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Para sa mga dating rebelde, gayunpaman, ang Ikatlong Pagwawasto ay hindi isang lunas.

How can people like us remain revolutionary… without being armed insurgents?

When Typhoon Uwan hammered the northern coast of Aurora, communities were left clinging to what little remained while waiting for help that moved too slowly. Roads were blocked, towns were dark, and many found themselves isolated with no clear sense of when government relief would arrive. In those critical first hours, the fastest responders were former rebels from Buklod Kapayapaan.

Hitik sa mga aral at repleksyon ang ginanap na “Women and International Law: Legal Dialogue and Testimonial Sharing of Women Former Rebels” na inilunsad ng Kalinaw Southeastern Mindanao Inc. (Kalinaw SEMR) at Rizal Memorial Colleges – School of Law (RMC-SOL) nitong ika-8 ng Nobyembre sa Camp General Manuel T. Yan Sr., Mawab, Davao de Oro.

Amid the noise of “political victories” and the celebrations over the Mayo Uno 6 acquittal, one truth refuses to go away. The Mayo Uno 6 refers to six youth activists who were recently cleared of all charges from the 2024 Labor Day protest. But while the public celebrated, something darker remained unresolved. Within the youth group at the center of this case, they chose to keep a man accused of serious abuse. They kept a criminal in their ranks, and that fact still haunts th

For former rebels, however, the Third Rectification is not a cure. It is a defensive consolidation, a last-ditch attempt to resuscitate an exhausted strategy by doubling down on doctrine and discipline.

True enough, familiar narratives about “red-tagging” and the “crimes of the state” surfaced, while the realities of underground recruitment and armed struggle were again buried under rhetoric.

In that room, surrounded by facilitators, counselors, and fellow former rebels, they began to tell their stories

Understanding the forum as fascist obscures the real concerns being raised and simplifies a nuanced discussion into mere rhetoric.

That was the moment the war began to change in my heart. I began to question everything, not the dream of justice, but the path we took to reach it.

According to Ramos, the preliminary findings aim to distinguish legitimate activism from covert recruitment, and to inform peace-building through education and transparency.

When I think about the way the CPP-NPA-NDFP recruits and operates, it reminds me very much of how a religious cult functions.

The recruitment of young people from the cities to the mountains is not coincidence—it is command. In every story of a young person who “decides” to join the revolution, we often hear the refrain: “It was my personal choice.” A decision, they say, born of conviction, a moral stand for justice. But the truth is, it is never merely personal. Behind every so-called choice lies the collective hand of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), deliberate, organized, and systema

I wanted change. I wanted it fast. I wanted it to be real.

Written in October 2021, “On Three Viewpoints Concerning the 2022 Elections” was not just an ideological commentary. Certainly not rare but a candid exposition of the CPP’s dual political strategy: the simultaneous pursuit of armed struggle and electoral participation through its legal “patriotic and democratic” organizations. Read carefully, Sison’s own words reveal how the Party sustains this two-pronged approach, and how it protects the tactic by weaponizing the narrative

Reflections of a Former Rebel on a Nation Still Searching for Reconciliation and Healing By Andrea XP de Jesus “Who owns peace?” It’s a question that echoes quietly in the hearts of many Filipinos, from the war-scarred mountains of the countryside to the crowded streets of the capital where politics often drowns out compassion. Every administration, every mayor, every general who takes an oath claims to seek peace. They speak of reconciliation, of unity, of moving forward. Ye

Across parts of Mindanao and other rural areas once marked by conflict, former members of the Communist Party of the Philippines–New People’s Army–National Democratic Front (CPP–NPA–NDF) are rebuilding their lives through farming. Their stories reflect a broader shift from armed struggle to productive livelihood and community reintegration. For decades, many peasants and Indigenous peoples were drawn into the communist movement, often out of frustration over poverty, landles

Mahigit 120 delegado mula sa sampung kasaping panlalawigang pederasyon at people’s organization mula sa Davao City, South Bukidnon, Davao Occidental, Davao Oriental, Davao del Sur, Davao del Norte, Davao de Oro at Agusan del Sur ang dumalo sa pagtitipon.

Matatandaang nanganganib na mabawasan ang lupa ng mga myembro ng HARBCO dahil sa iligal na planong pagbebenta ni Evelyn Romarate, chairperson ng HARBCO, ng hindi bababa sa 30 ektarya nang walang basbas ng mga kasapi ng kooperatiba.

Testimonies from former rebels and ex-urban operators, along with CPP documents and memoranda, indicate that a share of these funds is funneled into the Party’s campaign machinery, from media production and propaganda to procurement and other logistical needs in rural guerrilla zones.