The death of Alyssa Alano, also known as “Ka Dea,” during a firefight in Toboso, Negros Occidental, highlights a profound failure in transitional justice and national reconciliation, according to Robert Francis Garcia. Garcia, who identifies with Alano's path, argues that her death, like those of other scholars in armed conflict, signifies a national failure to address the root causes of armed struggle, pushing bright minds towards revolution due to a lack of viable alternatives. He calls for accountability from both the state, regarding the proportionality of force and command responsibility under International Humanitarian Law, and the CPP-NPA, concerning the ethics of recruiting and exposing youth to harm. Ultimately, Garcia asserts that true accountability lies in resolving systemic issues like landlessness and poverty, which fuel armed conflict, and moving towards peaceful negotiations rather than perpetuating cycles of violence and loss.