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Former Rebel Slams Kabataan Rep. Renee Co: “Behind the façade of modest living lies the CPP’s laundering machine”
Former rebel, Arian Jane Ramos, who once served as chairperson of Gabriela-UP Mindanao and later secretary of NPA Guerrilla Front 55, has is


Unprincipled Activism on Social Media: Former Rebels Speak Out
Today, activism online has become the norm, but a kind of “unprincipled activism” is changing the flow of national democratic discourse. According to former rebel Job David, there is a noticeable rise in arrogance and hostility among activists on social media.


Former rebel na dati ring miyembro ng Anakbayan, pumalag sa online bullying ng mga aktibista
Isang dating kasapi ng New People’s Army (NPA) na kinilalang si Pobi Sy ang nagsalita laban sa online harassment na natanggap niya mula sa i


Pamumuno ng Friends Rescued, Pinalakas sa Mindoro Summit 2025
ORIENTAL MINDORO — “May pag-asa naman pala…” Ito ang mariing sambit ni Ate Rose, isa sa mga nahalal na opisyales ng Mindoro Island Former Re


Pinakaunang Restorative Justice Program sa pagitan ng mga sundalo, mga dating rebelde at mga nabiktimang komunidad sa Mindanao, matagumpay
Pinakaunang Restorative Justice Program sa pagitan ng mga sundalo, mga dating rebelde at mga nabiktimang komunidad sa Mindanao, matagumpay


FR DIARIES | Ang susi sa pagpapanatili ng kapayapaan, sa lente ng isang dating guro at dating rebelde
Maging isang chef sana ang pangarap ni Gelejurain I Alce Nguho, ngunit dahil sa kahirapan, at sa maling paniniwalang ikinintal sa kanila ng


NTF-ELCAC sa COMELEC: Gabriela may nakabinbin pang DQ case
Kinuwestiyon ng National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) ang naging desisyon ng Commission on Elections (COMELE


Anakbayan: Kalaban ng Kalaban, Kalaban din ng Kakampi
Tinuligsa ng Anakbayan ang pahayag ni Akbayan Rep. Perci Cendaña na nagsabing “magbebenepisyo si impeached Vice President Sara Duterte sa ‘M


FR DIARIES | Former Rebel Rebuilds Life After Surrender
In September 2023, Job David, better known by his alias “Ka Yuri,” stood at a crossroads that would forever change his life. Once a cadre of the Communist Party of the Philippines–New People’s Army, he had endured years of hardship in the mountains, surviving only on root crops and wild herbs, far from even the most basic comforts. During a “hakot-bundo”* mission, he and two comrades made the difficult decision to surrender to the 23rd Division Reconnaissance Company in Mindo


Former Rebels Advocating Peace Condemn Sept. 21 Riot: “Chaos Is Not Liberation”
Manila – Former rebels advocating peace condemned the violent turn of the September 21 anti-corruption protests in Manila, stressing that th


Ex-Gabriela Member Flags Constitutional Breach in Party-list Seat Allocation
MANILA — “This proclamation raises a constitutional red flag.” This was the warning of Arian Jane Ramos, a former Gabriela member and former CPP-NPA cadre, of what she sees as a dangerous deviation from constitutional limits and democratic norms. She urged for strict adherence to the Constitution, faster resolution of disqualification cases, and a sober reckoning within the women’s movement.


ISPESYAL NA REPORT | Sa Panig ng Pamamaslang: Tunay na Mukha ng “Defend Mindoro”
Ang panawagan ng Defend Mindoro para sa “hustisya” ay may malinaw na kinikilingan. Hindi ito nakabatay sa kung sino ang inosente o may sala, kundi sa kung sino lamang ang kaalyado ng kilusan. Sa kanilang pananaw, ang karapatan ay hindi likas sa lahat, ngunit ito ay gantimpalang iginagawad sa mga kasamang handang mag-alay ng buhay para sa Partido.
Sa likod ng isinisigaw nilang "hustisya," naroon ang nakakabinging katahimikan — katahimikang tumatabing sa mga dinukot na kab


Former UP Student Leader Arrested in Camarines Norte on Attempted Homicide Warrant
Camarines Norte, Philippines — Authorities arrested, on September 4, 2025, Faye Margarette Tallow, a former University of the Philippines (U


Chaba’s Journey — From Student Leader to Political Officer
Charisse Bernadine “Chaba” Bañez’s name once echoed in the halls of the University of the Philippines as a young activist brimming with pass


Bandilang itim ng One-Piece ang winawagayway sa Indonesia
Nang sumiklab ang malalaking protesta sa Indonesia nitong Agosto 2025, isa sa mga pinakakakaibang tanawin ay hindi lang ang dagsa ng tao o a


FR DIARIES | Dianne: Life Under the Red Flag
Hindi lang kasawian at pagkagapi ang aking naranasan sa NPA, kundi ang pag-abandona ng Partido sa mga mandirigma nito, gayon din ang masaklap na unti-unting hindi na pagtanggap ng masa sa kilusan.


Reassessing the CPP's Semi-colonial and Semi-feudal framework in the Philippine context
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) has long characterized the Philippines as a “semi-colonial and semi-feudal” society, a...


SINO NGA BA SI CHABA? Anakbayan member turned NPA
At the time, I served as the Political Officer of the NPA Sub-Regional Guerrilla Unit (SRGU) 5, the Sentro de Grabidad of Sub-Regional Committee (SRC) 5 under the Southern Mindanao Regional Committee. My task was to help identify, from among young activists, those who would undergo “revolutionary integration” (RI). RI is a process of immersing student leaders into the daily realities of the poor and marginalized communities within the guerrilla mass base of the New People's A


Tagalog vs Bisaya memes, Imperial Manila, at ang walang kamatayang bangayan hinggil sa Pambansang Wika
Inabot ng anim na buwan mula nang mapadpad ako sa Mindanao bago ko masabing matatas na ako sa pagbibisaya. Gayunpaman, problematiko pa rin s


NEWS ANALYSIS | The Mindoro Clashes: Noise, Propaganda, and What the CPP Might Be Hiding
MANILA—To former rebels, the clashes that recently erupted in Occidental and Oriental Mindoro between troops of the Armed Forces of the...
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