Marcos’ National Action Plan for Unity, Peace, and Development is the antithesis of peace

Revoke the NAP-UPD! Abolish the NTF-ELCAC!

The supposed “National Action Plan for Unity, Peace, and Development” (NAP-UPD) recently adopted by the Marcos regime through its Memorandum Circular 83 on May 2, 2025 is nothing but another deceptively-worded fascist policy that will only lead to increased human rights violations against the Filipino people and fail to address the root causes of the ongoing armed conflict in the Philippines.

We vehemently condemn the unjust conviction of current Rep. France Castro, former BAYAN Muna rep Satur Ocampo and others for their work protecting the rights of Lumad children against the grip of the fascist Armed Forces of the Philippines. This case, filed in 2018, is indicative of the fascist policies Duterte put in place that continue to wreak havoc on human rights defenders.

Malaya Movement USA welcomes the recent Supreme Court decision declaring that red-tagging and vilification by association “threaten the Right to Life, Liberty, and Security of those accused,” as a result of a court case for activist and former representative of the party-list Bayan Muna, Siegfred Deduro, who was red-tagged by military officials in 2020.