Filipino socialist activist and Party of the Labouring Masses (PLM) chairperson Sonny Melencio speaks with Federico Fuentes about global imperialism and the Filipino left鈥檚 response to the threat of a US-China war.
Sonny Melencio
The decision to field presidential and vice-presidential candidates represents a bold聽鈥 and unprecedented聽鈥 move for the Philippines left. Sonny Melencio explains why the聽Partido Lakas ng Masa has taken this step.
Three of the country鈥檚 most powerful political dynasties 鈥 the Marcoses, Arroyos and Dutertes 鈥 have entered into an unholy alliance聽with the hope of consolidating power in 2022 and beyond, writes Sonny Melencio.
When I was travelling from Manila to Australia, I bought a copy of a book to read on the plane. It was Dan Brown鈥檚 novel Inferno. Actually, when this book first hit the bookshops, the Philippines went crazy about a small part of the novel that referred to Manila as the 鈥済ate of hell鈥.
The petition for certification of Party of the Labouring Masses (PLM) as a national political party was approved by the Commission on Elections in September. With this approval, the fight for a national political party representing the marginalised sectors has escalated to new heights.
This is a confirmation of the PLM鈥檚 three-and-a-half years of existence and its expansion as a political party with a mass constituency and grassroots chapter-formations.