Investigative Journalism

There was palpable distrust among some residents toward Kabataan Partylist, and a clearer discomfort with Rep. Renee Louise Co than with the presence of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. This was evident in online comments and public statements that circulated even before her Campus Tour and Konsultahang Kabataan at Kalinga State University on August 14. Long before the event began, voices online were already questioning the purpose of the visit. The dominant tone was n

Pasion was arrested on July 30 in Cabuyao, Laguna, together with alleged NPA leader Binay Serrano, during a joint operation by government forces. Authorities said Serrano was wanted for murder and identified as an alleged medical and logistics officer of an NPA unit. Pasion, meanwhile, was identified by security officials as having links to the communist movement.

Ayon sa dating kadre na si Lady Desiree Miranda, nananatiling bulnerable ang kababaihan sa iba’t ibang anyo ng pang-aabuso sa loob ng CPP-NPA, sa kabila ng umiiral nitong mga patakaran tulad ng Tres Otso o Three Main Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention. Sa isang panayam na inilabas sa social media, isinalaysay ni Miranda ang matinding hirap, takot, panggigipit, at umano’y pamimilit sa kanya na humawak ng armas. Para sa kanya, inilalantad ng mga karanasang it

Ilang buwan bago siya natagpuan kasama ng isang medic ng NPA sa Cabuyao City, naiugnay na si Pasion sa NPA sa Occidental Mindoro. At ang unang nagkumpirma na kasama niya si Pasion sa NPA ay hindi ang Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), kundi ang kapwa niya U.S. citizen na si Chantal Anicoche. Mahalagang balikan ang detalyeng ito ngayong inilalarawan ng International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) at Karapatan si Pasion bilang isang “activist” o “c

The proper subject of scrutiny is the architecture, network and intent surrounding that solidarity. These need to be understood in the context of why these kinds of “immersions” exist.

Muling sinusubukan ng mga grupong kaugnay ng National Democratic movement na buhayin ang usapin ng tinaguriang “Talaingod 13.” Noong Hulyo 16, pinangunahan ng Save Our Schools Network ang isang kumperensiyang pinamagatang “Annual State of Justice in Mindanao Conference: Justice for Talaingod 13 and Beyond.” Sa naturang pagtitipon, muling iniharap ang naratibong ang estado umano ang nang-api sa mga tinawag nilang “human rights advocates” na nagsagawa ng rescue mission para sa

On July 10, two men were found shot dead in Victorias City — Jerome Seballos, 59, and Alex Cunanan, 58. Two days later, the NPA's Roselyn Jean Pelle Command claimed responsibility, saying its "Special Partisan Unit" had carried out a "death penalty" against both, accusing Seballos of working as a military informant. Two men were executed in their own barangay, and the killers announced it publicly as a warning to everyone else. That is what spy-tagging is for. It is not, i

For former rebels who spent years organizing in labor and peasant communities, the issue is not as simple as choosing between government praise and leftist rejection.

Thirty-nine people, including 22 children, were killed in the Rano massacre, one of the bloodiest attacks attributed to the New People’s Army in Southern Mindanao, 37 years ago.

Gaddi alleges that certain individuals wanted Kayumanggi to align itself with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines. When she refused, she says, she was eventually accused of red-tagging them.

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?

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.

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

Toboso, Negros Occidental — A 15-year-old girl was among the 19 individuals slain in the April 19 armed encounter between government troops

Malaking diskurso ngayon sa social media ang usapin ng pagkakahuli kay Charlize Garzon sa Occidental Mindoro. Ngunit kung susuriin ang bilis at pagkakapare-pareho ng mga pahayag mula sa Karapatan, Anakbayan, at Panday Sining, lumilitaw na ito ay isang operasyon upang pagtakpan ang pagkakaugnay ni Garzon sa New People’s Army (NPA).

Kamakailan, sinalakay ng mga progresibong grupo ang headquarters ng Petron, kasama ang mga tsuper at ilang sektor na direktang tinatamaan ng pagtaas ng presyo ng langis. Mabigat ang kanilang mga punto: posibleng pumalo sa ₱120 kada litro ang diesel, umaabot sa ₱90,000 ang buwanang gastos ng mga driver, at sa kabila nito, tila patuloy ang kita ng malalaking kumpanya—umaabot pa nga sa bilyon-bilyon. Idinidiin nila ang umano’y profiteering ng oil giants, at ang papel ng Oil Dere

Ang unang nawawala sa pagsusuri ni Manuel ay ang pinakaimportanteng factor sa military threat assessment: capability. Sa kasalukuyan, ang Iran ay kilala na mayroong short- at medium-range ballistic missiles, karamihan ay may operational range na nasa pagitan ng humigit-kumulang 1,000 hanggang 2,000 kilometro. Wala pang kumpirmadong operational intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) na kayang tumama sa mga target na libu-libong kilometro ang layo tulad ng Pilipinas o m