Interview Series with Prof. Jose Maria Sison on "Terrorist" Tag
by Sonny Mallari, Philippine Daily Inquirer
August 18, 2004
Ka Joma,
Unlike the GRP, which is in fact a puppet and beggar to the US and other imperialist governments, the NDFP is an alliance of revolutionary forces that is determined to undertake anything (especially armed revolution) in order to achieve the people's demand for national liberation and democracy.  What the imperialists and their puppets  wish is to blackmail and pressure the revolutionary forces with the "terrorist" listing  and to cause their capitulation and destruction. more...

The Other View
by Elmer A. Ordonez
Sunday Times Magazine
August 15, 2004
Book Review of Jose Maria Sison: At Home in the World (Portrait of a Revolutionary), Conversations with Ninotchka Rosca
AT HOME IN THE WORLD
Ninotchka Rosca, internationally acclaimed Filipino novelist now based in New York, will launch her sixth book with the above subtitle on August 19 at the PowerBooks in Greenbelt, Makati at 6 pm. more...

The World is His Home
Review of Jose Maria Sison: At Home in the World – Portrait of a Revolutionary (Conversations with Ninotchka Rosca)
Published by Open Hand Publishing House, U.S., 2004
By Alexander Martin Remollino of Bulatlat
The book’s title, Jose Maria Sison: At Home in the World – Portrait of a Revolutionary, is apt. This is the chronicle of a man who was banished from the country of his birth and branded a “terrorist” because he refused to accept its condition as a land enslaved; but who never lifted his feet from his native land even as he is bound to the refugee’s life abroad, and refuses to be cowed by those who seek to terrorize him by calling him a “terrorist.” more...

Mensahe Ng Pagbati Sa KARAPATAN Sa Okasyon Ng IKA-2 Kongreso
Ni Jose Maria Sison
Chief Political Consultant
National Democratic Front of the Philippines
Agosto 18, 2004
Na gagalak akong bumati at magpaabot ng pakikiisa sa mga kasapi at tagatangkilik ng KARAPATAN sa okasyon ng ika-2 Kongreso nito at sa pagdiriwang nito ng 9 na taon ng pagkilos para itaguyod ang karapatang tao at ipagtanggol ang pinagsasamantahang at inaaping mga uri, sektor, komunidad at mga individual. more...

Message of Solidarity to Gabriela and the 9th Women's International Solidarity Affair
By Prof. Jose Maria Sison
General Consultant
International League of People’s Struggle
August 18, 2004
I wish to express my solidarity to all participants in the 9^th Women’s International Solidarity Affair. I share with you your joy in coming together as well as your seriousness in deliberating and deciding matters, with your theme as the beacon.  more...

US Has No Sovereign Right to Interfere in Philippine Affairs and Put NDFP Under Duress in GRP-NDFP Peace Negotiations
By Prof. Jose Maria Sison
Chief Political Consultant
National Democratic Front of the Philippines|
15 August 2004
Contrary to what officials of the Macapagal-Arroyo regime say, the US has no sovereign right to intervene in Philippine affairs and put the negotiating panel and consultants of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) under duress in peace negotiations. more...

Why the US and Some European Governments Want to Destroy The Filipino People's Movement for National Liberation?
By Prof. Jose Maria Sison
Chief Political Consultant
National Democratic Front of the Philippines
14 August 2004
The US, British and Dutch governments represent and protect the biggest Western monopoly interests in the Philippines. These are the Chevron Texaco Malampaya LLC, and Royal Dutch Shell. Each of them owns 45 percent of the total investments of at least 4.5 billion US dollars in the Malampaya deepwater gas-to-power project. more...

VS brandmerken Filippijnse revolutie opnieuw als "terroristisch"
Mag Sison zelfs geen boek meer schrijven?
Bert De Belder
Op 9 augustus heeft VS-Staatssecretaris Colin Powell de Communistische Partij van de Filippijnen (CPP) en het Nieuwe Volksleger (NPA) opnieuw het label ‘Foreign Terrorist Organization’ opgeplakt. Voor de VS, daarin gevolgd door de Europese Unie, zal de Filippijnse revolutie maar ophouden "terroristisch" te zijn, als ze… ophoudt te bestaan.  more...

