28/09/2026
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The Buklod Kapayapaan Federation Inc. (BKFI) firmly rejects the accusation of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) Panay that our member, Rey Christian Sabado, red-tagged any group or individual during the recent forum for campus journalists of Region 6 organized by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Panay.
Rey Christian Sabado did not accuse, label, or single out anyone. He shared his own story: his direct knowledge and lived experience as a former activist of Anakbayan and the National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) who later joined the New People's Army (NPA) in the second half of the 2010s. Speaking about one's own past, and what one personally saw, heard, and went through, is testimony. It is not red-tagging.
Campus journalists deserve to hear every side of the story, including the experiences of young people who were drawn into the armed struggle through the student movement. Forums such as the one organized by PIA Panay exist to open these conversations, not to close them. To silence a former rebel who has chosen the path of peace, simply because his account is uncomfortable, is contrary to the very freedom of expression that CEGP claims to defend.
We believe CEGP Panay has overreacted to the truths Rey Christian Sabado shared. Instead of attacking the messenger, we challenge CEGP Panay to look inward and investigate its own ranks honestly. We, the members of BKFI, are former members of the CPP-NPA-NDF. We know from our own experience that the organizations mentioned by Rey Christian Sabado were created by, or have been brought under the control of, the Communist Party of the Philippines. We invite CEGP to engage with this reality openly, rather than dismiss it as red-tagging.
BKFI stands for peace, for the protection of the youth, and for the safety of every campus journalist. We do not condone harassment or violence against anyone, whatever their views. Our aim is simple: that no more young Filipinos lose their studies, their families, and their lives to an armed struggle that has brought nothing but suffering.
We stand with Rey Christian Sabado, and with every former rebel who dares to speak the truth.
