But not every father deserves celebration.

Very few of us former rebels knew Bobet before his tragic death. But when the news came, we grieved because his life represented the same ordinary dream we once shared before ideology taught us to look down on ordinary dreams as too small, too reformist, too insufficient.

For many former rebels, community enterprises like this answer one of the most difficult questions after surrender: what comes next?

Instead of yielding to the false narratives of the CPP and its enabler “national democratic” organizations, the Commission [NYC] focused on the welfare of the youth themselves.

Toboso, Negros Occidental — Mariing kinondena ng National Youth Commission (NYC) ang patuloy na pagsasamantala ng mga rebeldeng grupo sa mga kabataan matapos kumpirmahin ang pagkakasangkot ng hindi bababa sa sampung (10) batang Pilipino sa isang armadong engkwentro sa Toboso, Negros Occidental. Ayon sa opisyal na pahayag ng NYC, lubos na nag-aalala ang komisyon sa pag-recruit at paggamit sa mga menor de edad at young adults sa ilegal na armadong labanan. “The NYC strongly