Freedom is not academic

Geronimo L. Sy - @inquirerdotnet 02/08/2021

Academic freedom is much debated today. It is on record that the University of the Philippines (UP) and the Department of National Defense (DND) entered into a pact in 1989 to govern the conduct of military and…

Two police officers wounded in an ambush in Iloilo hours after declaration of ceasefire

Froilan Gallardo 12/23/2019

CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines —Two police officers were wounded after communist rebels ambushed their vehicle on Monday, December 23, 2019, only hours after the government and the National Democratic Front (NDF) declared a 15-day ceasefire for the…

Peace talks moving

Izobelle T. Pulgo 10/31/2016

Three issues to be tackled in 3rd round negotiations with gov’t and CPP-NPA-NDF The Philippine government and the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) will tackle three contentious issues in the third round…

Better lukewarm than absent

Rina Jimenez-David 10/21/2016

For a while there, it looked like activists and political protesters were happy playing footsies with the police and military. Where normally activists, many of them from the Left, would be the first to raise a howl…

Gov’t, communist rebels agree on indefinite truce

08/27/2016

OSLO, Norway —The Philippine government and Communist guerrillas have agreed on an indefinite extension to a ceasefire to facilitate talks on a peace deal, Norway, which is playing the role of intermediary, announced Friday. “Representatives of the…

Manipulation

Editorial 08/04/2016

Trust the Communist Party of the Philippines-National Democratic Front-New People’s Army (CPP-NDF-NPA) to manipulate both President Rodrigo Duterte’s offer of a unilateral ceasefire and the public’s willingness to pursue a lasting peace with their own machinations aimed…

Why Duterte is unlikely to pursue socialism

06/30/2016

As Rodrigo Duterte begins his presidency, a growing number of Filipinos seem to believe—or want to believe—the claim that he is the Philippines’ first “socialist” President. Encouraged by his recent appointments to his Cabinet, some leftists have…

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