The nation was shook by the reported death of Darwin Dormitorio, a freshman cadet at the Philippine Military Academy – considered Asia’s premier military
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The pork barrel lives on under the Duterte regime
In August 2013, hundreds of thousands of Filipinos marched along the streets of Metropolitan Manila to express their outrage at the revelations of the
A war on the law: 47 jurists have been killed under Rodrigo Duterte’s watch
An anti-mining lawyer survived an assassination attempt this week in Capiz province, while she was on board a vehicle with her daughter and a
Remembering the Palimbang Massacre: when the Marcos government massacred Muslim Filipinos
The dictatorship of President Ferdinand Marcos was notorious for its killings – there were massacres of striking workers, of activists, the assassination of indigenous
We should never forget the horrors of Ferdinand Marcos’ dictatorship
On the 21st of September 1972, Filipinos remember the declaration of martial law by then President Ferdinand Marcos. It is an occasion to remind
“She who did not bend her knee”: why the elites pushed for Judy Taguiwalo’s eviction from Cabinet
In the hit TV series Game of Thrones, the despotic rulers you meet throughout its eight seasons would all talk about making others, “bend
What is the Rice Tariffication Law and how is it to blame for the demise of the Philippine rice industry?
Rice is the staple food in the Philippines, and therefore is largely in-demand by consumers. Being in the tropics, the country has the necessary
Senate inquiry on Antonio Sanchez case shows the elite conspiring to circumvent justice system
The Senate’s Blue Ribbon Committee commenced its inquiry on the controversy surrounding the Bureau of Corrections’ (BuCor) early release of serious offenders under the Good
It’s not only prisoners the Bureau of Corrections is keeping, there are skeletons in their closets too
Given the Duterte administration’s apparent disdain for illegal drugs and their relentless push to purge the drug trade in the Philippines, why are they very tolerant of having Nicanor Faeldon serve such important roles in government?
Antonio Sanchez’s near release exposed irregularities in the Bureau of Corrections
When convicted rapist-murdered and former Calauan town mayor Antonio Sanchez was revealed to be on the verge of release from prison, public outrage ensued.