Categories: Around the world

Philippines: Revolutionary artist Parts Bagani murdered in police and military raid

Parts Bagani

The art of Parts Bagani is world-renowned, undeniably distinct, and always in service of the masses. Spend enough time among the anti-imperialist forces in the world and you will inevitably see his work, whether decorating the office of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines in the Netherlands, or in anti-imperialist publications. This writer even has a tattoo with one of Parts’ pieces as a source.

On Aug. 16, Ka Parts was murdered in a police and military raid, unarmed and alongside his spouse, Pamela Peñaranda, who was then arrested and detained. The Philippine police and military have lied through their teeth, claiming that Ka Parts was killed in a shootout. 

Marco Valbuena, Chief Information Officer of the Communist Party of the Philippines, released a statement asserting that Ka Parts was armed only with his pencils, brushes, paint and paper.

Ka Parts not only leaves behind an outstanding model of revolutionary art, but also his legacy as a fierce, determined and strategic guerrilla fighter in the New People’s Army, who made immeasurable contributions to the armed struggle. 

Long live Parts Bagani!
Long live the revolutionary struggle for a liberated Philippines!
International solidarity forever!

Bayani

Recent Posts

A presidency above the law — and the struggle ahead

The United States is living through a profound political shift. A new, executive-centered form of…

7 hours ago

Palestinians reject U.S.–backed U.N. plan: ‘A new form of occupation’

A U.S.-drafted U.N. resolution endorsing President Donald Trump’s Gaza “peace plan” passed in the Security…

17 hours ago

Whose news is it — and who decides what we see?

Fidel Castro was one of the great communicators. He focused on the problems of raising…

19 hours ago

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson calls for a general strike: Here’s why it matters

Chicago’s Mayor Brandon Johnson, in a fiery speech to a quarter million people at the…

1 day ago

New Orleans elects formerly incarcerated jailhouse lawyer as clerk of court

New Orleanians elected Calvin Duncan to be the clerk of court for the parish (county)…

2 days ago

Struggle ★ La Lucha PDF – November 17, 2025

Get PDF here Zohran Mamdani’s win: A vote against racism, a mandate for class struggle…

2 days ago