A recent rally staged by Gabriela Women’s Partylist in Davao, including the Indigenous Peoples women’s organization Sabokahan, illustrated this troubling contradiction. One of the protest placards read: “Bilat ang hinagiban, palagputon mga kawatan!!! Get get out!!!” [The vagina is the weapon, oust the thieves]. At first glance, the slogan appeared to have been designed to provoke attention. And it certainly succeeded in that regard. But attention alone does not equate to

His criticism was blunt and pointed, saying that activism that damages public infrastructure ultimately harms communities it says it defends.

To be militant was not to be permanently angry. It was to be organized.

Sa mga viral videos na kumakalat sa Facebook, Instagram, at iba pang social media platforms, makikita ang ilang kabataang aktibista na sumisigaw nang malakas sa harap ng pulis.

Leftsplaining—it's a rhetorical style, perfected over five decades of social practice, that tries to explain away accusations involving communist insurgency networks through narrative reframing rather than direct engagement with the underlying evidence.

As the March 13, 2026 deadline for the government’s amnesty program approaches, more former combatants across the country are stepping forward to formally leave behind decades of armed struggle. For many of them, the decision to apply for amnesty represents more than a legal process. It forms part of a complicated transition from life in the underground movement to life once again within the communities they left behind.

This International Women’s Month 2026, we honor women who continue to choose peace, from every background and generation, and whose voices inspire change and build a more just and compassionate society.

Nasuspinde ang isang lider ng national democratic organization at isa sa mga kinatawan ng student council sa University of the Philippines matapos umano itong masangkot sa isang seryosong kasong kriminal na panggagahasa sa kapwa estudyante. Noong Marso 4, 2026, naglabas ng Notice to the Public ang University of the Philippines University Student Council kaugnay ng preventive suspension ng College of Arts and Letters Student Council Representative na si Jobert Pillas. A

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I was 20 when I joined the New People’s Army.