Declaration of Social Movements Assembly Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil       (posted Feb 9th 2012)

U.S. deployment of nuclear weapons in the Philippines as part of U.S. military presence      (posted Feb 4th 2012)

US BASES FACTS AND ISSUES: C-C must tackle issue and people told the facts. Prepared jointly by INTERNATIONAL STUDIES INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES, UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LAW COMPLEX, UP MANILA COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, DIVISION OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, THIRD WORLD MOVEMENT AGAINTS THE EXPLOITATION OF WOMEN (Part 1)     (posted Jan 28th 2012)

The American View on the bases in RP US presence important BY UNITED STATES INFORMATION SERVICE    (posted Jan 28th 2012)

Proposals for a Nationalist and Democratic Constitution    (posted Jan 28th 2012)

Assessing Tani in a frame of our struggles By PROFESSOR RENATO CONSTANTINO    (posted Jan 28th 2012)

Dear Friends We'd like to share with you attached statement from religious leaders in Australia and New Zealand re killing of Fr. Fausto 'Pops' Tentorio, PIME. We would greatly appreciate if you can share with your church/community gatherings today, post copy in your office/church/community bulletins, and please feel free to forward to your mission partners around the world.    (posted Oct 28th 2011)

Olivier Besancenot of the Nouveau Parti Anti-capitaliste from France spoke in the closing plenary.  (posted Oct 20th 2011)

THE SOVEREIGN DEBT CRISIS AND MONOPOLY CAPITALISM (2011) by By Edberto M. Villegas      (posted Oct 2nd 2011)

WHOSE INTERESTS DOES THE MILITARY SERVE? by Navy Capt. Danilo Vizmanos (PN, Ret.)     (posted April 27th 2011)

Relief and Recovery in Japan: U.S. Should Decline Monies from Japan's "Sympathy Budget" and End Military Dependence Globally    (posted April 13th 2011)

The Euro-US War on Libya: Official Lies and Misconceptions of Critics   (posted April 1st 2011)

Libya, Getting it Right: A Revolutionary Pan-African Perspective by Gerald A. Perreira  (posted Mar 11th 2011)

INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP - The Communist Insurgency in the Philippines: Tactics and Talks       (posted Feb 19th 2011)

The following page shows scanned images from articles in Japanese from ASAHI Magazine which interviewed Prof. Simbulan on the conversion of the former U.S. military bases in the Philippines to peaceful and commercial uses.      (posted Jan 26th 2011)

UNSILENCED MARY AILEEN DIEZ-BACALSO Secretary-General Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) Rms. 310-311 Philippine Social Science Center Bldg., Commonwealth Ave., Diliman, 1103 Quezon City Phone: 00-632-9274594 Telefax: 00-632-4546759 Website: www.afad-online.org      (posted Sept 11th 2010)
     Part One      Part Two 

'Access to Knowledge - A Guide for Everyone'     (posted Sept 11th 2010)

In Tribute to Oscar Francisco    (posted Aug 28th 2010)

This is an example of bilateral or multilateral intelligence agreements between countries. Text Of Hitherto Top Secret 1945 UKUSA Agreement  (posted Aug 16th 2010)

This is the Freedom on Information Act draft bill being proposed and re-filed in the House of Representatives by Congressman Erin Tanada(Lorenzo Tanada III) for the 15th Congress (HB No. 53). If passed into law, it will be important to curb corruption and abuse of power by government officials.      It was supposed to be voted upon by the House of Representatives during the 14th Congress' last day, but the House lacked the required quorum to vote on it. So, it is now being re-filed by its principal author. (posted July 17th 2010)

The people’s agenda for the Aquino administration’s first 100 days (posted July 13th 2010)

This is a paper on Philippine Church Radicalization during Martial Law presented by Roland G. Simbulan during the 18th Adhika Conference (2007) which theme was on Martial Law in the Philippines.

