Last month, President Rodrigo Duterte signed a measure increasing the excise tax on tobacco products. It followed an earlier tax hike on tobacco, fuel,
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By disregarding rules for personal ambition, Ronald Cardema lands in a hole he can’t escape from
Disgraced former National Youth Commissioner Ronald Cardema had high hopes of becoming a congressman, even to a point where he attempted to manipulate election
There is a solution for Metro Manila’s traffic problems, but politicians will never implement it
When Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) spokesperson Celine Piago declared that the agency’s bus ban on EDSA highway was “not successful”, it was another
Political will or political gimmicks?
Many were flummoxed when the Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo expressed the current administration was open to reusing the controversial Dengvaxia vaccine in response to
The Mindanao Gravy Train
The Presidency of Rodrigo Duterte promised two things: first, that it would usher in a “golden era of infrastructure”, and second, that it will
A wave of violence kills 7 people in Negros Oriental as Operation Sauron continues
With the news of four police agents killed in an encounter with New People’s Army (NPA) rebels still fresh, the once-peaceful province of Negros
What really happened to the four slain police officers in Negros Oriental?
The once peaceful province of Negros Oriental has become the de facto killing fields of the Philippines in the past few years, with the
The demonisation of indigenous schools continues
In July 2017, President Rodrigo Duterte declared during a televised news conference that indigenous Lumad schools were “teaching children to rebel against the government”
Why the “Speaker Wars” is actually a battle between oligarchs
Many thought that when President Rodrigo Duterte intervened and made a “decision” on who the next House Speaker will be that the infighting within
In memory of: the separation of powers of the Philippine government
The Philippines is defined in the 1987 Constitution as being a “republican state”, this means that it follows the republican structure of government wherein