Opinion

Opinion pieces from FORMER REBELS.

Voices in the Void: Why abuse victims in CPP-NPA-NDF legal fronts are being ignored

TRIGGER WARNING: Discussion about sexual assault A recent social media post has once again exposed the troubling reality behind the...

The cliched accusation of "red-tagging" assumes that the NSC and NTF-ELCAC, for instance, merely apply labels without further investigation. The government names names and networks only when supported by seized internal CPP memoranda and documents, sworn confessions of former cadres, and financial trails that link “mass organizations” to armed activity. Even the CPP shoots its own foot when it periodically brags that it maintains urban party branches and negotiates “permit-to-campaign” fees with politicians. Pointing to that evidence is not persecution; it is honest public warning.

CPP's smoke and mirrors fail in misdirection

The cliched accusation of "red-tagging" assumes that the NSC and NTF-ELCAC, for instance, merely apply labels without further investigation. The government names names and networks only when supported by seized internal CPP memoranda and documents, sworn confessions of former cadres, and financial trails that link “mass organizations” to armed activity. Even the CPP shoots its own foot when it periodically brags that it maintains urban party branches and negotiates “permit-t

The NAP-UPD keeps local peace engagements front and center, complete with a transformation program for former rebels and affected communities. What it rejects is the revolving-door, Oslo-style negotiations the Party exploited for hotel junkets while the NPA kept shooting. Kung gusto nila ng kapayapaan, hindi sarado ang pinto—mapagmatyag lang tayo sa panibagong panloloko.

Why is the CPP so afraid of the NAP-UPD?

The NAP-UPD keeps local peace engagements front and center, complete with a transformation program for former rebels and affected communities. What it rejects is the revolving-door, Oslo-style negotiations the Party exploited for hotel junkets while the NPA kept shooting. Kung gusto nila ng kapayapaan, hindi sarado ang pinto—mapagmatyag lang tayo sa panibagong panloloko.