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But one crucial question was left unasked: sa lahat ng hirap na ito—nagsisisi ba kayo na iniwan ang armadong pakikibaka?

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) has long characterized the Philippines as a “semi-colonial and semi-feudal” society, a...

MANILA — A former Anakbayan member, who later became a guerilla fighter in Southern Tagalog, called out his former national democratic organization in denouncing the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) by vilifying the gains of the Barangay Development Program (BDP).    “BDP should be seen as an investment in our barangays, not as corruption. In reality, these projects are sustained and even driven by the people themselves in their commu

David, Encela, and del Monte told FORUM-ASIA that the case study included in the report miscast them as “indigenous peoples' rights defenders” who were abducted. 

What remains are scattered bands operating in survival mode, clinging to relevance by staging encounters that are more symbolic than strategic.

Video courtesy of Ano Ba'Yan! Watch as supposed activist call for the youth to join the armed struggle led by the Communist Party of the...

Taong 2023 nang makasalubong niya sa hanay ng nabuwag na Front Guerrilla 57 (“Jaguar” Platoon) sina Larry at Charisse “Nikki” Bañez, kasama ang iba pang myembro ng grupong tinatawag ngayon na "Agusan 6."

For us, corruption is not just a scandal. It is betrayal. It is the poison that fed the insurgency for decades.

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

Ending, nagkita kaming muli ni Chaba. Nikki na ang pangalan niya. Isa na siyang Political Instructor ng NPA noong panahon na ‘yon.

Anakbayan, again, paints fallen NPA rebels and known CPP figures as “heroes of the people.” Yet when called out for supporting terrorism, th

Elmer Espina has criticized the fundraising campaign launched by the Free Agusan 6 Network, saying the efforts exploit their family members’ situation for political ends.

Inabot ng anim na buwan mula nang mapadpad ako sa Mindanao bago ko masabing matatas na ako sa pagbibisaya. Gayunpaman, problematiko pa rin s

A cleared charge is not the same as a cleared conscience.

Umiikot sa social media ngayon ang isang graphic advertisement ng isang front ng CPP-NPA-NDF na nagrerecruit ng publicity intern o member.

For the Maoists in the Philippines, myth-making has always been central to sustaining their half-century insurgency.

Kalinaw SEMR rejected the abduction narrative. "The claim that she was forcibly taken by the military is a clear malicious fabrication," the group said.

The decision was made by her family, and with Love Joy's full knowledge and consent. Her husband, Leo Taba, made the initial request for them to be safely reunited.

MANILA—To former rebels, the clashes that recently erupted in Occidental and Oriental Mindoro between troops of the Armed Forces of the...

“Kung mayroon mang may kasalanan sa pagkamatay ng dalawa, iyon ay mga kasama nila mismo. Iniwan nila sina Ka Mutya at Ka Jonnel sa gitna ng barilan nang walang suporta mula sa main body. Bukod pa rito, hindi ninakaw ng mga sundalo ang bangkay—bagkus ay ginawa nila ang responsibilidad na pangasiwaan ito bilang pagkilala sa kaaway, isang bagay na madalas ay hindi kayang gawin ng NPA,”