Ever since the Tax Working Group (TWG) released their final report last February, New Zealand’s political discourse has been largely dominated by its recommendations
Author: Louie Encabo
Operation Sauron: the covert war happening in Negros Oriental
In less than six months, the province of Negros Oriental has witnessed two different massacres killing a total of 20 people – mostly farmers
The many reasons why the break-up of Palawan province is bad news
With the stroke of President Duterte’s pen, the province of Palawan has been split into three new entities pending a plebiscite in 2020. Republic
How long will we keep fooling ourselves that Filipinos want ‘change’?
Election after election we hear the purported clamor of Filipinos for “change”: a radical transformation of our politics, where the government genuinely represents the
Amidst all the charade, there is only one genuine voice for Filipino youth in the 2019 mid-terms
Under the 1987 Constitution, party-list groups exist to give voice to marginalized sectors. Among those sectors is the youth, and because of this there
The Senate needs a true People’s Champ
We all know of Manny Pacquiao as the “People’s Champ”, a moniker he earned from his illustrious boxing career. He brought this sobriquet with
How long can the National Party get away with bullying?
There seems to be a culture of bullying in the National Party. It has been revealed that a staff member is in a legal
Understanding the problematic Chico River Pump Irrigation project
A project as ambitious as the Duterte administration’s “Build-Build-Build” infrastructure plan could not have gone through without becoming entangled in controversy, and it looks
What’s going on in Negros Oriental?
When talking about warfare and massacres in the Philippines, the common guess is that it would happen in the island of Mindanao. Under the
What makes the May 2019 Elections so crucial for the Duterte administration?
If you happen to notice that a generous amount of resources is being poured into the May 2019 elections, that’s because there is a