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On July 16, 2025, ten former rebel couples, once warriors and now partners in peace, were wed in a heartfelt mass wedding inside the 10th...

MANILA —Noong Hulyo 18, iginiit ng Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) na patuloy umanong “tinatanggap” ng mga magsasaka ang New...

“Kaya't nang inabot ng gobyerno ang kanilang kamay, pinili kong sumama sa landas ng kapayapaan,” Ani ni Ka Aryo. “Pinili kong magbalik-loob. Pinili kong piliin ang kapayapaan kaysa sa walang katapusang labanan.”

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), which often touts its revolutionary ideals, has not been immune to this insidious mentality. In a striking statement about the upcoming Unity Run for Peace planned for September, Marco Valbuena, the CPP’s chief information officer, dismissed the event as nothing more than a facade for government corruption and a false promise of peace. Such words not only reveal an alarming sense of desperation but also a stubborn adherence to out

“They claim they rescued our children. But we ask—rescued from whom?” the council asked. “Our children were not rescued. They were used, exposed to danger, and removed without our knowledge or consent. That is exploitation dressed as solidarity.”

“I believed the people's war would succeed,” he said. “For nearly two decades, I trained myself and others, enduring hardship and sacrifice for the cause.” But the deeper Felix got into the movement, the more disillusioned he became. From 1996 to 2004, he witnessed firsthand the stark inequality within the leadership of the CPP-NPA. While preaching about justice, some high-ranking cadres lived in luxury, refused accountability, and mirrored the very oppressive systems they

Former rebels from Region 4B formally launched the Kapatiran ng mga Dating Rebelde (KADRE) - MIMAROPA on July 12 at the Oriental Mindoro Provincial Capitol. In a historic and heartfelt gathering on July 12, 2025, the Brotherhood of Former Rebels – MIMAROPA (KADRE-MIMAROPA) was officially launched at the Tamaraw Hall of the Oriental Mindoro Provincial Capitol. Anchored on the theme “Reconciliations and New Beginnings,” the event marked a new chapter of unity, peace, and renewe

“Not all dissent is terrorism,” dagdag pa niya. “However, if the intent and conduct go beyond criticism and directly promote armed rebellion or destabilization, it can be legally scrutinized under the ATA.”

    “The cadres of the CPP within the national democratic movement are deluding themselves due to the ongoing exposure of their deception against the people,” Legaspi told Kontra Kwento. “Facing diminishing options, they are now advocating for a law that would impose penalties on any government officials, employees, and ‘agents’ who are allegedly involved in what they term ‘red-tagging.’”

Rurelyn Bay-ao still remembers life in the Haran Bakwit center, where hundreds of families from the indigenous people’s communities across Southern Mindanao were housed, allegedly for their protection against militarization.

This is the Achilles’ heel of the CPP’s analysis: it summarily rejects all forms of peace except its own version of violent upheaval.

BUTUAN CITY—Zulah, a former rebel from Surigao del Sur in Region 13, considers the safe conduct pass (SCP) she now holds in her hands as...

by Mau Chaeyoung BUNAWAN, AGUSAN DEL SUR — While many others celebrated this year’s Father’s Day with laughter and gifts, for Elmer...

“Lubusan na nilang itinatakwil ang pagiging NPA nila at nagbalik na ang kanilang loob sa gobyerno,” ani Miguel. “Gusto na lang nila ngayong mamuhay nang mapayapa kapiling ang kanilang pamilya.”

In the countryside of the Philippines—thousands of kilometers away from Utrecht, the Netherlands, where Ka Luis “Ka Louie” Jalandoni died...

Tinatapos na ng  Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)  ang isinagawang concreting ng 1.418-kilometrong farm-to-market road na naglalayong...

DAVAO CITY — Four former high-ranking leaders of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and New People’s Army (NPA) urged...

MANILA — A fresh controversy has erupted online after Anakbayan–Southern Mindanao Region (SMR) denounced a news article by SunStar...

Napatay ang rebeldeng si Joemar Discar, kilala sa mga koda na Guimo at Bobby. Si Bobby ay isang mandirigma ng Platoon Apoy sa ilalim ng Sub-Regional Committee (SRC) Sesame ng Eastern Visayas Regional Party Committee. 

MANILA — Kontra Kwento can confirm that combined elements of the Army’s 10th Infantry “Agila” Division and Police Regional Office 13 have...