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Ex-Gabriela Member Flags Constitutional Breach in Party-list Seat Allocation
MANILA — “This proclamation raises a constitutional red flag.” This was the warning of Arian Jane Ramos, a former Gabriela member and former CPP-NPA cadre, of what she sees as a dangerous deviation from constitutional limits and democratic norms. She urged for strict adherence to the Constitution, faster resolution of disqualification cases, and a sober reckoning within the women’s movement.


ISPESYAL NA REPORT | Sa Panig ng Pamamaslang: Tunay na Mukha ng “Defend Mindoro”
Ang panawagan ng Defend Mindoro para sa “hustisya” ay may malinaw na kinikilingan. Hindi ito nakabatay sa kung sino ang inosente o may sala, kundi sa kung sino lamang ang kaalyado ng kilusan. Sa kanilang pananaw, ang karapatan ay hindi likas sa lahat, ngunit ito ay gantimpalang iginagawad sa mga kasamang handang mag-alay ng buhay para sa Partido.
Sa likod ng isinisigaw nilang "hustisya," naroon ang nakakabinging katahimikan — katahimikang tumatabing sa mga dinukot na kab


Former UP Student Leader Arrested in Camarines Norte on Attempted Homicide Warrant
Camarines Norte, Philippines — Authorities arrested, on September 4, 2025, Faye Margarette Tallow, a former University of the Philippines (U


Chaba’s Journey — From Student Leader to Political Officer
Charisse Bernadine “Chaba” Bañez’s name once echoed in the halls of the University of the Philippines as a young activist brimming with pass


CARTOON | RED-BRAGGING
Pinapalamutian ng mga kaaya-ayang ideya ng patriotismo, kabayanihan at karangalan ang marahas at madugong armadong insurhensya na lumilinlan


Bandilang itim ng One-Piece ang winawagayway sa Indonesia
Nang sumiklab ang malalaking protesta sa Indonesia nitong Agosto 2025, isa sa mga pinakakakaibang tanawin ay hindi lang ang dagsa ng tao o a


OP-ED | Corruption Must Fall if We Are to End Insurgency—former rebels
For us, corruption is not just a scandal. It is betrayal. It is the poison that fed the insurgency for decades.


UNPOPULAR OPINION | Anakbayan glorifying NPA martyrs is getting tired
Anakbayan, again, paints fallen NPA rebels and known CPP figures as “heroes of the people.” Yet when called out for supporting terrorism, th


EDITORIAL | Acquittals are not absolution
A cleared charge is not the same as a cleared conscience.


Former Rebels and Peacemakers Dismayed over Acquittal of CPP Cadres
The Taguig City Regional Trial Court acquitted five senior cadres of the Communist Party of the Philippines–New People’s Army–National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) of kidnapping with murder and frustrated murder. The accused—Tirso Alcantara, Dionisio Almonte, Diony Borre, Renante Gamara, and Raul Razo—were freed on the grounds of reasonable doubt, citing lack of solid evidence in securing their convictions.


Writing new lessons, carving new history in battle-scarred Talaingod
The change is being led by two men who once fought the government: one used to carry placards in rallies from Davao to Manila; the other, an M16.


‘We were not abducted. We were not tortured. We were not forced to say anything.’
We are reprinting the Letter to the Editor by former rebels Job David and Alia Encela to The Visayan Daily Star, August 2.


‘Hindi ako bumaba dahil takot’
Kalaunan, napagtanto ni Ka Star na ang mga pangako ng kilusan ay pawang bingwit lamang upang makapagparami ng hukbo.


BREAKING | EXCLUSIVE Kadre-Mimaropa: Pugante si Ka Aljun nang sumampa sa NPA
Ayon sa opisyal na dokumento mula sa Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm na ibinahagi ng Kadre-Mimaropa sa Kontra Kwento, si Sumilhig ay nahatulang guilty sa double murder at double frustrated murder taong 2006, tumakas sa kulungan noong 2012 kasama ang dalawang bilanggo.


FR Agenda: Mga Hamon sa Ekonomiya ng Pagbabalik-Loob
Paano nakakatulong — at saan pa puwedeng humusay — ang livelihood support para sa mga dating rebelde


SONA NG CPP Reality Check: 9 Katotohanang Bumabasag sa Ilusyong Komunista
Pero, mga mars, need rin ata ng CPP ng reality check—isang pagtutuwid sa pambabaluktot at propaganda ng kilusan.


Scratching the surface on the so-called Talaingod 13
A year after the conviction of former Bayan Muna Representative Satur Ocampo, ACT Teachers Partylist Representative France Castro, and 13 others over a child abuse incident in Talaingod, Davao del Norte, the former secretary of Southern Mindanao Regional Party Committee’s Subregion 5 offered an insider’s look into the underground structure that she said was behind the “rescue mission.”
Ida Marie Montero, or Ka Mandy, shared details that painted a picture far more complex


Addressing the root causes of insurgency key to 'insurgency-free' province
During the celebration of the third anniversary of Davao del Norte being declared insurgency-free, held at the Davao del Norte Sports Complex on July 26, Governor Edwin I. Jubahib emphasized the importance of continuing to deliver services such as housing, roads, schools, and health facilities in order to sustain peace and prevent the resurgence of insurgency.


‘Pagtugon sa ugat ng insurhensya, susi sa pagpapanatili ng insurgency-free Davao Norte’
Sa pagdiriwang ng ikatlong anibersaryo ng pagiging insurgency-free ng Davao del Norte na ginanap sa Davao del Norte Sports Complex nitong ika-26 ng Hulyo, binigyang-diin ni Governor Edwin I. Jubahib ang kahalagahan ng patuloy na paghahatid ng serbisyo tulad ng pabahay, kalsada, eskwelahan at mga pangkalusugang pasilidad upang mapanatili ang kapayapaan at hindi na manumbalik pa ang insurhensya.


Mula kabundukan tungong silid-aralan
DAVAO DEL NORTE—Mula sa mahigit isang dekadang pakikibaka sa kabundukan tungo sa silid-aralan — ito ang makabuluhang landas na tinahak ni Bernabe Cañon, dating deputy secretary ng Regional Ordnance Group (ROG) sa ilalim ng Southern Mindanao Regional Committee (SMRC) ng CPP-NPA-NDF.
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