Philippines

PPW: A New-Type Revolution of the Wrong Type

A critique of Sison's dogma of the armed struggle as the primary form of struggle for the Filipino proletariat, a review of Chinese society and history. While we may not agree with everything Lagman says, his critique of the CPP is useful.

PPDR: Class Line Vs. Mass Line

A critique of the CPP's 'People's Program for a Democratic Revolution, which laid down its standpoint on the bourgeois democratic revolution and the agrarian question. While we may not agree with everything Lagman says, his critique of the CPP is useful.

PSR: The Semifeudal Alibi for Protracted War

A critique of Sison's book (under the nom de guerre - Amado Guerrero) Philippine Society and Revolution, which characterized Philippine society's mode of production as semi-feudal and semi-colonial. While we may not agree with everything Lagman says, his critique of the CPP is useful.

Ka Popoy: Selected Writings

Selection of writings from Philippine communist Filemon Lagma, aka ‘Ka Popoy’. Lagman was a significant Rejectionist (RJ) leader who split with…

Debates on the Philippine Left

An article on the contemporary history of the Philippine communist left dominated by the Marxist-Leninist-Maoist (MLM) group Communist Party of…

The Great Left Divide

A brief history of the "Reaffirmist" and "Rejectionist" factions of the Philippine left which emerged from a schism in the Communist Party of the…

A dilapidated Shoe Mart

i was henry sy's slave

An account of a woman witnessing the dehumanization Filipino retail workers experience in the Philippines.

March Against Racism- SUN. 5/5/2019 Limassol Cyprus

Void Network expresses solidarity for all comrades and friends fighting against fascism in Cyprus and invites all to participate in the march at…

Workers demonstrate in the Philippines

A history of trade unionism in the Philippines

A detailed account of the history of the workers' movement in the Philippines, by the International Communist Current. We disagree with the…

Filipino casualties on the first day of the war

The US conquest of the Philippines, 1898-1902

An account of the American takeover of the Philippines, beginning with the US defeating Spain, and ending with it brutally suppressing Filipino…

Striking workers outside the Li Kyant Footwear Factory in Yangon, Myanmar

Workers' struggles in East Asia (June 2014)

Summary and links to news stories of workers' struggles around East Asia during June 2014 and related resources. The most important stories…

Workers protest on 1st of May in Rangoon, Myanmar

Workers' struggles in East Asia (May 2014)

Summary and links to news stories of workers' struggles around East Asia during May 2014 and related resources. The most important stories appear…