Bandilang Itim's blog

The Duterte regime’s attacks on our civil liberties continue, this time aimed towards the youth. Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana announced that the DND would unilaterally terminate the UP–DND Accord, effective January 15. This targeted attack by the state is nothing new or unprecedented from Duterte’s henchmen.

A zine-thesis on the introductory discussion of Abolition in the Archipelago.
By ABOLISYON! & Makò Micro-Press.

What we want to talk about here is the ensuing media craze and the inability of the PNP to shut the hell up about the ongoing case.

This article serves as a natural expansion of the things I assume we already do individually for our own collectives and adjacent circles. This time, however, we’re pooling our shared skills and knowledge to not only assist radical groups take advantage in digital communication and peer-to-peer production, but also the wider public in general.

A short biography of anarchist guerrilla Quico Sabaté in Tagalog and English by Peter Gelderloos.

On December 30, the day set aside to commemorate Dr. José Rizal, scientist, author, and icon of the Philippine Republic, it is only right to emulate his example by analyzing and critiquing our society. Our contributor Malaginoo focuses on a concept that informs how we regard Rizal and his contemporaries during the ascendance of “Filipino nationalism”: Heroes. Specifically, national heroes.

The saga of the Tangerang vandalism case has concluded. Federasi Anti Otoritarian released a final statement.

Ang isang maikling kasaysayan ng Rebolusyonaryong Shinmin, ang anarkistang prefecture pinamamahalaan ng mga anarkistang Koreano,

A personal reflection on alienation experienced within National Democratic mass organizations.

A Tagalog translation of Cindy Milstein's pamphlet Anarchism.

A Tagalog translation of Errico Malatesta's 1920 pamphlet “An Anarchist Programme”

On the student strikes against the Duterte administration in the Philippines.

A meditation on the notion of Filipino resilience after the typhoon disasters of 2020.

Andrea Alakran shares their perspective on Fil-Am history month as a Filipinx in the diaspora.

An update on the anti-authoritarian prisoners from Tangerang. They were declared guilty despite anomalies in police and legal procedure and torture used against the defendants. An update to “Update on Anti-Authoritarian Prisoners Involved in Vandalism” We are reproducing this here to signal boost this news to the international community.

A report on recent banner drops in Malaysia protesting the reckless actions of politicians.

The Commoner talks to Bandilang Itim, an organisation rallying together anarchists and libertarians in the so-called Philippines.

The Commoner spricht mit Bandilang Itim, einer Organisation, die Anarchist:innen und Libertäre auf den Philippinen zusammenschließt. 

A Tagalog translation of Adam Weaver's introduction to Especifismo.

Martial law never really went away. An anarchist reflection on the 21st of September, the anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law by the dictator Ferdinand Marcos.