In the continuing sabotage of the peace talks between the GRP and NDFP
Workers Protest Against "Terrorist" Listing by the U.S.
Kilsuang Mayo Uno News Release
August 12, 2004
In a rally in front of the US Embassy this morning, the militant labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) strongly registered that if the Arroyo government was able to stand against US demand to maintain the Philippine troops in Iraq for the safety of Angelo dela Cruz, then the government should all the more oppose US impositions for the good of the country.  more...

Immediately remove Professor Jose Maria Sison from the witch hunt “terrorist” lists!
Press statement from Canada
August 12, 2004
We, concerned human rights activists, lawyers, community organizers and members of organizations working in solidarity with Third World peoples, condemn the unabated attacks of U.S. imperialism against the human rights and civil liberties of Professor Jose Maria Sison. We condemn these attacks not only because they infringe on his rights as an individual, but also because we find them all the more reprehensible as they are only one part of U.S. imperialism’s offensive against the genuine right of oppressed peoples to struggle for national and social liberation. more...

DEFEND-Philippines, University of the Philippines President Francisco Nemenzo, Jr., the Philippine Collegian and IBON Foundation, Inc.

invite you to a

Book Launch
Jose Maria Sison: At Home in the World: Portrait of a Revolutionary
Conversations with Ninotchka Rosca

August 24, 2004 5-7pm Balay Kalinaw, University of the Philippines-Diliman Quezon City, Philippines

Ms. Ninotchka Rosca, recipient of the American Book Award for Excellence in Literature, is coming to the Philippines to launch her latest book. She has written five books, including the two highly acclaimed novels State of War and Twice Blessed. Her novels have been translated into Dutch, German and Catalan. Now based in New York, she is one of the best, internationally known Filipino writers.
For confirmation, please call Gina, Mario or Mena at (63-2) 7132729 or (63-2) 7132737 or visit http://www.ibon.org. more...

Book Launch of
Jose Maria Sison: at Home in the World, Portrait of a Revolutionary
Conversations with Ninotchka Rosca
Date: Saturday, September 18, 2004
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Venue: The Russian Hall, 600 Campbell Avenue, Vancouver, BC, CANADA
B.C. Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines will host a book launch featuring renowned author and activist, Ninotchka Rosca. Ninotchka who is the co-author of the book, "Jose Maria Sison: at Home in the World, Portrait of a Revolutionary, Conversations with Ninotchka Rosca" has won a number of national and international literary awards, including the American Book Award.  She will be present during the book launch for questions, signing, and discussion regarding her latest book on Jose Maria Sison. more...

Bush has done a lot of favors to Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaida
By Prof. Jose Maria Sison
Chief Political Consultant
National Democratic Front of the Philippines
August 12, 2004
Since 9/11, George W. Bush has done a lot of favors to Osama bin Laden and Al Qaida.
He has dignified them by mixing them up with national liberation movements, anti-imperialist leaders, religious institutions and charitable foundations in lists designating all as "terrorists." more...

Bush Regime is Sabotaging the GRP-NDFP Peace Negotiations and Escalating US Military Intervention in Philippines
By Prof. Jose Maria Sison
Chief Political Consultant
National Democratic Front of the Philippines
11 August 2004
The Bush regime is sabotaging the peace negotiations between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) by having the US State Department and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury Department renew the listing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), the New People’s Army (NPA) and the NDFP chief political consultant as "terrorists".  more...

Letter of Condolence to the family of Isabel "Ka Chabeng" Tolentino Olalia
August 7, 2004
Julie and I wish to express our condolences to the children and other relatives of Isabel “Ka Chabeng” Tolentino Olalia.  We are deeply saddened to learn that she has passed away.  We share your grief.  We feel the loss of a dear friend, who has done meritorious work on her own account and who has been a strong partner of an outstanding leader of the Filipino working class and the Philippine trade union movement. more...

Mensahe Ng Pakikiisa sa KMP
Ni Jose Maria Sison
General Consultant
International League of Peoples’ Struggle
28 Hulyo 2004
Malugod kong ipinaaabot sa pamunuan at kasapian ng Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) ang mahigpit at militanteng pakikiisa sa okasyon ng ika-19 na anibersaryo ng KMP.  more...

