Sonny Melencio

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Marcos Jr versus Duterte: Behind the clash between the Philippines’ two main dynasties

Sonny Melencio — The confrontation between the Marcos Jr and Duterte camp is not just a clash between two powerful political dynasties.

Phillipines between China and US

Sonny Melencio (Party of the Labouring Masses, Philippines): ‘We oppose the US and China’s preparations for war’

Sonny Melencio discusses the current state of global imperialism, the looming threat of a US-China war and what approach the left should take to regional peace, security and anti-imperialist solidarity.
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Sonny Melencio: Class struggle in the Philippines

Sonny Melencio — While we fight for climate justice, we are fighting the imminent threat of war in our region. To counter all these, we need to build broad and strong solidarity with movements around the world to stop the annihilation of humankind and all living things.

Philippines: Building a socialist-green-progressive electoral slate

By Sonny Melencio

The capitalist pandemic and socialist solutions

Speech by Sonny Melencio, Partido Lakas ng Masa (PLM), Philippines, at PLM Webinar presentation, May 16, 2020

Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal reposted from AngMasa Para Sa Sosyalismo — My main idea for this presentation actually comes from a reading of an article written by Simon Hannah, titled “Coronavirus has given us two visions of the future” published in Mutiny, an online paper of a group of socialists in the UK. Mutiny is a fine online paper, just Google it.

These are the points I would like to present in this Webinar:

Philippines: Emerging cracks within the Duterte factions?

By Sonny Melencio

Philippines: A critique of Duterte’s ‘Cha-cha’ and federalism

Filipinas: renace la resistencia contra la dictadura

Walden Bello (centro) y Sonny Melencio (derecha)
12 de agosto de 2017 — Sin Permiso traducido por Enrique García — El pasado 20 de julio tuvo lugar en el Benitez Hall, Universidad de Filipinas en Diliman, la Conferencia Nacional contra la Dictadura (NCAD), que pretende articular un frente de izquierdas contra la evidente evolución del régimen del presidente Duterte hacia la dictadura mediante la extención del Estado de Guerra impuesto en Mindanao. Recogemos las intervenciones de dos viejos amigos y colaboradores de Sin Permiso (en cuyos archivos se pueden consultar varios de sus artículos), Sonny Melencio y Walden Bello (en la foto), dos veteranos luchadores contra la dictadura de Marcos y los sucesivos regímenes EDSA. SP

Sonny Melencio: A dangerous situation in the Philippines

Talk presented by Sonny Melencio (right) at the

Filipinas: Los 100 días de la presidencia Duterte y las tareas de la izquierda

[Original in English here.] Por Sonny Melencio, traducido por Enrique García para Sin Permiso

100 days of the Duterte presidency: the present tactical period and our tasks

By Sonny Melencio October 3, 2016 -- Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal reposted from Partido Lakas ng Masa -- This article has been presented and discussed by the leadership and organizers of the Partido Lakas ng Masa (PLM) to mark the coming 100-day anniversary of the Duterte administration. It is a contribution to the discussion among the Left and progressive forces on how to view this administration and the tasks ahead.

Filipinas: Las contradicciones del régimen Duterte

[Original in English here] Por Sonny Melencio, traducido para Sin Permiso por Enrique García

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