills already endanger the Filipino masses. The missile’s impact site, Barangay Canantong, is not an unpopulated area—it is home to 3,000 people. And given the track record of misfires during Balikatan and other joint US war games such as in south Korea, any of those 3,000 lives could have become casualties. This is on top of other well-documented impacts of Balikatan, including “no sail” policies enforced in coastal areas that prevent fisherfolk from putting food on the table, or similar restrictions to movement for peasant farmers to work the fields. This is not even to mention the tons of fuel the US-Marcos regime has chosen to waste while the Philippines faces one of the worst economic crises in recent history.

Filipinos overseas must unite and protest foreign intervention in our homeland, especially those among us who live in countries with visiting forces agreements with the Philippine state: the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and France. We must see through and expose the regime’s lies that US troops are there to help with humanitarian relief, or that planned US defense facilities like refueling hubs and ammunition factories are there to give jobs to the people. The solution to the forced migration of our compatriots is not the creation of temporary work that will only serve the US’ military industrial complex—it is in creating genuine industries and enacting genuine land reform that serve the people’s interests. And this can only be done through waging people’s war, not by being cannon fodder and pawns to imperialist war.

We must also expose and oppose the Marcos regime’s bid to win a non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council, when it is the US-Marcos regime itself that threatens the security and future of the Philippines. We must see this for what it is: a ploy to deodorize the Marcos dynasty’s name in the international arena while also seeking to be a reliable lapdog of US imperialism within that body.

We must not allow our country to be used as imperialism’s playground, nor our people for imperialist target practice. Stop the war games! US bases, troops, weapons, and military facilities—out now!

source: NDFP

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AFP is a Serial Child Killer: Outrage Over the Killing of Two Minors in Toboso!

The NDFP Special Office for the Protection of Children decries the killing of two minors in Toboso, Negros Occidental. We hold the Marcos Jr. regime and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) accountable for these war crimes and grave violations of children’s rights in armed conflict.

The killing of 15-year-old Jemina Gumadlas and 17-year-old Dexter Patajo, both residents of Negros, is a heinous crime and a blatant violation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL), particularly the principle of distinction between combatants and civilians. Children, even in the context of armed conflict, must be afforded the highest level of protection at all times. The AFP’s indiscriminate firing in Toboso, which resulted in the killings of at least nine civilians, demonstrate a reckless disregard for these fundamental obligations to which the Philippine reactionary regime is party to and therefore must be held accountable to such obligations.

What further outrages the conscience is the fact that elements of the AFP even went to celebrate the outcome of their operations in an award-giving ceremony on April 24 following what they described as a “successful neutralization of armed insurgents” in Negros Occidental. This is despite full knowledge that two children were among those they massacred. Such conduct reflects not only a profound disregard for human life, but a deeply entrenched culture of impunity within the ranks of the AFP. The loss of children’s lives should never be celebrated.

Beyond the killings, the military operations of the 79th Infantry Battalion in Toboso have resulted in the mass displacement of civilians. Reports indicate that over 600 families were forcibly displaced in Toboso, effectively uprooting families including many children from their homes and exposing them to further harm and trauma. This mass displacement constitutes yet another grave violation of children’s rights and humanitarian protections afforded to civilians.

The AFP already has a long record of grave violations against children, including killings, forced displacement, psychological trauma, and the militarization of their communities. This has only intensified under the current Marcos Jr. regime.

In Negros Occidental, Ben and Ravin Fausto, 14 and 11 years old were shot dead on June 14, 2023, together with their parents Roy and Emelda Fausto, both farmers. The  parents of the boys were tagged by the AFP and the NTF-Elcac as members of the New People’s Army. The perpetrators were unnamed armed state agents in Himamaylan City.

Another incident occurred in Sitio Natuling, Barangay Budlasan, Canlaon City, Negros Oriental last July 26, 2022. In the morning of said date, the 59th Infantry Battalion straffed the home of  Christina Jacolbe, a pregnant mother killing her, her 16 year old daughteer, Everly Kee Jacolbe and Roldan Montero.

These are just some examples of the killing of minors in Negros Island. Since Marcos Jr. assumed office in 2022, at least 11 minors have been killed in military operations of the AFP.

We call on genuinely independent human rights bodies, both domestic and international, to conduct an immediate and impartial investigation into the Toboso massacre. The AFP commanders, the 79th IB, the specific unit involved in the operation and Marcos Jr. himself as commander-in-chief must all be held accountable, and justice must be rendered to the victims and their families.

