The controversial Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) is imminent, with Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno revealing its implementing rules and regulations are in its ‘final phase’. This should come as no surprise,… Continue reading "Why Filipinos should have their eyes wide open on the Maharlika Investment Fund"
Amid widespread backlash, the bill creating the controversial Maharlika Wealth Fund (MWF) has passed Senate scrutiny, putting President Bongbong Marcos’ centerpiece economic policy on course to becoming a reality. Intended… Continue reading "There are better ways to invest in the Filipino people than the Maharlika Wealth Fund"
Enforced disappearances were a common occurrence under the first Marcos regime. By the time Ferdinand Marcos Sr. was ousted from power in 1986, there were 926 activists, trade unionists, and other… Continue reading "A new wave of Marcos desaparecidos emerges under Marcos Jr."
It’s two down, one to go. This is how detained former Senator Leila de Lima felt after being acquitted of another drugs charge slapped against her during former President Rodrigo… Continue reading "Leila de Lima acquitted again: Why the charges against her are purely part of Duterte’s political vendetta"
Many supporters of former President Rodrigo Duterte coalesced behind Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. at the 2022 election, hoping the latter would be a continuation of the former’s strongman rule –… Continue reading "If Marcos admits abuses happened under Rodrigo Duterte’s “War on Drugs”, will he allow the ICC to investigate?"
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla announced last week that the process to designate rogue Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnie Teves as a terrorist, under the Anti-Terror Law of 2020,… Continue reading "Put the Anti-Terror Law to good use, tag the Teves crime group as terrorists"
The recent Senate hearing on the Pamplona Massacre exposed how powerful the Teves political dynasty are in Negros Oriental, but it also demonstrated another fact: how crooked the Philippine National… Continue reading "Senate hearing on Pamplona Massacre again reminds us how corrupt the Philippine National Police is"
Negros Oriental province is not one to feature on nationwide news often, but an event that unfolded last March 4 would firmly place the humble province in the Filipino’s psyche… Continue reading "The Pamplona Massacre: The climax of a long-running covert war in Negros Oriental"
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spends a considerable amount of its budget training and educating its personnel – and for good reason. After all, having a well-trained and… Continue reading "The pipeline from the Philippine Military to being a professional mercenary"
“We serve and protect”, reads the motto of the Philippine National Police (PNP) – a motto which most Filipinos are familiar with. However, the jury is still out on who… Continue reading "Philippine Police show who their true masters are in Sibuyan Island mining fiasco"
