Pasco said he respects the right of students to speak and question government institutions. However, he argued that the discussion must begin with the complete history of the area and evidence supporting allegations against the reserve unit.

Bacolod City – Binatikos ng Buklod Kapayapaan Federation Inc. (BKFI) ang pahayag ng tagapagsalita ng New People’s Army (NPA) sa Negros na ang kamakailang Fact-Finding Mission nito sa isla ng Negros ay “mere propaganda” na naglalayong linlangin ang mga Negrosanon. Sa pahayag noong Agosto 8, 2026, sinagot ng BKFI si Maoche Legislador, na nagpapakilalang spokesperson ng Regional Operations Command (Apolinario Gatmaitan Command) ng NPA sa Negros. Sinabi ni Legislador sa pahayag n

Ayon sa dating kadre na si Lady Desiree Miranda, nananatiling bulnerable ang kababaihan sa iba’t ibang anyo ng pang-aabuso sa loob ng CPP-NPA, sa kabila ng umiiral nitong mga patakaran tulad ng Tres Otso o Three Main Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention. Sa isang panayam na inilabas sa social media, isinalaysay ni Miranda ang matinding hirap, takot, panggigipit, at umano’y pamimilit sa kanya na humawak ng armas. Para sa kanya, inilalantad ng mga karanasang it

Ilang buwan bago siya natagpuan kasama ng isang medic ng NPA sa Cabuyao City, naiugnay na si Pasion sa NPA sa Occidental Mindoro. At ang unang nagkumpirma na kasama niya si Pasion sa NPA ay hindi ang Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), kundi ang kapwa niya U.S. citizen na si Chantal Anicoche. Mahalagang balikan ang detalyeng ito ngayong inilalarawan ng International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) at Karapatan si Pasion bilang isang “activist” o “c

For a revolution is not sustained by the gun; it is sustained by belief, and belief cannot be extracted at gunpoint, at checkpoint, at the barrel pressed lightly against a sakada's ribs.

People still ask me, sometimes with curiosity and sometimes with judgment, why I left the armed movement. The truth is more complicated than a single word.

The Philippine Army identified the arrested individuals as Cristina Pasion and Binay Serrano, alias Ka Samay. According to initial reports, the two were arrested during an operation in Barangay San Isidro. Serrano was described as a medical officer of an NPA unit operating in Mindoro.

Marami tayo ngayong kinakaharap na mga lehitimong isyu: korapsyon, mataas na presyo ng bilihin, kawalan ng disenteng trabaho, mahinang serbisyong panlipunan, at patuloy na pagyurak ng ibang bansa sa ating soberanya. Tama at makatarungan naman talaga ang maging kritikal sa gobyerno. Tama ring maging passionate sa social justice at maging aktibista. Ang demokrasya ay hindi nangangahulugang tahimik na pagsang-ayon—ito ay espasyo para sa protesta, organisasyon, at pananagutan.

Ano ba talaga ang kinatatakutan ng Gabriela Women's Party? Noong Hulyo 16, naghain ng reklamo sa Commission on Human Rights (CHR) ang Gabriela Partylist-Marikina laban sa 12th Civil Military Operations Battalion ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Ang sentro ng kanilang reklamo ay ang umano'y panliligalig at ang sunod-sunod na community outreach activities ng militar sa isang komunidad sa Marikina—mga medical mission, feeding program, pamamahagi ng ayuda, at iba pang

Nine former members of the New People's Army (NPA) in Las Navas, Northern Samar have chosen to lay down their arms and begin a new chapter in their lives, marking another milestone in the government's peace and reintegration efforts under the whole-of-nation approach. The former rebels were formally presented before the Municipal Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (MTF-ELCAC) of Las Navas on July 10, where they also surrendered several firearms as a gesture