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  • Jennifer Awingan Dyan Gumanao Armand Dayoha

    Under Marcos, the crackdown on activists continues

    Former President Rodrigo Duterte‘s administration may feel like a distant memory now, but the hurt felt by activists, unionists, and journalists is still felt
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    The Philippines 
  • Christopher Luxon Winston Peters and Jacinda Ardern photo collage

    A lot can still happen before the election

    With Parliament in holiday, MPs around the country would have welcomed the new year at the beach, at a barbie with friends and loved
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    New Zealand 
  • ACT Party Easter trading laws new zealand

    In defense of Easter trading laws

    Much like social services and good wages, our public holidays have also been a target for the political right. Last month, the National and
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    New Zealand 
  • Sara Duterte Carpio Bato dela Rosa Halalan 2022 substitution

    Gaming the system with last-minute substitutions

    It might feel like election season is underway in the Philippines: candidates have started doing the rounds, campaign ads now dominate television and social
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    The Philippines 
  • Bongbong Imee Marcos fake degree

    The Marcoses and their fake academic credentials

    In 2018, Florida businesswoman Melissa Howard was looking at a bright career in public service. She was running in the United States Republican Party
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    The Philippines 
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Christopher Luxon Winston Peters and Jacinda Ardern photo collage

A lot can still happen before the election

January 17, 2023 Eric Lomas Comments Off on A lot can still happen before the election
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In defense of Easter trading laws

May 29, 2022 Eric Lomas Comments Off on In defense of Easter trading laws
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New Zealand First has a fighting chance, not because of Winston, but because they’ve kept their movement in tact

June 26, 2021 Louie Encabo 1

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Jennifer Awingan Dyan Gumanao Armand Dayoha

Under Marcos, the crackdown on activists continues

January 31, 2023 Louie Encabo 0
Sara Duterte Carpio Bato dela Rosa Halalan 2022 substitution

Gaming the system with last-minute substitutions

October 31, 2021 Louie Encabo Comments Off on Gaming the system with last-minute substitutions
Bongbong Imee Marcos fake degree

The Marcoses and their fake academic credentials

October 28, 2021 Louie Encabo 1

International SolidarityView All

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The Nagorno-Karabakh Dispute: Why you should pay attention

October 7, 2020 Louie Encabo Comments Off on The Nagorno-Karabakh Dispute: Why you should pay attention
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A long history of Western intervention in Iran

January 10, 2020 Louie Encabo Comments Off on A long history of Western intervention in Iran
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On International Human Rights Day, let’s be aware of these global human rights crises happening today

December 10, 2019 Louie Encabo Comments Off on On International Human Rights Day, let’s be aware of these global human rights crises happening today
Jennifer Awingan Dyan Gumanao Armand Dayoha
The Philippines 
January 31, 2023

Under Marcos, the crackdown on activists continues

Posted By: Louie Encabo 3 Views 0 Comment Armand Dayoha, bongbong marcos, Cordillera Peoples Alliance Research Commission, Dyan Gumanao, featured, Jennifer Awingan, Kara Taggaoa, war on activists

Former President Rodrigo Duterte‘s administration may feel like a distant memory now, but the hurt felt by activists, unionists, and journalists is still felt

Read more
Christopher Luxon Winston Peters and Jacinda Ardern photo collage
New Zealand 
January 17, 2023

A lot can still happen before the election

Posted By: Eric Lomas 36 Views 2023 New Zealand election, christopher luxon, david seymour, featured, jacinda ardern, new zealand labour party, winston peters

With Parliament in holiday, MPs around the country would have welcomed the new year at the beach, at a barbie with friends and loved

Read more
ACT Party Easter trading laws new zealand
New Zealand 
May 29, 2022

In defense of Easter trading laws

Posted By: Eric Lomas 458 Views ACT Party, Chris Baillie, Easter trading laws, workers rights

Much like social services and good wages, our public holidays have also been a target for the political right. Last month, the National and

Read more
Sara Duterte Carpio Bato dela Rosa Halalan 2022 substitution
The Philippines 
October 31, 2021October 31, 2021

Gaming the system with last-minute substitutions

Posted By: Louie Encabo 966 Views bato dela rosa, bong go, bongbong marcos, featured, Halalan2022, Hugpo ng Pagbabago, Martin Diño, pdp-laban, rodrigo duterte, sara duterte

It might feel like election season is underway in the Philippines: candidates have started doing the rounds, campaign ads now dominate television and social

Read more
Bongbong Imee Marcos fake degree
The Philippines 
October 28, 2021

The Marcoses and their fake academic credentials

Posted By: Louie Encabo 2117 Views 2022 philippine presidential elections, bongbong marcos, featured, Halalan2022, imee marcos, Oxford University

In 2018, Florida businesswoman Melissa Howard was looking at a bright career in public service. She was running in the United States Republican Party

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Leni Robredo ABS-CBN franchise
The Philippines 
October 10, 2021October 26, 2021

How Leni Robredo can win and ABS-CBN regain their franchise at the same time

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1015 Views 2022 philippine presidential elections, abs-cbn, featured, Halalan2022, Leni Robredo, rodrigo duterte

After much speculation, Vice-President Leni Robredo finally confirmed she will contest the presidency in next year’s election. As the de facto face of the

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Bongbong Marcos Imee Marcos Halalan 2022
The Philippines 
October 7, 2021

The Marcos camp has just shown what they are capable of in the upcoming election season

Posted By: Louie Encabo 939 Views 2022 philippine presidential elections, bongbong marcos, featured, Halalan2022, national disaster risk reduction and management council, National Telecommunications Commission

Undeterred by his failure in the 2016 elections, the late dictator’s only son and namesake – Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. – will contest the

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Rodrigo Duterte Robin Padilla 2022 Senator
The Philippines 
October 6, 2021

Robin Padilla, ex-convict and staunch Duterte supporter, will run for the Senate

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1721 Views 2022 philippine presidential elections, featured, Halalan2022, pdp-laban, robin padilla, rodrigo duterte

There was a time when having a “good moral character” was a prerequisite to run for public office. Today, that is more of a

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Bong Go Vice-President Rodrigo Duterte Halalan 2022
The Philippines 
October 4, 2021October 6, 2021

Duterte by proxy: Long-time aide Bong Go to run for vice-president

Posted By: Louie Encabo 627 Views 2022 philippine presidential elections, bong go, featured, Halalan2022, rodrigo duterte

In another plot twist in the 2022 Election season, long-time aide to President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Bong Go has announced his candidacy for

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Mike Defensor Rodante Marcoleta Ivermectin COVID19
The Philippines 
September 10, 2021October 3, 2021

Ivermectin proven to be a lie – can we hold the snakeoil salesmen who promoted it to account?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 524 Views Bernadette Herrera-Dy, covid-19 philippines, featured, Ivermectin, Mike Defensor, Rodante Marcoleta, World Health Organisation

“Never waste a good crisis”, once said the late British statesman, Sir Winston Churchill. With this timeless adage, Churchill posed the opportunity presented during

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