The dramatic reorganization of the Philippine Senate on June 3 has triggered fierce debate. Some call it a legitimate parliamentary correction. Others describe it as a political takeover disguised as procedure. Lost amid the legal arguments and political maneuvering, however, is the question that matters most: What does this mean for ordinary Filipinos? Most of the discussion has focused on legal arguments. Can 12 senators legally constitute a quorum? Does the 1949 Supreme Co

A strong earthquake struck off the coast of southern Mindanao on Monday morning, causing widespread alarm and prompting residents across General Santos City and neighboring provinces to evacuate buildings and move to open areas.

“Si France Castro, Your Honor, laging ka-meeting nina boss Zaldy Co sa opisina niya sa Congress at sa townhouse,” Gumban told the committee.

Sa abroad, ang Anakbayan ay nagsisilbing legal at open front na nagpo-promote ng linya ng kilusan, lalu na ng armadong pakikibaka bilang primaryong anyo.

In the third quarter of 1998, Elena received a Party assignment. As a member of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), she was designated as a cadre tasked with helping lead an NGO operating in Western Mindanao. On paper, the organization focused on disaster preparedness, disaster management education, and measures designed to reduce the impact of natural and human-induced disasters. Its programs targeted remote communities in the region's hinterlands, areas often expo

Where does responsible campus oversight end, and where does political surveillance begin?

TULUNAN, COTABATO — Belly Berana Jr. was raised in a family where the revolution was not something distant or abstract. It was part of their everyday life. And long before he carried a firearm as a fighter of the New People’s Army, he had already inherited the war of his parents. He and his three siblings grew up under the care of their grandmother while their parents worked underground as cadres of the Communist Party of the Philippines and the NPA. Their community in Pantu

Twenty-one former rebels in Agusan del Norte have taken another step toward rebuilding their lives after receiving more than P1.78 million in government assistance under the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP), reinforcing the government’s continuing push for peace and reintegration.

Ang lohika ng islogang ito ay naging bato na pamukpok sa ulo mismo ng CPP-NPA-NDFP. Ang islogang "Di matalo-talo" ay hindi lengwahe ng kilusang nagpupunyaging manalo.

To them, the ruling does not mean that former rebel witnesses were lying. It does not mean that the support networks they described never existed.