Sa mga viral videos na kumakalat sa Facebook, Instagram, at iba pang social media platforms, makikita ang ilang kabataang aktibista na sumisigaw nang malakas sa harap ng pulis.

As the March 13, 2026 deadline for the government’s amnesty program approaches, more former combatants across the country are stepping forward to formally leave behind decades of armed struggle. For many of them, the decision to apply for amnesty represents more than a legal process. It forms part of a complicated transition from life in the underground movement to life once again within the communities they left behind.

Nasuspinde ang isang lider ng national democratic organization at isa sa mga kinatawan ng student council sa University of the Philippines matapos umano itong masangkot sa isang seryosong kasong kriminal na panggagahasa sa kapwa estudyante. Noong Marso 4, 2026, naglabas ng Notice to the Public ang University of the Philippines University Student Council kaugnay ng preventive suspension ng College of Arts and Letters Student Council Representative na si Jobert Pillas. A

Sa entabladong minsang tila napakalayo sa kanyang realidad, nakahanda ngayong umakyat si Erick Simogan, o mas kilala bilang Mimi — hindi bilang mandirigma sa kabundukan, kundi bilang isang magtatapos ng Senior High School sa Rizal.

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 NABANGANI Fact-Finding and Solidarity Mission has presented a synthesis of its on-the-ground findings during their media forum on February 3, 2026 at the Max’s Restaurant, Commonwealth Ave., Quezon City. They addressed claims that circulated on social media following the January 1, 2026 armed encounter between government forces and the New People’s Army (NPA) in Barangay Cabacao, Abra de Ilog.

Legal on the Surface, Clandestine at the Core: The CPP’s Front Organizations and the Machinery of Deception

Ang patuloy na pagpatay ng New People’s Army (NPA) sa mga sibilyan ay hindi lamang nakakabahala, ito ay nagpapakita ng marahas at unti-untin

3 Former Rebel Organizations Honored with Gawad Parangal at NTF-ELCAC 7th Anniversary Cleve Sta. Ana QUEZON CITY—Three former rebel (FR) peo

When Typhoon Uwan hammered the northern coast of Aurora, communities were left clinging to what little remained while waiting for help that moved too slowly. Roads were blocked, towns were dark, and many found themselves isolated with no clear sense of when government relief would arrive. In those critical first hours, the fastest responders were former rebels from Buklod Kapayapaan.

Across parts of Mindanao and other rural areas once marked by conflict, former members of the Communist Party of the Philippines–New People’s Army–National Democratic Front (CPP–NPA–NDF) are rebuilding their lives through farming. Their stories reflect a broader shift from armed struggle to productive livelihood and community reintegration. For decades, many peasants and Indigenous peoples were drawn into the communist movement, often out of frustration over poverty, landles

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

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

Maging isang chef sana ang pangarap ni Gelejurain I Alce Nguho, ngunit dahil sa kahirapan, at sa maling paniniwalang ikinintal sa kanila ng

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

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.

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

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

We are reprinting the Letter to the Editor by former rebels Job David and Alia Encela to The Visayan Daily Star, August 2.