This is part 2 of a series on the Government’s suspicious dealings before the Philippines’ hosting of the 30th South-East Asian (SEA) Games. You
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Playing Games (part 1): Alan Peter Cayetano and the mysterious PHISGOC foundation
In March this year, House Speaker and chairman of the Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (PHISGOC), Alan Peter Cayetano, promised that the 30th
The Ampatuan Massacre: the most gruesome example of impunity you’ll ever hear
impunity (noun) | im·pu·ni·ty | \ im-ˈpyü-nə-tē \ : exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss In the early morning of November 23, 2009 a
If Duterte is truly sorry for the plight of farmers, he should repeal the Rice Tariffication Law
The price of palay – or unprocessed rice – is in a free-fall, bringing misery to our already impoverished rice farmers. Sadly, the plummeting
Remembering the Hacienda Luisita Massacre: A reminder that impunity is nothing new in the Philippines
When workers go on strike, they are calling for better work conditions and an increase in pay. But in November 2004, when thousands of
Malacañang’s complacency about the transport crisis shows how out of touch it is with everyday Filipinos
Metropolitan Manila is notorious for its chaotic traffic, which was rated as the worst in the world by GPS-navigation app Waze in 2015. The
Despite pushing for universal healthcare, the Duterte government slashed billions off the health budget
Supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte were jubilant when he signed the Universal Healthcare Act into law early this year. It fulfilled his key campaign
There is a culture of toxic masculinity at the Philippine Military Academy
The nation was shook by the reported death of Darwin Dormitorio, a freshman cadet at the Philippine Military Academy – considered Asia’s premier military
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