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

Cleve Sta. Ana In a recent post titled “Maximum Tolerance: Cases of Police Brutality and Military Abuses in the Philippines,” Anakbayan once

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Kinuwestiyon ng National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) ang naging desisyon ng Commission on Elections (COMELE

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

Camarines Norte, Philippines — Authorities arrested, on September 4, 2025, Faye Margarette Tallow, a former University of the Philippines (U

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

Nang sumiklab ang malalaking protesta sa Indonesia nitong Agosto 2025, isa sa mga pinakakakaibang tanawin ay hindi lang ang dagsa ng tao o a

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

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

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

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.

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?

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

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.