Deep Dive

In his speech at the Katungod Conference on July 15 at the University of the Philippines at Diliman, he declared that the AFP is a "threat to democracy and national security." That conclusion is too sweeping. And his treatment of the Talaingod 13 is also too politically convenient, if not downright lazy.

Sulong Tayo! presents itself as a fresh start, a coalition of independent students finally breaking free from old labels. But the pattern we have traced—from STAND UP's 2023 admissions of systemic sexual harassment, to the USC's catastrophic mishandling of the Jobert Pillas rape case, to the steady rebranding from Laban Kabataan to Sulong Tayo!—tells us that it is more than mere political spin. This is not just about one coalition avoiding accountability. This is about a s

The flyers are colorful. The slogan, “Tunay, Palaban, Makabayan” rolls off the tongue with practiced ease. The candidates smile from campaign materials, flanked by the word “independent” in careful, deliberate typeface. But no one is fooled. The Sulong Tayo! Coalition, which announced itself last Thursday with much fanfare and a five-point common agenda, is not a new political formation. It is not a fresh alternative. It is not an independent movement of students finall

In a statement released on April 27 regarding the deaths of UP students Alyssa Alano and Maureen Santuyo during an armed encounter in Toboso, Negros Occidental, the University of the Philippines expressed sadness over the deaths of the two students and several others killed in the military operation. The statement emphasized assistance for the victims’ families, support for an independent investigation by the Commission on Human Rights, and the right of students to engage in

Sa aktwal na istruktura ng industriya ng langis sa Pilipinas, limitado ang kontrol ng mga lokal na kumpanya sa presyo. Ang presyo ng produktong petrolyo ay nakabatay sa galaw ng pandaigdigang merkado. Ibig sabihin, ang mga kumpanyang lokal ay price takers, hindi price setters. Sumasabay sila sa pagtaas at pagbaba ng presyo sa pandaigdigang merkado, kasama ang iba pang salik tulad ng palitan ng dolyar at piso, gastos sa transportasyon, at buwis. Sa ganitong konteksto, ang nara

The recent online attacks against former members of the Communist Party of the Philippines–New People’s Army (CPP–NPA) in Southern Tagalog suggest a shift in the group’s tactics. Instead of focusing on armed encounters on the ground, the movement’s regional leadership has increasingly directed its messaging and propaganda against former rebels who have left the organization. The Southern Tagalog Regional Party Committee (STRPC), in recent weeks, released a series of publ

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.