If it feels like allegations of government corruption have become ubiquitous recently, that’s because they have. The Duterte government is still reeling from corruption
Month: October 2020
‘Lord’ of the House: Velasco outmuscles Cayetano in the tug-of-war for House Speaker
The struggle for House Speaker has culminated with Marinduque congressman Lord Allan Velasco emerging on top. After more than a year of playing tug-of-war,
Rice is a cash crop, not for farmers but for the corrupt
Rice is a cash crop in the Philippines, not for farmers who grow it but rather for a cabal of unscrupulous individuals. This week,
The Nagorno-Karabakh Dispute: Why you should pay attention
Nagorno-Karabakh, a territory long disputed by Armenia and Azerbaijan, has sparked fresh clashes between the two Central Asian countries again. Fighting between these two
The ‘Speaker Wars’ exposes the cracks in the Duterte administration
When former House Speaker Gloria Arroyo announced her retirement from politics before the 2019 elections, no one anticipated how big a power vacuum she