In his first state of the nation address, then newly-elected president Rodrigo Duterte promised the country peace, and emphatically added, “not the peace of the dead, but the peace of the living.” It was an epic lie. Not a year into his term, he delivered all-out war from Luzon to Mindanao, against the poor, against […]

Ka Juanito Magbanua, spokesperson of the Apolinario Gatmaitan Command – New People’s Army Regional Command in Negros Island (AGC-NPA), slammed Eric Vinoya, 3rd Infantry Division commander, for his ignorant comments on the revolutionary movement in Negros. Magbanua pointed out that Vinoya does not understand the armed struggle waged by the people against the ruling class […]

Elements of the 76th Infantry Battalion arrested four farmers in Sitio Buscad, Barangay Tuban, Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro on July 18. They were identified as Miguel Domingo Manguerra, Fe Serna Mariñas, Sherlito Casidsid and Allen Dela Fuente. The victims were slapped with charges under the controversial Anti-terrorism Law (ATL) for allegedly “protecting” New People’s Army combatants. […]

The National Democratic Front – Negros (NDF-Negros) in a statement strongly denounced the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) for designating the NDFP as a “terrorist” organization saying that the ATC’s resolution is closing all doors to just and lasting peace and the resolution of the roots of armed conflict. “By designating the NDFP as a ‘terrorist’ organization, […]

Nasa peligro ngayon ang buhay at kalayaan ni Pedro “Jun” Hisarza Jr, 47, residente ng Barangay San Ramon, Barcelona at kasapi ng Sorsogon People’s Organization (SPO), ligal na samahang nagtatanggol sa karapatang-tao sa probinsya. Ito ang ipinarating sa amin ng ilang concerned citizen matapos tukuying “lider ng NPA” ang isang Jun Hizarza sa resolusyon ng […]