Every 10 December the world commemorates Human Rights Day, a day celebrating the proclamation of Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In that same vein,
The Philippines
Are the Makabayan Bloc power-hungry? Their track record proves otherwise
In another episode of his late-night press conferences, President Rodrigo Duterte took aim at the Makabayan Bloc – a progressive faction within the House
If Andres Bonifacio was alive today, the Duterte regime would red-tag him
On the 30th of November, we celebrate the life and legacy of the Filipino revolutionary hero, Andres Bonifacio. A founding member of the Philippine
Red-tagging is the Duterte regime’s way of suppressing dissent
Red-tagging has been a constant feature of the Duterte administration. Student activists, environmentalists, lawyers, trade unionists, and even elected members of Congress have been
Why Gina Lopez was ousted as DENR Secretary
It’s been more than a year since her passing but former Environment Secretary Gina Lopez is going viral on social media lately. Filipinos have
To save the Sierra Madre, the Kaliwa Dam project must be scrapped
As Typhoon Ulysses lashes the country, more Filipinos have come to appreciate the Sierra Madre mountain range. Spanning over 540 kilometres, it is the
How the Duterte government undermined the country’s ability to respond to typhoons
The Philippines is reeling from the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses (international name Vamco), the third typhoon to hit the country in as many weeks.
Another media practitioner assassinated, as the killing spree of journalists in the Philippines continues
Gunmen onboard a motorcycle shot dead radio commentator Virgilio Maganes in Pangasinan yesterday, as he was about to enter his house. As a member of
A new Department of Disaster Resilience? That would be a disaster
In the aftermath of the string of typhoons that hit the Philippines recently, Senator Bong Go reiterated his call to create a Department of
Of white elephants and white sand beaches: Examining the Manila Bay vanity project
The white elephant is historically used as a symbol for wasteful or frivolous spending that has no useful purpose. In the Philippines, the animal