After months of evading the House of Representatives’ Quad-Committee inquiry into his so-called “war on drugs”, former president Rodrigo Duterte surprised many when he
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“Subtle bribery”: Explaining the mysterious envelopes under Sara Duterte’s Dept of Education
As taxpayer spending under Sara Duterte’s Department of Education (DepEd) continues to be scrutinized, a recurring theme is emerging: high-ranking officials in the agency
The false promises of Duterte’s Rice Tariffication Law
The inflation rate shot up again in October, up to 2.3 per cent from the record-low 1.9 per cent registered in September. More specifically,
There should be no question now that crimes against humanity occurred during Duterte’s war on drugs
When Rodrigo Duterte campaigned during the 2016 presidential elections, he vowed to kill “as many as 100,000 people” in his crackdown on illegal drugs.
Why Rodrigo Duterte’s supporters have no reason to celebrate about his Senate inquiry appearance
“A fish often gets caught by its mouth,” so goes the age-old adage. What this saying conveys is that a person often gets caught
We must not lose focus on Sara Duterte’s anomalous spending of taxpayer funds
In a bizarre moment more akin to a parody than a government press conference, Vice President Sara Duterte delivered an incoherent, disjointed rant against
We need to find out Harry Roque’s true involvement with POGOs
When a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hub was raided in the town of Porac, Pampanga province last June, the rescue of 158 foreign
The key points from Al Jazeera’s documentary on Chinese spy She Zhijiang and CCP espionage in Southeast Asia
Although the Senate and House of Representatives’ respective hearings have done well to expose her identity and involvement in criminality, it would be a
Rodrigo Duterte used his ‘War on Drugs’ to go after political rivals
After seven years in self-imposed exile in the United States, former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog returned to the Philippines this month. The
Why Bong Go’s involvement in the Navy’s frigate acquisition project reeks of corruption
For the longest time, the Philippine Navy (PN) relied on World War II-era ships and retired, hand-me-down vessels donated by its foreign allies. To