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Author: Louie Encabo

COVID-19 Philippines faceshield facemasks corruption Rodrigo Duterte
The Philippines 
September 1, 2021September 5, 2021

Faceshielding corruption

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1260 Views Christopher Lao, covid-19 philippines, department of health philippines, featured, michael yang, rodrigo duterte

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

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Lawyer Rex Fernandez Rodrigo Duterte extrajudicial killings
Investigate Duterte The Philippines 
August 28, 2021January 6, 2024

Rex Fernandez: The 64th legal practitioner killed under the Duterte administration

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1623 Views extrajudicial killings, featured, national union of peoples lawyers, Rex Fernandez

Another human rights lawyer has been extrajudicially killed in the Philippines. On the afternoon of Thursday, 26 August lawyer Rex Fernandez was ambushed by

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Halalan2022 Dennis Uy and Rodrigo Duterte
The Philippines 
August 25, 2021August 26, 2021

A conflict of interest

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1143 Views 2022 philippine presidential elections, dennis uy, featured, Halalan2022, rodrigo duterte

The integrity of an election is often judged by the honesty of the canvassing of its votes. Hence why before any Philippine election, the

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Rodrigo Duterte Commission on Audit
The Philippines 
August 20, 2021August 21, 2021

Duterte’s outburst against COA shows he is allergic to accountability

Posted By: Louie Encabo 962 Views commission on audit, department of health philippines, featured, rodrigo duterte

Not all superheroes wear capes, some of them scrutinize government expenditures and call themselves the Commission on Audit (COA). In recent weeks, the COA

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Rodrigo Duterte Manila Vaccination Isko Moreno
The Philippines 
August 11, 2021August 18, 2021

Did the Duterte government sow chaos in Manila to discredit Isko Moreno?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 872 Views 2022 philippine presidential elections, featured, Isko Moreno, rodrigo duterte

Friday the 13th came a week early for Manila Mayor Isko Moreno. Last August 6, he was issued a show-cause order by the Department

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Philippine Olympic Athletes Tokyo2020 Hidilyn Diaz Margielyn Didal Carlo Paalam Nesthy Petecio
The Philippines 
August 9, 2021

More than cash prizes and free houses, Filipino athletes should be supported with a well-funded sports programme

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1270 Views 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Carlo Paalam, Eumir Marcial, featured, Hidilyn Diaz, Margielyn Didal, Nesthy Petecio

When it rains, it pours for Filipino Olympic athletes. After securing a historic first Olympic gold medal for the Philippines, weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz raked

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Rodrigo Duterte Isko Moreno
The Philippines 
August 7, 2021

After Pacquiao, the DDS now have Isko Moreno in their crosshairs

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1535 Views 2022 philippine presidential elections, DDS bloggers, duterte die-hard supporters, featured, Francisco Domagoso, Isko Moreno, rodrigo duterte

The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) recently issued a show-cause order to Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno over his alleged “failure to

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Ping Lacson Tito Sotto 2022 Presidential Election
The Philippines 
August 1, 2021August 7, 2021

Lacson-Sotto have carved out a genuine third way for Election 2022

Posted By: Louie Encabo 966 Views 2022 philippine presidential elections, featured, ping lacson, tito sotto

For the longest time, Election 2022 looked like a two-horse race between President Rodrigo Duterte’s anointed successor and the unified opposition group, 1Sambayan‘s, handpicked

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Winston Peters New Zealand First Convention
New Zealand 
June 26, 2021June 26, 2021

New Zealand First has a fighting chance, not because of Winston, but because they’ve kept their movement in tact

Posted By: Louie Encabo 2677 Views darroch ball, featured, fletcher tabuteau, mark patterson, ministry of works, new zealand first, shane jones, winston peters

If you needed further proof of Winston Peters’ talent as a politician, consider this: it’s been a week since his public speech and the

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Sara Duterte Bongbong Marcos Manny Pacquiao Alan Peter Cayetano
The Philippines 
June 17, 2021June 19, 2021

The pro-Duterte alliance’s inflated egos will lead to their demise

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1140 Views 2022 philippine presidential elections, alan peter cayetano, featured, gilbert teodoro, manny pacquiao, rodrigo duterte, sara duterte

If you still needed proof of how power-hungry President Rodrigo Duterte’s allies are, just observe the ongoing tug-of-war to be their anointed candidate for next

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