On the Withdrawal of Filipino Mercenary Troops from IRAQ and Shameless Blabbering of US Government Officials
By Jose Maria Sison
Chief Political Consultant
National Democratic Front of the Philippines
22 July 2004
I share the joy of the Filipino nation and the family of Angelo de la Cruz over his release and homecoming. I congratulate the cause-oriented organizations headed by Bayan and Migrante International, all other patriotic forces and the broad masses of the Filipino people for successfully pressing the Macapagal-Arroyo regime to withdraw the contingent of Filipino mercenary troops from Iraq and thus pave the way for the release of Angelo de la Cruz from his Iraqi captors. more...

Nagkakaisa para sa Isang Kaisa, para sa Isang Kasama
(Uniting for a Companion, for a Comrade)
English Narrative of Hong Kong Defend’s "Kaisa, Kasama; Companion, Comrade:
Celebrating Prof. Jose Maria Sison’s 45 Years of Struggle and Commitment,
Defending His Democratic Rights" more...

So-called 10-Point Agenda of GMA is an Abominable List of Lies
By Jose Maria Sison
Chief Political Consultant
National Democratic Front of the Philippines
7 July 2004
Information has reached me that propagandists of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo are spreading the ludicrous lie that I support her so-called 10-point agenda and in effect her rigged election to the presidency of the reactionary government of big compradors and landlords. more...

The US Cannot Extricate Itself from Iraqi Quagmire by Setting Up the Puppet Iraqi Interim Government
By Prof. Jose Maria Sison
General Consultant
International League of Peoples' Struggle
28 June 2004
For French Translation
The US is so flagrantly hell-bent on holding on to the fruits of its criminal war of aggression against the people of Iraq. It wants to control and own the oil resources of Iraq in order to tighten its grip on the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. It wants to keep 14 US military bases and more than 135,000 US troops in Iraq in order to control the entire Middle East, allow Israel to slaughter the Palestinian people and humiliate all the Arab people. It is monopolizing all kinds of business priivileges and contracts, especially reconstruction contracts and military sales, in order to appropriate the oil resources and income of Iraq. more...

Do the GRP-NDFP Peace Negotiations Stop the People's Resistance?
By Prof. Jose Maria Sison
Chiel Political Consultant
National Democratic Front of the Philippines
27 June 2004
Without resistance, the people have no hope of achieving national liberation and democracy against US imperialism and the local exploiting classes. One reactionary regime of the GRP after another has agreed to negotiate with the NDFP because of the growing revolutionary armed strength of the people. more...

Disappointing Outcome of the Third Round of Formal Talks in Oslo
By Prof. Jose Maria Sison
NDFP Chief Political Consultant
Press Statement
26 June 2004
The Negotiating Panels of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) made important agreements in the third round of formal talks from 22-24 June 2004 in Oslo, Norway. more...

NDFP Can Negotiate with the GRP Whoever is the President
By Jose Maria Sison
Chief Political Consultant
National Democratic Front of the Philippines
23 June 2004
It is fine that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has dispatched the Negotiating Panel of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) to hold formal talks with the Negotiating Panel of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) in Oslo.  more...

Joma Sings: Pag-ibig Sa Tinubuang Lupa
A compilation of revolutionary and progressive songs sung by Jose Maria Sison. This highly anticipated compilation is now available on CD. more...
 

June 16 Off the Press:  Jose Maria Sison:  At Home in the World  (Portrait of a Revolutionary), Conversations with Ninotchka Rosca.
Book launch in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.  more...
Book launch in Los Angeles, California, USA.  more...

Pagbati at Pasasalamat sa Okasyon ng "Of Bladed Poems and Enchanted Forests"
10 Hunyo 2004
Ni Jose Maria Sison
Mga mahal na kaibigan at mga natatanging panauhin,
Tauspuso akong bumabati sa inyo ng magandang gabi. Malaki ang aking kasiyahan sa inyong pagdalo sa pagtitipong ito.  more...

Of Bladed Poems and Forests Enchanted
Jose Ma. Sison
10 June 2004
Balay Kalinaw
6:00PM
UP Diliman more...