ANG RADIKALISASYON AT PAKIKILAHOK NG SIMBAHAN SA OPOSISYON LABAN SA DIKTADURANG U.S.-MARCOS 1972 - 1986  (posted June 2th 2010)

The Irrationality of Monopoly Capitalism by Edberto M. Villegas  (posted June 2nd 2010)

Kasiyana Peace and Healing Initiatives (Kasiyanaphi)     (Posted) June 2nd 2010)

The Philippine Comelec pulled off a fast count alright, but is it accurate?  By Roberto Verzola    (Posted) May 20th 2010)

Philippine elections post script  -  By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo    (Posted) May 20th 2010)

Contemporary Political Parties in the Philippines - The Configuration of Post-Edsa I Political Parties     (Posted) May 20th 2010)

HALAL to Comelec: Too soon to proclaim. Too many question    (Posted) May 14th 2010)

First 100 days agenda: GMA, Luisita, human rights abuses-- Noynoy must show what “daang matuwid” concretely means.   (Posted) May 14th 2010)

Claims of election 'success' should be qualified, UP-based think tank says  (Posted) May 14th 2010)

Cordillera People's Alliance (CPA) Public Info's Picasa Web Album - Cordillera Day 2010 - Centralized Celebration in Baguio City. The annual Cordillera Day is the largest gathering of indigenous peoples in the Philippines held every April 24, the death anniversary of Macliing Dulag, indigenous people's leader who was assassinated during the Marcos dictatorship. (May 7th 2010)

Makabayan’s response to the current red-baiting and witch-hunting of progressive candidates, leaders and party lists  (Posted May 6th 2010)

THE UNWGEID:  THE FAMILIES’ PERSPECTIVE - By Mary Aileen D. Bacalso, Secretary-General  Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) (Posted April 25th 2010)

Presentation made by Professor Roland Simbulan during the CenPeg Fellowship Forum on the Presidency: Beyond 2010 Elections, Board Room,at the University of the Philippines Alumni Association, U.P. Diliman. April 17, 2010. (Posted April 25th 2010)
1. Presidentiables2. Philippine Election Scenarios (edited)3. Grassroots Movements and Electoral Politics (o3 version) editedTo download all 3 as PowerPoint's (download and unzip)

The Military and the Act of Effecting Necessary Change by Brigadier General Danilo “Danny” Lim (posted Mar 8th 2010)

US-WIDE MOVEMENT AGAINST MARTIAL LAW IN MAGUINDANAO LAUNCHED ON INT'L HUMAN RIGHTS DAY       (Posted Dec 14th 2009)

FATHER MICHAEL SINNOTT, COLUMBAN MISSIONARY KIDNAPPED IN THE PHILIPPINES       (Posted Oct 14th 2009)

Update: Over 4 M people affected by Tropical Storm Ondoy      (Posted Oct 8nd 2009)

Update: Over 4 M people affected by Tropical Storm Ondoy      (Posted Oct 8nd 2009)

Update: Number of affected families by TS Ondoy increases    (Posted Sept 28th 2009)

This is a copy of a "People's Manifesto on Jobs and Justice" initiated by the Asian Peasants’ Coalition, Bail out the People Movement, International League of Peoples’ Struggles, International Migrants Alliance and RESIST! (International Peoples’ Campaign to Confront Crisis and War). The Manifesto debunks the myth of economic recovery perpetuated by the global elites in the G20 and their media.  It also calls for decent and socially productive work for all so that the creative potential of the people -- which is wasted under the current capitalist system -- is mobilized to meet the unmet needs of the world's population and future generations.       (Posted Sept 23rd 2009)

Govt slammed for 'palliative' approach in fighting A(H1N1)    (Posted June 19th 2009)

Affidavit of Abducted Fil-Am Activist Melissa Roxas. (Posted June 12th 2009)


Petition of Writ


Affidavit

SOCIALISM IS THE PRO-POOR ALTERNATIVE FOR THE PHILIPPINES   (Posted June 3rd 2009)

Renato Constantino, Revisited: Reflections on the Nationalist Paradigm in the Era of Failed Neoliberalism  by Prof. Roland Simbulan   (Posted Mar. 25th 2009)

Japanese citizens Open Letter to President Elect Obama   (Posted January 23rd 2008)

The US Has 761 Military Bases Across the Planet, and We Simply Never Talk About It By Tom Engelhardt, Tomdispatch.com &  (Posted Nov 26th 2008)

700 SIGN LETTER TO OBAMA OPPOSING "MISSILE DEFENSE" DEPLOYMENTS   (Posted Dec 08th 2008)

Operation Enduring Disaster   (Posted Nov 26th 2008)

The Political Economy of the Current (2008) Capitalist Financial Crisis.   (Posted Oct 2nd 2008)

ANG ATING BAGONG  PANATANG MAKABAYAN - Proyekto ng Manila Studies Program, Unibersidad ng Pilipinas 2000 (A Project of the Manila Studies Program, University of the Philippines 2000)    (Posted Oct 2nd 2008)

The Philippine Labor Situation.    (Posted Oct 1st 2008)

