Philippines
By Sonny Melencio
- The Marxist concept of nation
- Is Bangsamoro a nation?
- The struggle of the Bangsamoro people
- The SPP's view
As Marxists, we support the right to self-determination of oppressed nations. This right applies to the democratic demand of the oppressed nation to determine its political relationship to the oppressor nation, which includes its right to secede and form a separate state.
It is in this sense that we uphold the right of the Moro people to self-determination.
Lessons and prospects for the Philippine left
By Sonny Melencio and Reihana Mohideen
Militarism underpins globalisation
By Francisco Pascual
PMP-Merger Blazes Trail for Revolutionary Movement in Philippines
by Ramani De Silva
Ramani De Silva is a member of the Central Committee of the Partido ng Manggagawang Pilipino.
CONTENTS
- 1990s: ruling class consolidation and crisis of the left
- Asian Economic Crisis opens a new period
- Unity in struggle
- The merger process
- The differences
- One year later: key lessons
- The line of march
- Notes
In a historic step forward for the Philippine left, more than a hundred delegates from three revolutionary parties held a unity congress in August 2002 and formed a unified party, after more than a week of congress debates and deliberations.
