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, “shoot female rebels in the vagina”.… Continue reading "International Humanitarian Law: Why even wars have rules"
On the morning of 25 December, as Filipinos celebrated Christmas Day with their families, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) were busy launching an offensive against a unit of… Continue reading "Treacherous offensive shows it’s the Military who are against peace, not the New People’s Army"
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 of passage for any sitting Philippine… Continue reading "There can be no just and lasting peace without resolving the roots of the armed conflict"
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 Philippines (CPP), the New People’s Army… Continue reading "“Sham-nesty”: Why Bongbong Marcos’ amnesty program is a mere political stunt"
December 26 marks the founding anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), an underground revolutionary organisation that has now existed for 52 years. Together with its armed wing,… Continue reading "A reminder that CPP membership isn’t illegal anymore"
On the 30th of November, we celebrate the life and legacy of the Filipino revolutionary hero, Andres Bonifacio. A founding member of the Philippine revolution, Bonifacio was instrumental in the… Continue reading "If Andres Bonifacio was alive today, the Duterte regime would red-tag him"
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 subjected to this practice. The Supreme… Continue reading "Red-tagging is the Duterte regime’s way of suppressing dissent"
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 a photograph for propaganda. An image… Continue reading "Can we really trust the Armed Forces of the Philippines?"
The once peaceful province of Negros Oriental has become the de facto killing fields of the Philippines in the past few years, with the implementation of the Armed Forces of… Continue reading "What really happened to the four slain police officers in Negros Oriental?"
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 of the Soviet Union and the… Continue reading "Duterte’s paranoid hold on power has plunged the Philippines into an era of “McCarthyism”"