Mission Creep -US Military Bases (This will take you to another website)

The map animation that opens this package uses Pentagon worldwide troop data from every half-decade since 1950, plus 2007, the latest year for which the data is available. These numbers are often fuzzy: Some deployments are classified, others are temporary, and just because the Defense Department claims 30 US troops in Indonesia last year doesn't mean 1,500 didn't pass through on training missions. Even so, the map, and the associated research, should give you a good feel for what the Pentagon is up to around the world. (Posted Oct 1st 2008)

LONG LIVE THE GREAT LEGACY OF SENATOR LORENZO M.TAÑADA By Prof. Jose Maria Sison Chairperson, International Coordinating Committee International League of Peoples' Struggle August 10, 2008 (Posted Aug 6th 2008)

RETIRED NAVY CAPTAIN DANILO "KA DAN" VIZMANOS: A MUCH BETTER HUMAN BEING THAN TODAY'S GENERALS  (Posted July 9th 2008)

DAN VIZMANOS: HE BEARS THE FLAG OF THE PEOPLE'S STRUGGLE by Ruth Zumel (Read during the Tribute for Dan Vizmanos, May 5, 2008, University of Makati)   (Posted June 12th 2008)

The Political Economy of Gross Domestic Product Accounting and the Philippine Case by Edberto M. Villegas   (Posted Mar 5th 2008) In MS Word Document or in PDF Format

A TRIBUTE TO A PATRIOT FROM 10 THOUSAND MILES AWAY by Dr.  Dante C. Simbulan   (Posted Mar 5th 2008)

An Open Letter for Satur Ocampo: Living at the Edge   (Posted Mar 17th 2008)

In Remembrance of Jim Zwick: Scholar, Activist, Writer, Educator, and true friend of the Filipino People.  (Posted Feb 12th 2008)

Philip Agee (1935-2008)- Let Us Now Praise an (In)famous Man Posted (Jan. 22nd 2008)

POLITICAL DYNASTIES IN MINDANAO - By Roland G Simbulan  (Posted Nov 15th 2007)

Powerpoint presentation on the Japan-Philippine Economic Partnership Agreement.  Webmasters note: If this will not show in your browser, please download the file in zip format, extract it and view as a PowerPoint Presentation. (Click Here)  (Posted Nov 15th 2007)

An appeal to the Senate to reject the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA).    (Posted Oct 19th 2007)

References on the Human Security Act, Philippine anti-terror law. This is a link to a website that includes legal analysis of the new law, articles on surveillance as well as PowerPoint presentations and primers. (Posted July 20th 2007)   External Links• The Anti-Terrorism Act: Recipe for Undeclared Martial Law
[ English version ] [ Filipino version ] [ html file ]

• The Anti-Terrorism Act: Recipe for Undeclared Martial Law
[ English version ] [ Filipino version ]
bby the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN)

YOUR HUMAN RIGHTS - (FLAG is uploading its most recently updated Primer entitled "Your Human Rights." This was first produced and disseminated during Martial Law. It was updated during the declaration by Mrs. Arroyo of a State of Rebellion in 2001; considering Proclamation No. 1017, it is appropriate that this Primer be as widely disseminated as possible.)  (Posted Mar 3rd 2006)  Click here for word document  

Professor McCoy Exposes the History of CIA Interrogation, From the Cold War to the War on Terror Alfred McCoy interviewed by Amy Goodman February 18, 2006     (Posted Feb 22th 2006)

THE EMPIRE: What it is and What it Means for All of Us - Chandra Muzaffar A global empire is in the making : the first global empire in history.  (Posted Nov 24th 2005)

Attached is the full version of the former President Francisco Nemenzo's BluePrint for a Viable Philippines" which was the subject of last Monday's (Aug. 15, 2005) editorial in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, and the subject of the front page commentary by PDI analyst Amando Doronila who recognized U.P.'s intellectual contribution to helping the nation chart its direction. (all in PDF format)  (Posted Aug 17th 2005) 1. Blueprint Cover 2. Cover Letter 3. Table of Contents 4. BP Origins 5. Blueprint Highlights 6. Constantino Letter 7. Project Proposal 8. List Of Participants

Statement of Concern from the Officers and Secretariat of the Freedom from Debt Coalition. The Officers and Secretariat members of the Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC) of the Philippines express extreme alarm over recent declarations and statements of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) naming individuals and organizations in the progressive and left movement as “counter-revolutionary.” Such statements subjects these individuals and organizations to political attacks and possible physical violence.  (Posted Feb 22nd 2005)