Reference: Coni Ledesma, Head of the NDFP Special Office for the Protection of Children

 

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CPP Statement On The Toboso Massacre

We condemn in the strongest terms possible the Armed Forces of the Philippines, particularly the 79th Infantry Battalion, for the indiscriminate and inordinate killing of 19 people, both Red fighters of the New People’s Army, and unarmed individuals in Barangay Salamanca in Toboso Municipality, Negros Occidental Province last April 19.

We honor the squad of ten Red fighters of the NPA who fought the fascists to their last breath. They are:

1. Roger Fabillar (Ka Tapang), who served as NPA commander of the Northern Negros Front
2. Sonny Boy Caramihan, 28, from Barangay Bagonbon, San Carlos City;
3. Rene Villarin Sr, 57, Barangay Marcelo, Calatrava, squad leader;
4. Pedro Bonghanoy, medical officer, Barangay Libertad, Escalante City;
5. Arnel Javoc, 32, from Barangay Lalong, Calatrava;
6. Joros Caramihan y Ramos, 18, from Don Salvador Benedicto;
7. Maria Clarita Branzuel Blanco (Ka Sanim/Pat), Political Instructor; and
8. Genevieve Balora (Ka Raia), from Bacolod City, district Party cadre
9. Labskie Purisimia Enustacion, 33, of Sitio Tinibawan, Barangay Bug-ang, Toboso
10. Jocel Gimang, 18, of Sitio Bautista, Barangay Malasibog, Escalante City

We commiserate with the loved ones and comrades of the fallen Red fighters of the NPA. Their deaths weigh heavily on our hearts. As revolutionary warriors, they all selflessly served the Filipino people, especially the oppressed and exploited peasants and farm workers of Negros. They were deeply loved by the masses. Defying the military clampdown on their communities, people of Toboso and Calatrava lined up in long convoys to bring their beloved Red fighters to their final resting place, by way of expressing their high respects and deep gratitude.

The New People’s Army suffered a tactical defeat that fateful day, but remains clear-sighted and determined to advance along the revolutionary path towards strategic victory. The valiant stand and heroism of its Red fighters in Toboso inspire the oppressed masses to rise and resist through armed revolution. The blood spilt by the fallen warriors during their final battle nurtures the ground for the people’s war, from which will spring forth even more Red fighters of the New People’s Army.

We also extend our deepest condolences to the families and friends of:

1. Roel Sabillo, 19, resident of Barangay Tabunac, Toboso
2. R.J. Nichole Ledesma, 30, community journalist from Bacolod City
3. Alyssa Alano, councilor, UP Diliman Student Council
4. Maureen Keil Santuyo, 24, member, National Network of Agrarian Reform Advocates (NNARA-Youth)
5. Errol Wendel, 24, member, Unyon ng mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura
6. Jemina Gumadlas, 15, resident of Sitio Plarending, Barangay Salamanca, Toboso
7. Lyle Prijoles, 40, of the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines, from San Franciso, California (USA)
8. Kai Sorem, 26, from Seattle, Washington (USA)
9. Dexter Patajo, 17, Sitio Buklog, Barangay Lalong, Calatrava, Negros Occidental Province

Based on the initial information we have gathered, they were killed despite the fact they were unarmed or non-combatants. Among them are a journalist, a student leader, peasant organizers, overseas human rights workers and local residents. Two of the victims were children.

We pay tribute to the victims of the Toboso Massacre, both the Red fighters and all those who selflessly chose to offer their strength, knowledge and abilities to serve the interests of the oppressed and exploited masses. Let us follow the path they took for the salvation of the nation.

The officers and operating troops of the AFP are culpable for willful and indiscriminate killing. They must be made to account and punished for their gross crimes under international humanitarian law.

Video footage from the AFP’s own drone cameras has also surfaced on social media showing Ka Tapang was alive, and apparently in no position to give battle. This indicates that he was summarily killed by the fascists, instead of being taken in as prisoner of war. We urge other conscionable elements of the AFP who possess other drone footage to smuggle these out and step forward to reveal real accounts of how the brutal crimes were carried out, against the stories being weaved by their superiors.

