In the face of such widespread disapproval for the Pax Silica Initiative, the Marcos administration is scrambling to gain public support for this destructive deal.

They're trying to save their public image so that they can sign the Pax deal by November, when Trump is supposedly attending the ASEAN summit in the Philippines.

State of the Nation: Years of unkept promises, lies, human rights violations, war crimes, and disappointment for the Filipino people

Marcos and Duterte have made the lives of Filipinos worse. As the President and Vice President, they've overseen the murder of hundreds, allowed for the plunder of our lands, and have stolen our money.

And they keep lying about it.

Malaya Movement USA expresses its solidarity with the March 19-21 transport strike of 10,000 drivers in the Philippines. For two days, jeepney drivers, led by PISTON (Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide), protested the soaring price of oil due to the US-led war with Iran and its destabilizing effects throughout the Middle East. We stand with the newly formed No to Oil Price Hike coalition that will be launching another 2 day strike from March 26-27.

When Marcos Jr. launched the flood control investigations in July 2025, we knew it wouldn't take long before he'd be implicated too. He promised accountability and swift arrests but he failed to deliver. His popularity and trust ratings are tanking. And now he’s apparently seeking medical attention for “discomfort”.

Why the urgent demand to release Chantal from AFP custody is critical.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines, specifically the 203rd Infantry Brigade and the 2nd Infantry Division, viciously bombed and strafed civilians in Abra De Ilog, Mindoro. They killed a student researcher, Jerlyn Doydoya, another civilian, and at least 3 Indigenous Mangyan-Iraya Youth.