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF EMERGING SOCIAL MOVEMENTS : POWER AND STRUGGLES IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC By Roland G. Simbulan Vice Chancellor for Planning and Development and Professor in Development Studies and Public Management, University of the Philippines (Address before the Third Forum on Human Development, hosted by the French government and co-sponsored by the United Nations Development Program, Paris, France, January 17-19, 2005)  (Posted Jan 15th 2005)

A new report from the Congressional Research Service "provides background data on United States arms sales agreements with and deliveries to its major purchasers during calendar years 1996-2003." See "U.S. Arms Sales: Agreements with and Deliveries to Major Clients, 1996-2003," December 8, 2004: (Posted Dec 19th 2004)

Help that hinders By Arundhati Roy. BECAUSE of globalisation the distance between decision-makers and those who endure the effects of those decisions has never been so great (1). Gatherings such as the World Social Forum allow local activist movements to reduce that distance and get to know their counterparts from wealthier countries. When the first private dam was built, at Maheshawar, links between the Narmada Bachao Andolan, the organisation Urgewald (Germany), the Berne Declaration (Switzerland) and the International Rivers Network (Berkeley, US) made it possible to divert many banks and international companies from the project. That would not have been possible without solid local resistance and international support to allow the local voice to be heard globally, which led to investors withdrawing from the project.(Nov 23 2004)

THE PHILIPPINES IN THE FIRING LINE AMERICA’S "SECOND FRONT IN THE ‘WAR ON TERROR’" AND THE IMPACT ON HUMAN RIGHTS (Nov 13th 2004)

The Philippine Fiscal Crisis and the Neo-Colonial State by Dr. Edberto M. Villegas  The fiscal crisis that the Philippine government is presently undergoing is the worst ever in the history of the country, and is caused by its own doing. And yet the government would pass the burden of solving this crisis to the people, with increases in taxes and prices like those for electric power and petroleum. It has even put up a so-called Bayanihan Fund so that ordinary citizens can contribute their shares for the government to weather the storm. (Oct 19th 2004)

Book Review By Edberto M. Villegas - Jose Maria Sison: At Home in the World, is not just a book about a person but a treatise on the world situation and a philosophy of life. Written in a vivid and biting style, in the tradition of the great revolutionary essayists like Lenin and Mao-tse-tung , it is both a comprehensive critique of imperialism and an affirmation of the life of a revolutionary.  (Oct 6th 2004)

TUNGO SA MAKA-PILIPINONG PATAKARANG PANLABAS by Roland G. Simbulan.  This is a speech Professor Simbulan gave for Philippine NGOs at the Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement, July 28, 2004. It is in Pilipino but its about Philippine Foreign Policy. (Aug 6th 2004)

UP Public Lectures on the Macapagal-Arroyo Presidency and Administration (2001-2004) - Twelve Herculean labors and accomplishments of the Department of Health under the Arroyo administration (Mar 11th 2004)

Also see attached PDF (Millennium Development Goals




Reactions to the speech by Secretary Manuel Dayrit MD, MSc, Department of Health.



Response by Eleanor A. Jara, M.D. College of Nursing Auditorium University of the Philippines Manila



Reaction to DOH Secretary Manuel Dayrit’s Assessment on Health and Population - By Professor Roland G. Simbulan Vice Chancellor for Planning and Development U.P. Manila



A reaction to the Secretary of Health’s speech on the so-called accomplishments of the DoH under the Arroyo administration By Dr. Edgardo N. Clemente, General and Cancer Surgeon

LAPU-LAPU: FIRST DEFENDER OF OUR PEOPLE'S SOVEREIGNTY by Roland G. Simbulan.

HIGHLIGHTS OF U.S. ENERGY STATISTICS.  (posted 22 Mar 03)

AN UPDATE ON IMPERIALISM, WAR AND PEOPLE'S STRUGGLE - by Prof. Jose Maria Sison.  (posted 22 Mar 03)

EVACUATION, A POEM BY TOMASITO T. TALLEDO -- CONTEND-UP, Diliman, QC

THE BLOOD OF INNOCENTS AND OUR LIBERATION -- by Walden Bello

WAR FOR OIL & EMPIRE, AND AN INTRODUCTION TO THE U.S. PEACE MOVEMENT.  A U.S. Perspective Dr. Joseph Gerson

ALARMING TRENDS UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION UNDER THE ARROYO GOVERNMENT.  Presented by Aurora A. Parong, M.D., Executive Director Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) at the Kapihan on the Human Rights Situation Today, Hotel Rembrandt, Quezon City

THE GRAND DECEPTION - A Second Look at the War on Terrorism

TERRORISM:  TOWARDS A LEGAL DEFINITION by Soliman M.Santos, Jr.

