It might feel like election season is underway in the Philippines: candidates have started doing the rounds, campaign ads now dominate television and social
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
How Leni Robredo can win and ABS-CBN regain their franchise at the same time
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
The Marcos camp has just shown what they are capable of in the upcoming election season
Undeterred by his failure in the 2016 elections, the late dictator’s only son and namesake – Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. – will contest the
Robin Padilla, ex-convict and staunch Duterte supporter, will run for the Senate
There was a time when having a “good moral character” was a prerequisite to run for public office. Today, that is more of a
Duterte by proxy: Long-time aide Bong Go to run for vice-president
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
Ivermectin proven to be a lie – can we hold the snakeoil salesmen who promoted it to account?
“Never waste a good crisis”, once said the late British statesman, Sir Winston Churchill. With this timeless adage, Churchill posed the opportunity presented during
Faceshielding corruption
One aspect of the Philippines’ COVID-19 response is unique to the rest of the world: the mandatory use of face shields when outdoors. The
Rex Fernandez: The 64th legal practitioner killed under the Duterte administration
Another human rights lawyer has been extrajudicially killed in the Philippines. On the afternoon of Thursday, 26 August lawyer Rex Fernandez was ambushed by
A conflict of interest
The integrity of an election is often judged by the honesty of the canvassing of its votes. Hence why before any Philippine election, the