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
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‘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 ‘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
The Facebook crackdown all but confirms the Duterte regime’s direct involvement in spreading fake news
Facebook recently announced the removal of almost 200 fake accounts for violating its so-called ‘coordinated inauthentic behaviour’ (CIB) policy. This rule cracks down on
Why the Duterte Regime could be much worse than the Marcos era
It has been 48 years since President Ferdinand Marcos placed the entire Philippines under martial law in 1972. The decade that followed saw a
Pemberton’s release shows Duterte’s “anti-Americanism” is all rhetoric, no substance
A cornerstone of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration is his so-called “independent foreign policy“. As a former American colony, the Philippines’ relationship with the United
Philippines: Remembering the ‘Desaparecidos’
August 30th is remembered each year as the International Day of the Disappeared. This day draws attention to the countless examples of forced disappearances
Philippines: Duterte’s borrowing spree hasn’t alleviated the impacts of COVID-19
The Duterte administration is on a borrowing spree as it aims to cushion the blow of the COVID-19 pandemic. National Treasurer Rosalia de Leon
Philippines: Under the Duterte government, being red-tagged is a death sentence
Not long after the assassination of peace consultant Randy Echanis on August 10th, another activist is killed under the Duterte Regime. Zara Alvarez, a