When Peace Takes Root: Talaingod’s Fragile but Hard-Won Calm
For decades, the remote upland communities of Talaingod were often spoken of in the same breath as conflict, fear, and instability. The presence and influence of the New People’s Army…
Between Urgency and Legitimacy: What the Bangsamoro Districting Law Means for Democracy in BARMM
The early-morning passage of BTA Bill No. 415, formally known as the Bangsamoro Parliamentary Districts Act of 2025, marks a defining moment in the long and often fragile transition of…
When Lifesaving Vehicles Become Personal Service Cars: A Betrayal of Public Trust
A Patrol or Rescue Vehicle is not a luxury. It is not a convenience. It is not a family service. It is a lifeline. So when residents of Barangay Buru-un,…
Ambushed Peace: When Even MILF Commanders Are No Longer Safe, What Hope Remains for the Bangsamoro?
The fatal ambush that claimed the life of MILF 118th Base Command Brigade Commander Hamsa Sangki Kindo, also known as Kumander Tuabak, and his driver in Barangay Kapinpilan, Ampatuan, Maguindanao…
When Development Breeds Neglect in Polomolok: The Fly Infestation No One Wants to See
Economic development is often sold to rural communities as a promise: jobs, progress, and a better future. But in Barangays Maligo and Palkan in Polomolok, South Cotabato, that promise has…
OP-ED | Mindanao’s Independence Push: A Wake-Up Call for a Nation Divided by Geography and Governance
The ongoing Mindanao-wide consultations that seek to bring a resolution before the United Nations Committee on Decolonization signal a political moment that the Philippines must no longer dismiss as fringe…
Mindanao, Bondi, and the Dangerous Politics of Blame
Terror, Silence, and the Fragile Architecture of Peace The December 14, 2025 mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney—Australia’s deadliest terrorist attack in decades—has reverberated far beyond the shores of…
The Transitional Justice Roadmap and the Imperative of Protecting Non-Moro Indigenous Peoples in the Bangsamoro
The joint launch of the Transitional Justice and Reconciliation (TJR) Roadmap by the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is more than a symbolic…
Land soaked in grief: how many more must die before we choose peace?
By any measure, what happened in Barangay Malinan on November 24 is not just another “incident,” not just another item in a police blotter, not just another clash in a…
OP-ED: A Nation Bleeding in Silence — The Killing of Kap. Oscar Bucol and the Illusion of “Falling Crime Rates”
The brazen killing of Barangay Captain Oscar “Dodong” Bucol Jr. while he was live on Facebook is more than a crime; it is a national indictment. It exposes a truth…