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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

In a 2019 video that remains publicly accessible on YouTube, Kara Lenina Taggaoa, then chairperson of the League of Filipino Students (LFS), spoke with a clarity that left little room for interpretation. Wearing a Kabataan Partylist shirt, she said, “Proud kami na ang alumni namin ay nag-NPA”.

Into that debate stepped Kej Andrés, national chairperson of the Student Christian Movement of the Philippines.

Muling nagpapakita ng kahihiyan sa pagbabaluktot ng katotohanan tungkol kay Ceeka Garzon ang mga National Democratic Mass organizations at Makabayan Bloc, (mga legal front ng CPP-NPA). Sinasabi nilang “simpleng aktibista” lang daw siya — minsan teacher, minsan artist, minsan IP rights advocate. Pero walang ni isa sa kanila ang makasagot: bakit siya naroroon sa encounter site na may baril at mga notebook na puno ng NPA ED (educational discussion) Pointers? Hindi na nagt

This Holy Week, while Christians reflect on Christ’s suffering, arrest, torture, and crucifixion at the hands of unjust authorities, a different kind of blasphemy is unfolding. Self-proclaimed “Christian” youth groups and known communist front organizations are dragging Jesus Christ into their propaganda machine to defend Charlize “Ceeka” Garzon, who was arrested on March 29, 2026 in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, and identified by authorities as being a member of the New Peop

Charlize “Ceeka” Garzon, known as “Ka Kaye” inside the movement, was captured by government forces on March 29, 2026, during an armed encounter in Sitio Salafay, Barangay Monteclaro, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro. She is a magna cum laude graduate of De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, where she earned a degree in Arts Management. From the perspective of someone who was once part of the revolutionary movement, Garzon is a victim—but it would be simplistic to claim that it i

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).

Idinagdag niya na nakababahala na ang mga grupong tulad ng KARAPATAN ang mabilis na naglabas mismo ng litrato at impormasyon ni Garzon para sa propaganda, habang ang militar ay nagpigil upang igalang ang batas at humanitarian principles.

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

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

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

Student journalists from the publication of the University of Mindanao, The Primum, reportedly stepped down from their editorial posts after the university administration imposed restrictions on their coverage. The directives allegedly instructed the student publication to avoid politically inclined content and limit reporting strictly to university-related activities. The situation further escalated when the publication’s official social media page was reportedly deleted, ra

A recent rally staged by Gabriela Women’s Partylist in Davao, including the Indigenous Peoples women’s organization Sabokahan, illustrated this troubling contradiction. One of the protest placards read: “Bilat ang hinagiban, palagputon mga kawatan!!! Get get out!!!” [The vagina is the weapon, oust the thieves]. At first glance, the slogan appeared to have been designed to provoke attention. And it certainly succeeded in that regard. But attention alone does not equate to

To be militant was not to be permanently angry. It was to be organized.

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

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

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.

The Filipino youth are angry, yes, but they are not naïve.