The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) recently suspended two shows on the Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI) channel after airing egregious content, including a death threat to… Continue reading "Rodrigo Duterte is a hypocrite for crying about “attacks on the right to free expression”"
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa is threatening to deport International Criminal Court (ICC) investigators who enter the Philippines to probe the alleged crimes against humanity committed by the former regime… Continue reading "Why Bato dela Rosa needs to be investigated by the International Criminal Court"
As the end of 2023 approaches, the deadline for jeepney drivers to consolidate themselves into a cooperative also looms. President Bongbong Marcos Jr. has set December 31 as the final… Continue reading "Forcing jeepney operators into cooperatives could lead to the corporatization of public transport in the Philippines"
On the morning of 25 December, as Filipinos celebrated Christmas Day with their families, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) were busy launching an offensive against a unit of… Continue reading "Treacherous offensive shows it’s the Military who are against peace, not the New People’s Army"
Two bills filed in the House of Representatives this month will prove to be problematic for the Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI), the broadcasting company of cult leader Apollo Quiboloy.… Continue reading "Why SMNI News deserves to be shut down"
Starting peace talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA), is almost a rite of passage for any sitting Philippine… Continue reading "There can be no just and lasting peace without resolving the roots of the armed conflict"
After six years, Leila de Lima – a fierce critic of former President Rodrigo Duterte and his infamous “war on drugs” – walked out of her prison cell last month… Continue reading "With Leila de Lima now free, her focus should be to bring Rodrigo Duterte to justice"
Desperate to prove he is different from his predecessor, President Bongbong Marcos recently established an amnesty program for members of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), the New People’s Army… Continue reading "“Sham-nesty”: Why Bongbong Marcos’ amnesty program is a mere political stunt"
Recently, a United Nations expert on climate change and human rights declared a fact that every human right defender in the Philippines already knew: that the National Task Force to… Continue reading "The world is breathing down Marcos’ neck: Repeal the Anti-Terror Law, disband the NTF-ELCAC now!"
Each year on February 25, the Philippines undergoes a day of remembrance and reflection: remembrance of the peaceful uprising that toppled a dictator almost four decades ago, and a reflection… Continue reading "People Power Revolution anniversary latest casualty in Marcos campaign of historical revisionism"
