Bayan Muna Party-list has filed on Monday, Feb, 21, House Resolution (HR) 2496 to condemn and to pursue a congressional inquiry on the allegedly unconstitutional arrest and detention of Dr. Maria Natividad Castro by the Philippine National Police (PNP). Dr. Ma. Natividad Marian S. Castro Formally...
A suspected leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) and his wife were killed in an armed encounter with the military over the weekend while they were allegedly conducting extortion activities to influence the outcome of the local elections in Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental. (Courtesy of 402nd...
The Makabayan bloc, particularly Bayan Muna Party-list, wants to conduct a House probe on the "outrageous and highly condemnable" arrest of suspected Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (NPA) member, Dr. Maria Natividad Castro. (Photo from Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos...
Senator Kiko Pangilinan on Saturday, Feb. 19 condemned the arrest of a 53-year-old physician working as a health worker in Mindanao after she was accused of being a member of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA). Dr. Maria Natividad Castro (Photo courtesy of PNP-PIO)...
A doctor identified by the Philippine National Police as an alleged “communist terrorist group leader” was arrested in San Juan City on Friday, Feb. 18, but the family of the suspect denied the police’s allegations and called them “untrue.” Mugshot of Dr. Maria Natividad Castro (Courtesy...
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) does not agree with presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s proposal to continue the local peace talks to address insurgency, claiming that it only serves "as a weapon for counter-insurgency". Bongbong Marcos FB page Reacting to the...
For presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., communist rebels are enemies of the state for the simple reason that they bring harm to the people. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (Photo from Bongbong Marcos's Facebook) Marcos Jr. gave this response Tuesday night, Feb. 15 after he...
Labor leader and presidential candidate Leodegario “Ka Leody” De Guzman believes that groups such as the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) that have been deemed terrorists by the national government are revolutionaries. Ka Leody De...
If he hadn't become a boxer, PROMDI presidential bet Senator Manny Pacquiao would have been a rebel fighting for justice and equality for poor Filipinos in the mountains of Mindanao. Senator Manny Pacquiao at Peace Forum Pacquiao made this candid admission of how his mind worked during the years of...
Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria “Joma” Sison belied rumors that spread on social media recently about his supposed death, saying those who spread the false information were “liars.” Jose Ma. Sison (File photo courtesy of Joma Sison Facebook page) Rumors that...
Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., Commanding General of the Philippine Army (PA), has revealed his strategy to “finish” the insurgency problem in the country before President Duterte steps down from office in June. Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., Commanding General of the Philippine Army, talks to...
Gen. Andres Centino, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), is focused on accomplishing President Duterte’s orders to the military to end communist insurgency in the country before the end of his term, or in about five months. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) holds...
