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Author: Louie Encabo

Rodrigo Duterte government killings NDFP peace consultants killings in the Philippines
The Philippines 
May 31, 2021May 31, 2021

What does it say about a government that kills peace consultants?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 537 Views extrajudicial killings, featured, national democratic front of the philippines, red tagging, Reynaldo Bocala, rodrigo duterte, Rustico Luna Tan

For thousands of years, diplomats and emissaries have been given special status that ensures them immunity from prosecution and a safe passage. The concept

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Gilbert Teodoro 2022 elections
The Philippines 
May 25, 2021May 25, 2021

Election 2022: Will we see the return of Gibo Teodoro?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 618 Views 1Sambayanan, 2022 philippine presidential elections, featured, gilbert teodoro, gloria macapagal-arroyo, Lakas-Kampi CMD, rodrigo duterte

Less than twelve months before the 2022 presidential elections, potential candidates are shaping up. If the polls were to be taken seriously, the Duterte

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PDEA vs PNP shootout Rodrigo Duterte Ever Gotesco Mall
The Philippines 
February 28, 2021

Lacking intelligence

Posted By: Louie Encabo 604 Views confidential funds, featured, intelligence funds, pdea, philippine national police, rodrigo duterte, war on drugs

When reports emerged last week that members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) were engaged in a shootout with unidentified armed men in Quezon

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Delfin Lorenzana Armed Forces of the Philippines Red-Tagging University of the Philippines
The Philippines 
January 30, 2021January 31, 2021

The recklessness of the AFP’s red-tagging

Posted By: Louie Encabo 721 Views armed forces of the philippines, delfin lorenzana, featured, red tagging, university of the philippines

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has officially apologised for accusing several alumni of the University of the Philippines (UP) of being involved

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Harry Roque Rodrigo Duterte Sinovac vaccine
The Philippines 
January 13, 2021

No, Harry Roque – our reluctance to use the Sinovac vaccine isn’t due to “colonial mentality”

Posted By: Louie Encabo 830 Views covid-19 philippines, COVID-19 vaccine, harry roque, rodrigo duterte, sinovac vaccine

As the Duterte administration faces scrutiny for seemingly favouring the Chinese-made Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque hit back at critics by accusing

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Death penalty stock photo
The Philippines 
January 10, 2021

Reviving the death penalty will only worsen injustice in the Philippines

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1265 Views death penalty, featured, imelda marcos, jonel nuezca, police brutality, ronald dela rosa

A prevalence of serious crimes has renewed calls to reinstate the death penalty in the country. The nation was up in arms over the

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COVID-19 vaccine Presidential Security Group Rodrigo Duterte
The Philippines 
January 6, 2021

Above the law

Posted By: Louie Encabo 850 Views armed forces of the philippines, covid-19 philippines, COVID-19 vaccine, featured, presidential security group, rodrigo duterte, sinovac vaccine

In the latest development of the “VIP vaccinations” controversy, President Rodrigo Duterte has effectively told the nation that he and his soldiers are above

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Rodrigo Duterte COVID-19 vaccines Armed Forces of the Philippines VIP vaccinations
The Philippines 
December 29, 2020December 29, 2020

The “VIP vaccinations” scandal prove there is one rule for the ruling class, another for everyone else

Posted By: Louie Encabo 702 Views covid-19 pandemic, covid-19 philippines, COVID-19 vaccine, featured, rodrigo duterte, sinovac vaccine

In its campaign against COVID-19, the Duterte administration adopted the slogan, “We Heal as One”, emphasizing the need for national unity amidst the global

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CPP NPA NDF lightning rally protest
The Philippines 
December 26, 2020December 26, 2020

A reminder that CPP membership isn’t illegal anymore

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1114 Views anti-subversion law, communist party of the philippines, featured, new people's army, red tagging, rodrigo duterte

December 26 marks the founding anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), an underground revolutionary organisation that has now existed for 52

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Jee Ick-Joo Winston Ragos Philippine National Police brutality impunity Rodrigo Duterte
The Philippines 
December 23, 2020

Crime in the PNP: A systemic problem, not a series of isolated incidents

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1014 Views featured, frank gregorio, jee ick joo, jonel nuezca, philippine national police, police brutality, sonya gregorio, winston ragos

Amidst the public uproar over the cold-blooded killing of a 52-year old woman and her son by an off-duty police officer, Philippine National Police

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