In one of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s most notorious one-liners, he told soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in 2018 to,
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Treacherous offensive shows it’s the Military who are against peace, not the New People’s Army
On the morning of 25 December, as Filipinos celebrated Christmas Day with their families, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) were busy launching
There can be no just and lasting peace without resolving the roots of the armed conflict
Starting peace talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA), is almost a rite
“Sham-nesty”: Why Bongbong Marcos’ amnesty program is a mere political stunt
Desperate to prove he is different from his predecessor, President Bongbong Marcos recently established an amnesty program for members of the Communist Party of the
A reminder that CPP membership isn’t illegal anymore
December 26 marks the founding anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), an underground revolutionary organisation that has now existed for 52
If Andres Bonifacio was alive today, the Duterte regime would red-tag him
On the 30th of November, we celebrate the life and legacy of the Filipino revolutionary hero, Andres Bonifacio. A founding member of the Philippine
Red-tagging is the Duterte regime’s way of suppressing dissent
Red-tagging has been a constant feature of the Duterte administration. Student activists, environmentalists, lawyers, trade unionists, and even elected members of Congress have been
Can we really trust the Armed Forces of the Philippines?
The top brass of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have been left red-faced after being forced to admit that they had doctored
What really happened to the four slain police officers in Negros Oriental?
The once peaceful province of Negros Oriental has become the de facto killing fields of the Philippines in the past few years, with the
Duterte’s paranoid hold on power has plunged the Philippines into an era of “McCarthyism”
At the height of the Cold War, prominent figures in U.S. politics took advantage of the paranoia everyday Americans had towards the perceived threat