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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

EDSA at 40: Reform, Not Ruin, Is the Braver Work of Democracy

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

Sa entabladong minsang tila napakalayo sa kanyang realidad, nakahanda ngayong umakyat si Erick Simogan, o mas kilala bilang Mimi — hindi bilang mandirigma sa kabundukan, kundi bilang isang magtatapos ng Senior High School sa Rizal.

Ang kontrobersyal na affidavit ng 18 indibidwal na nagpapakilalang dating miyembro ng Philippine Marine Corps ay nagdudulot ng malaking pagdududa sa integridad ng ating pampublikong pondo, at partikular na sa papel ng Makabayan bloc sa gitna ng mga paratang ng korupsyon sa flood control projects.

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

Noel Legaspi, president of Buklod Kapayapaan Federation Inc., the national federation of former rebels and people’s organizations, said the killing should be treated for what it is: a cold-blooded crime against a civilian.

Nagbahagi ng isang mahaba at madamdaming mensahe sa Facebook ang kapatid ni Jerlyn Doydora, kasunod ng kanyang paglahok sa NABANGANI Fact-Finding and Solidarity Mission at personal na pagbisita sa lugar kung saan natagpuan ang mga labi ng kanyang nakababatang kapatid. Si JM, kapatid ni Jerlyn, ay kabilang sa delegasyon ng fact-finding mission na nagtungo sa Abra de Ilog mula Enero 26 hanggang 28. Kasama ng iba pang delegado, binisita niya ang encounter site sa Sitio Calamias

May isang linya sa bidyo mo na hindi ko basta napalagpas. “Hindi ako namanipulate.”

The NABANGANI Fact-Finding and Solidarity Mission has presented a synthesis of its on-the-ground findings during their media forum on February 3, 2026 at the Max’s Restaurant, Commonwealth Ave., Quezon City. They addressed claims that circulated on social media following the January 1, 2026 armed encounter between government forces and the New People’s Army (NPA) in Barangay Cabacao, Abra de Ilog.