In Talaingod, Davao del Norte, 92 former rebels from dismantled Guerrilla Fronts and Pulang Bagani Commands under the Southern Mindanao Regional Committee formally returned to the fold of the law on January 27. The ceremony was held at the Balimba Hills Activity Center and facilitated by the 60th Infantry Battalion of the 10th Infantry Division, Philippine Army in coordination with local government officials and indigenous leaders, including Bae Pilar Libayao and Mayor Junnie

Bilang dating kasapi ng kilusan, masakit basahin ang mga pahayag na agad nagtatakda ng hatol sa mga sumurender bilang “taksil,” “traydor,” o “persona non grata.” Mas masakit dahil alam namin kung paano inialay ng mga taong ito ang kanilang kabataan, lakas, at maging buhay para sa ipinangakong paglilingkod sa masa at paglilingkod sa bayan.

Default ang CPP-NPA-NDF sa EDSA, wala silang footprint in that historical upheaval.

these former rebels are no longer armed combatants. They are civilians. For decades, the same movement argued that those killed in encounter

Mariing kinondena ng mga dating rebelde (FRs) at ng pambansang pederasyon na Buklod Kapayapaan ang paglabas ng Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) - New People’s Army (NPA) ng mga “wanted” poster laban kina Gerald Mangao at Erick Simogan. Sa magkahiwalay na post na lumabas sa Facebook page na “Villager’s Point of View 2.0,” pinangalanan ang dalawa bilang umano’y “kontra-rebolusyonaryo” at nakikipagtulungan sa Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Hinikayat din ang publi

Peace and reintegration advocates swiftly condemned the killing. Noel Legaspi, national president of Buklod Kapayapaan Federation Inc., denounced the extra-judicial execution of Norquiana, the 28th victim of the NPA in Negros Island since 20205, in what he described as the “systematic, coordinated liquidation of civilians.”

Habang mas tumatagal ako sa pagninilay, mas nauunawaan ko na ang digmaan labas sa romantisasyon ng propaganda. Sa papel, ang rebolusyon ay apoy ng katarungan. Sa aktwal, ito ay apoy na maaaring sumunog sa mga tahanan ng mismong mga taong nais mong ipagtanggol. Sa bawat engkwentro, hindi ideolohiya ang unang nasasaktan kundi tao. Magsasaka. Kabataan. Pamilya.

Tinay Palabay of Karapatan loudly proclaims about former rebel Alma Gabin: “Wala hong kredibilidad ’yan! Bayad ’yan ng militar!” It’s the familiar line of today’s national democratic organizations.

The killings are not random violence but systematic, claimed by the Communist Party of the Philippines and NPA’s vigilante-style summary execution. Their alleged offense? Being “suspected informants.”

On February 8, 2026, Julieta de Lima’s keynote speech for the 21st National Congress of the League of Filipino Students was uploaded to the organization’s YouTube channel. De Lima, who was the wife of the late Jose Maria Sison, addressed youth activists – praising them for their achievements, reminding them of the importance of struggle, and challenging them to stay engaged with the movement. However, an analysis of the speech, in the lens of former CPP youth cadres, sho