A Unity Statement for the Protection of the People and the Environment

We come from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, representing 227 sectoral and people's organizations, Church institutions, local government units, and other advocates throughout the Philippines. We have united through this historic Third People's Mining Conference to express our collective stand on the state's mining policy and practice as well as to reaffirm our aspirations for the country and the environment.

Seventeen years have passed since the Republic Act (RA) 7942 or the Philippine Mining Act of 1995 was promulgated. After nearly two decades under the policy of mining liberalization, corporations have gained control over 1,125,000 hectares of the country's rich lands and have earned billions of dollars through the extraction and export of minerals.

Press statement
November 3, 2011
International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS) Commission 1

On Nov. 3-4, the heads of government of the largest imperialist powers led by the US together with the world’s largest emerging economies will gather at Cannes, France for the G20 (Group of 20) Summit. The meeting is part of the ongoing attempts of the imperialist powers to stem the still raging global financial and economic crisis that is now being characterized by the exploding public debt crisis in the US and several European countries.

By Prof. Jose Maria Sison
Chairperson, International League of Peoples' Struggle
26 August 2011

We, the International League of Peoples' Struggle (ILPS), condemn in the strongest terms the US, NATO and their puppet forces for their barbaric military campaign against the people in the whole of Libya since several months ago and in Tripoli currently. The combination of escalated NATO air bombardments and ground movement of Libyan puppet forces and NATO special forces against Tripoli since 20 August aims to deliver the final blow on the Gaddafi regime.