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

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

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

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

But in practice, it has increasingly become a machinery for the CPP to consolidate its power in student activism across the UP system.

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.

Inside the hall, would there have been mention of the 1,999 documented violations of IHL attributed to the NPA between 2010 and 2022?

To be sure, walang dapat maging “Dutertard” o “Marcos loyalist.” Yan ang pinaka-delikadong binary thinking ngayon.

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.

So, even if the CPP insists that the NPA is still strong, what becomes of an army that cannot fulfil its mandate?

Kalaunan, napagtanto ni Ka Star na ang mga pangako ng kilusan ay pawang bingwit lamang upang makapagparami ng hukbo.

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.

Paano nakakatulong — at saan pa puwedeng humusay — ang livelihood support para sa mga dating rebelde

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

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.

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.

But herein lies the truth: former rebels are being called traitors not because we abandoned the people’s cause, but because we stopped obeying the CPP. What we “handed over” was not allegiance to the masses, but the power the Party once had over our lives. And for that, they mark us with the word "traitor" like a scarlet letter, in a desperate attempt to erase our agency, delegitimize our choices, and scare others from following the same path.

OCCIDENTAL MINDORO-- “Bago pa man inilunsad ang programa, buo na ang aking loob at nagbago na ang aking pananaw.”  Ito ang wika ni Ka...

“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 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.’”