INTERVIEW OF PROF. JOSE MARIA SISON ON US TERRORIST LISTING AND DE VENECIA'S WARNING by Lira S. Dalangin, Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 26, 2002

ANG BAHAY NG ALUMNI, UP DILIMAN. -- Renato Constantino, Jr.  -- Reliving September 16, 1991.

ANG MGA ARAL NG SEPTEMBER 16 -- by Prof. Roland Simbulan.

ANG MGA ARAL NG SEPTEMBER 16 -- by Prof. Roland Simbulan.

WHAT IS AN AMERICAN? - An Interesting article that circulated on the internet.

SEPTEMBER 16, 1991:  THE DAY THE SENATE SAID 'NO' TO UNCLE SAM.  by Prof. Roland G. Simbulan.  An Insider’s Account.

U.S. MUST FACE THE TRUTH:  KNOW WHO IS THE TERRORIST BY TRUTHTELLER.  25 Classic Quotes on Western Hegemony. 

OBITUARY: BONIFACIO GILLEGO (1921-2002), THE MAJOR WHO ASKED WHY.  A gentleman who sought change, he lived and paid for his idealism. By Alfred G. Simbulan, younger brother of Professor Roland G. Simbulan, who works at the Philippine Congress' House of Representatives. He was Chief of Staff of Congressman Bonifacio Gillego during his three terms as elected Congressman from Sorsogon province.

ANG KASAYSAYAN AT PAKIKIBAKA NG MARALITA SA KALAKHANG MAYNILA, 1900-2000" (The History and Struggle of the Poor in Metro Manila, 1900-2000), a pioneering study recently completed by University of the Philippines professors -- by Roland G. Simbulan.  It focuses on the history and struggles of the most marginalized but largest sectors of the urban poor in Metro Manila (workers, urban poor squatters, prostituted women). It gives us an idea why rebellion cannot be solved by military means and the structural reasons for poverty. It is in Pilipino, and I am sure that Filipinos here as well as those 4 million Filipinos overseas would want to have a glimpse of it. (This page is slow loading as it is a 91 page report on one page.)

PRESS RELEASE:  PHILIPPINE WOMEN CENTRE OF B.C. FILIPINOS IN CANADA.  horrified by the news that 2600 more U.S. troops are being sent to the Philippines. 20 March 2002.

LETTER TO THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER by Vincent K. Pollard

U.S. GOVERNMENT MUST OFFICIALLY APOLOGIZE FOR ATROCITIES IN PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN WAR by Prof. Roland G. Simbulan, National Chairperson, Nuclear Free Philippines Coalition, Fil-Am Day Statement, July 3, 1998

THE GEOPOLITICS OF WAR by Michael T. Klare, published in THE NATION on November 5, 2002. 

LETTER TO THE SYRACUSE EDITOR -- by John D. Brule, Syracuse's University's specialist on robotics technology at its Engineering Department. This article was published by the City of Syracuse's Post Standard.

TOWARDS A NUCLEAR-FREE ASIA PACIFIC.  Keynote Address delivered by Professor Roland G. Simbulan before the plenary session of the Fifth National Conference of the Nuclear-Free Zone Local Authorities of Japan and the Nuclear-Free Citizens’ Network-Japan, Sapporo City, Hokkaido, Japan, July 20, 1997.

FIL-AM FRIENDSHIP, A BOONE TO THE FILIPINO PEOPLE -- Prof. Roland G. Simbulan

VENEZUELA REVOLUTION, COUNTER-REVOLUTION by Walden Bello, Executive Director of FOCUS ON THE GLOBAL SOUTH.  An interesting article, with comparisons with the Philippines.

THE EAGLE HAS CRASH LANDED by Immanuel Wallerstein, Foreign Policy Magazine, July/August 2002.  Immanuel Wallerstein is a senior research scholar at Yale University and author of, most recently, The End of the World As We Know It: Social Science for the Twenty-First Century (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1999).

THE UNITED STATES IN THE PHILIPPINES (AGAIN) by Stephen R. Shalom.  Within days after the first U.S. bombs fell on Afghanistan, Washington revealed another site for its "war against terrorism": the Philippines.