The AFP is desperately trying to cover up their crimes, concocting twisted facts to prop up its lies. The AFP’s initial claim that seven firearms were recovered from the site was later “updated” to 20 (later 24), to make it appear that all those killed were armed combatants.

The AFP forcibly evacuated local residents then cordoned them off to impose an information blackout and prevent the media and independent groups from conducting interviews and an effective investigation into the massacre. Days later, a military-organized group was allowed to conduct its own “fact finding mission,” a sham designed to fabricate an AFP certified story that aligns with their official fiction of a “legitimate operation.”

Incredulous, various personalities and sectors have called for an independent investigation. The Commission on Human Rights has announced it will conduct one, although it had made similar empty pronouncements in the past. Recall how it promised to investigate the 2023 Fausto family massacre in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental Province involving the AFP’s 94th Infantry Battalion, but has failed to come up with anything substantive almost three years since.

The broad masses of the Filipino people suffer worsening forms of oppression and exploitation in the face of the deepening crisis under the Marcos puppet and fascist regime. Marcos has ordered his armed minions in the AFP and the National Task Force-ELCAC to escalate their attacks on the people in the guise of “peace and development.” Like his dictator father, Marcos Jr employs terror tactics to subject people to political repression, particularly in the countryside, where martial law reigns.

State terrorism has never succeeded in crushing the will of the people. The attacks of the Marcos regime will fail to stop the people from fighting back. On the contrary, its fascist brutality only sharpens the people’s resolve, making undeniable the justness and necessity of waging armed revolution.

The New People’s Army stands unwavering in its determination to deliver revolutionary justice to all victims of the Toboso massacre.

The flames of the people’s war will rage on and spread across the country, as the Filipino people’s aspiration for national freedom and genuine democracy burn strongly in their hearts.

Source : https://philippinerevolution.nu/statements/on-the-toboso-massacre/

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US Military Support Emboldens Marcos Jr to Commit War Crimes – NDFP

Continued US military support is further emboldening the Marcos Jr. regime and its fascist armed forces to continue committing war crimes against the Filipino people. Under the cover of “joint military exercises,” “security cooperation” and “humanitarian response,” and in pursuit of its oft-lapsed deadline to end the armed revolution, the US-Marcos regime has escalated bombings, forced evacuations, torture, and extrajudicial killings targeting peasants, workers, indigenous peoples, youth activists and entire rural communities.

The National Democratic Front of the Philippines denounces in the strongest terms the Toboso massacre, where many civilians and non-combatants were brutally killed in a bloody military operation that reflects the AFP’s utter disregard for international humanitarian law and human rights. The killing of civilians and the conduct of military operations with complete disregard for the principles of distinction, proportionality, and humane treatment reveal the criminal character of the reactionary state’s counterinsurgency campaign.

Even in the midst of war, there are rules that must be respected. IHL exists to protect civilians, the wounded, prisoners of war, and all those unable to take part in hostilities. It prohibits deliberate attacks on non-combatants, collective punishment, executions and the indiscriminate use of force. Marcos Jr. and the AFP continue to trample on these basic principles, proving their contempt not only for the struggling Filipino masses, but for universally recognized standards of humanity.

The AFP’s propaganda offensives following the Toboso massacre have been aimed at dehumanizing the victims and denying them dignity in death. By reducing the slain to labels and repeating claims that the armed revolutionary movement has been defeated, the regime seeks to justify its war crimes and conceal the political roots of the armed conflict.

But what the AFP says cannot be farther from the truth. The revolutionary struggle in the countryside remains alive and continues to draw strength from the fighting Filipino masses who continue to confront the unresolved crises of landlessness, poverty, exploitation and escalating repression. The blood of the Toboso martyrs will ignite a greater wave of resistance among Negrosanons and the entire Filipino people against a regime that is increasingly isolated from the masses.

No matter how the AFP lies to slander the slain martyrs of Toboso, the masses know the truth. They know that those who offered their lives in the struggle to liberate the people from oppression and exploitation are among the best sons and daughters of the motherland. Their names live in the memory, respect and unending gratitude of the people they selflessly served.

