He accepted the false and aggressive claim of China over the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines in violation of Philippine sovereign rights

It is widely accepted that the people hate Duterte's sell-out to China, just as even the churches and church people detest the extrajudicial killings

He is aggravating them and escalating the exploitation and oppression of the people.

Book about revolutionary icons, Jose Ma. Sison and Julie De Lima, both exiled as political refugees

The Duterte ruling clique benefits from two kinds of relations. First are the official relations to the Chinese government, the banks and corporations. Second are the criminal relations with the Chinese triads and the smuggling and gambling syndicates.

It is Duterte who is clearly culpable for the termination of the peace negotiations in contempt of the people's desire for these

The CPP said that while public clamor for the resumption of the talks remains strong, peace talks cannot be resumed as long as President Rodrigo Duterte’s 2017 proclamation terminating peace negotiations remains in place.

Increased police presence and patrols on campuses to intimidate the book-carrying teachers and students will further reduce the number of police from their previous haunts, promote criminality off the campuses and give more space to the revolutionary forces in the battlefield.