Philippines

Created by crisis: Rodrigo Duterte and his unorthodox quest for the Philippine presidency
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Supporters the new Philippines president, Rodrigo Duterte, at a 40,000-strong Miting de Avance held on May 7 as part of his election campaign By Walden Bello May 16, 2016 -- Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal reposted from InterAksyon -- For dejected supporters of Mar Roxas and Grace Poe, it was all over except for the voting when they saw the size and felt the energy of the crowd that jammed the Duterte miting de avance at the Luneta on Saturday evening, May 7.
Filipinas: la epifanía presidencial de Rodrigo Duterte y la tormenta que se avecina
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[Original articles published in English on Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal] May 9, 2016 -- Traduido para Sin Permiso por Enrique García -- El aumento espectacular de las expectativas de Rodrigo Duterte (foto), alcalde de la sureña ciudad de Davao, que ahora lidera las encuestas cara a las elecciones presidenciales del 9 de mayo en Filipinas, ha sacudido el panorama político del país. Su campaña desde fuera del sistema, al hablar de la necesidad de una "revolución Duterte" contra el fraude electoral, que se prepara para evitar su elección, ha galvanizado gran parte del descontento existente con la clase política.
Philippines socialists on the phenomenal rise of presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte
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The phenomenal rise of Rodrigo Duterte (pictured), the mayor of the southern city of Davao who is now leading in the polls ahead of the May 9 Philippines presidential elections, has shaken up the country's political landscape. His outsider campaign, with talk of the need for a "Duterte revolution" against expected electoral fraud to prevent his election, has galvanized much of the existing discontent towards the political class. Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal have republished two pieces, one by Sonny Melencio from the Party of the Labouring Masses, and the other by left Senate candidate Walden Bello, looking at what the Duterte phenomenon means for the Philippines and the left.
Filipinas: 30 aniversario de la Revolución EDSA y la memoria histórica
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UPDATED: Sonny Melencio and Walden Bello on the 30th anniversary of the Edsa Uprising
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Statement on West Philippine Sea/South China Sea territorial dispute: US butt out!
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Filipinas: crisis política y el callejón sin salida de la izquierda
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Philippines: Political crisis and the impasse of the Philippine left
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Philippines: Successful Asian Socialism Conference; Bonifacio Day in Manila (video)
Philippines socialists: 'We are squarely behind NUMSA and the principles it is fighting for'
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November 12, 2014 -- Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal

To the comrades of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA),

The Partido Lakas ng Masa (PLM, Party of the Labouring Masses), a socialist political party in the Philippines, sends its strongest solidarity to the comrades and leaders of NUMSA who are now fighting for the renewal of militant trade unionism and socialism in South Africa.

NUMSA was recently expelled in the Congress of South African Trade Unions federation through the maneouverings of its central executive committee. The central executive committee of COSATU supports the neoliberal program of the African National Congress government, while NUMSA does not. NUMSA has consistently opposed the neoliberal policies of the ANC government and stood for an independent trade union federation.

From the NUMSA press statement itself, we gathered that the real reason for NUMSA’s expulsion has been its consistent rejection of the ANC governmental policies which harm the interests of the workers and the South African masses.

Climate crisis: 'There is no sustainable capitalism'
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Asia: ASEAN integration and its impact on labour
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