This recent atrocity in Negros is part of a broader pattern of massacres and grave violations carried out by the AFP under the command of Marcos Jr. and the guidance of his US imperialist master. Through military aid, intelligence cooperation, and diplomatic backing, US imperialism strengthens the fascist machinery used by Marcos Jr. against the Filipino people. The Philippines is set to receive up to $2.5 billion in Foreign Military Financing from 2026 to 2030, or $500 million annually, on top of previous and parallel security assistance packages. The ongoing Balikatan exercises is the largest in the history with over 17,000 personnel participating including 10,000 US soldiers, 1,400 from Japan, 400 from Australia, and many more from Canada, France and New Zealand.

These billions in military financing and relentless military drills are intended to expand the arsenal, surveillance capacity, and operational reach of the AFP. The ultimate objective of US imperialism is to use the country as a launchpad for war preparations against China which can only be made possible by defeating the armed revolution.

As early as 2023, Marcos Jr. has publicly declared the defeat of the New People’s Army in some areas of the country. When this declaration was utterly disproved, they moved the deadline to the end of 2024. They failed to meet this target once again leading to the current deadline to end the armed revolution by 2028. The US-Marcos regime’s repeated failure to meet its own deadline only shows that as long as the roots of the armed conflict remain unresolved, more and more of the Filipino people will realize the necessity of taking up arms against their oppressors.

Under the weight of their own failures and the intensifying contradictions of the ruling imperialist system today, the US and its puppet Marcos Jr. regime are bound to commit more war crimes in pursuit of their objective to quell revolutionary upsurge.

The Philippine revolutionary movement mourns the fallen of Toboso and extends deepest solidarity to their families, to their communities and their comrades. Let their memory serve as an inspiration to continue the struggle and advance the national democratic revolution to total victory.

Hold Marcos Jr and the AFP accountable for war crimes!
Justice for the victims of the Toboso massacre!
Down with US imperialism!
Support the Filipino people’s struggle for national and social liberation!

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Student leader Alyssa Alano and people’s journalist RJ Ledesma among the 19 killed in Negros by the Philippine military

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from BAYAN USA.

Filipinos overseas are heartbroken after witnessing the news of the 303rd Infantry Brigade led-attack on April 19 of 19 individuals and forcibly displaced more than 653 residents from 168 households in peasant communities in Toboso, Negros Occidental. Among the 19 killed, the families, friends and fellow organizers have confirmed Alyssa Alano and RJ Ledesma were amongst them.

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Strengthen The NDFP And Fight US Imperialist War

Let us wholeheartedly commemorate the 53rd Anniversary of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) on April 24. On this occasion, let us further strengthen the unity and determination of the NDFP and Filipino people to advance the revolutionary struggle to liberate the country from the clutches of US imperialism and the local ruling classes.

Let us celebrate the victories of the NDFP as the most consolidated alliance of progressive and patriotic forces advancing the people’s democratic revolution. Over more than five decades, the NDF has united various democratic sectors around its 12-point program for advancing the national democratic revolution.

Even as we look back at our history of relentless struggle, the NDFP must also prepare to take on even heavier tasks in the future, especially amid the growing threat of imperialist wars to the country’s independence, safety, and livelihood, brought about by the intensifying wars and aggression by US imperialism, as it seeks to appropriate or seize vital resources across the world.

The imperialist US successively attacked Venezuela and Iran, countries with the largest and third largest oil reserves. Using overwhelming military force, the US trampled on all norms of international law. The US also openly threatens Mexico, Colombia, Cuba, Panama, Greenland, and even part of Ukraine’s territory.

The US is intensifying its warfare in order to preserve its global dominance amid the strategic decline of its economy and global empire, and the rise of various centers of trade and financial systems that do not use the dollar, and of military alliances and cooperation outside its control. The US uses and brandishes its military force to impose hegemony in different parts of the world, and to contain the expansion of the power of its imperialist rivals, especially China.

The US is further tightening its control over the Philippines. American capitalists are scrambling to extract and monopolize the country’s remaining mineral wealth, and vast tracts of land to build their plantations and “renewable energy” or tourism projects. Marcos recently secretly signed an agreement with the US, under the so-called Luzon Economic Corridor, that will surrender 1,620 hectares to the full control of American capitalists, for plunder and seizure.

The US continues to expand its military presence in the Philippines. More and more American troops, missiles, and war matériel are being stationed in military bases, both in EDCA sites and in secret military facilities in multiple parts of the country. Every year, it carries out ever larger military exercises and war games, such as the Balikatan exercises that began this month with at least 10,000 American troops.

