Filipino cinema gets its special week every year during the Metro Manila Film Festival, for one week movie cinemas are required to show Filipino-made
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What Lies Ahead
The year that passed was widely regarded as one of the most memorable, given the numerous history-making headlines that it produced. In 2016, the
Duterte Indebted to the Elite
President Duterte’s surprising victory in the 2016 polls was widely seen as a backlash of the working class against the political elite, but according to
Bureaucrats and Gambling Lords
In a revealing op-ed article in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, veteran investigative journalist Ramon Tulfo brought to light a corruption scandal involving the gambling industry.
Why We Cannot Ignore Duterte's Rhetorics
President Rodrigo Duterte is no stranger to controversy, particularly because of his callous rants that begs one to question if he is serious about them
President Duterte: Retain Gina Lopez as DENR chief
One of the staunchest social activists in the Duterte Cabinet has been omitted from the list of appointees submitted to the Commission on Appointments
The Day I Met The Punisher
It was early this month when I logged on to Facebook and saw myself tagged by three different friends to the same article by
Elitism and Greed: The Story of the Hacienda Luisita Massacre
Feudalism, to many parts of the world, is a remnant of an archaic past. A chapter in human history where an oligarchic few controlled
Ferdinand Marcos is No Hero
In a disappointing decision from the Supreme Court, the nation’s highest court ruled in favour of burying the remains of the late Philippine dictator,
The End of Fireworks
Filipinos boast having the best Christmas season in the world, citing an extended vacation period, ostentatious preparations for the Christmas eve dinner and the