The US exploits the Philippines, as well as South Korea and Japan, to strengthen the presence of its military forces in the seas around China. In the South China Sea, it carries out “transparency operations” using the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine Coast Guard to challenge and provoke China. The US also plans to build a large oil storage facility in the Davao Gulf to service its warships. It also plans to build a factory to produce military equipment, including ammunition and drones, in Subic and Aurora. All these allow the US to use the Philippines for military aggression, just as its military bases in the Gulf states were used to launch the armed assault on Iran.

The hands of all American soldiers are stained with the blood of thousands of Iranians and Palestinians killed in US-Israeli bombing, of millions killed in aggressive wars over the past century, including one million Filipinos killed by the US in its war of occupation of the Philippines. Allowing the country to be used foreign invaders to rest, to stockpile their weapons, and to launch more aggressive wars is a great insult to the Filipino people. The US dragging of the Philippines into its rivalry with China runs counter to the Filipino people’s desire to peacefully coexist with neighboring countries. This brazenly tramples on Philippine sovereignty and threatens its security.

Amid this situation, the NDFP faces a major challenge to unite and arouse the Filipino people to stand up against the growing threat of US warfare and its use of the Philippines as launchpad for wars of aggression. “People’s war against imperialist war” is the call to forge the path of armed revolution to free the country from the claws of imperialist predators and oppressors.

The NDFP is well-positioned to take on these tasks, especially with its strengthening and renewed vigor in recent years. Revolutionary organizations have continued to expand and consolidate since the Party declared the rectification movement in 2023. The ranks of KM, PKM, Armas, and other revolutionary organizations are multiplying. Some have held their national congresses and council meetings, while continuing to expand and consolidate.

The NDFP held conferences and meetings to unite its allied organizations on burning national issues, and to exchange experiences and lessons in organizing and mobilizing the masses. Activities that rouse the broad masses, such as lightning rallies, and the use of various forms of propaganda, here and abroad, continue to increase. Support for the people’s army is expanding as more and more people seek to go to the countryside to join the armed struggle.

Let us steel our resolve to strengthen and expand the NDFP on the occasion of its 53rd anniversary. Let us further raise the NDFP’s contribution and participation in strengthening the protracted people’s war, a war advanced by the entire people, to achieve national and social liberation.

Source : https://philippinerevolution.nu/2026/04/21/strengthen-the-ndfp-and-fight-us-imperialist-war/

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NPA Unit Punishes AFP War Criminal In Negros Occidental Province

The New People’s Army (NPA)-South Central Negros (Romeo Nanta Command) carried out revolutionary justice by meting out the death penalty on Philippine Army 2nd Lt. Rodolfo Fajardo (Ret.), a despotic landlord and Alsa Masa armed group leader, on April 12. The people’s army ambushed Fajardo in Barangay Payao, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental Province.

According to the unit, the punishment was implemented following the order of the people’s court in the area. The revolutionary court found him guilty of widespread land-grabbing, multiple killings, and grave abuse of power. He also served as detachment commander in Barangay Cansalungon, Isabela Province in 1985–1986.

The court said Fajardo used his position, influence, and armed forces to seize land and livestock from peasants across several communities. He drove off from their land hundreds of farmers and residents who consequently suffered hunger and deep poverty.

Fajardo was responsible for killing or ordering the killing of at least 14 peasants in a series of massacres, burnings, and extrajudicial executions. He targeted peasants who refused to surrender their land and those who opposed his land-grabbing.

“His case marks a definitive stand against exploitation, particularly against peasants and farm workers,” NPA-South Central Negros spokesperson Ka Dionesio Magbuelas said. He added that the peasant masses, supported by the NPA and the Party, build revolutionary government in the countryside where impunity has no place.

Families of Fajardo’s victims warmly welcomed his punishment after many years. Local chapters of the Pambansang Katipunan ng mga Magbubukid (National Peasants Association), Makabayang Kilusan ng Bagong Kababaihan (Patriotic Movement of New Women), and Kabataang Makabayan (Patriotic Youth) in the region also hailed this act of justice.

“Justice will reach those who chooses to do harm, and accountability will be demanded from all who exploit the people for their own gain,” said Magbuelas. He also warned all state forces, their agents, and other criminal elements to immediately stop all illegal and oppressive activities.

Source : https://philippinerevolution.nu/angbayan/npa-operation-kills-despotic-landlord-and-retired-soldier-in-negros-occidental/

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