Gunmen onboard a motorcycle shot dead radio commentator Virgilio Maganes in Pangasinan yesterday, as he was about to enter his house. As a member of the progressive journalists’ organisation, the National… Continue reading "Another media practitioner assassinated, as the killing spree of journalists in the Philippines continues"
The 2020 election was not only significant for occurring during the COVID-19 era, but it also contained two referenda that could determine the social direction New Zealand was heading towards.… Continue reading "The people have spoken, now the government needs to respect their voice"
In the aftermath of the string of typhoons that hit the Philippines recently, Senator Bong Go reiterated his call to create a Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR) to better prepare… Continue reading "A new Department of Disaster Resilience? That would be a disaster"
The white elephant is historically used as a symbol for wasteful or frivolous spending that has no useful purpose. In the Philippines, the animal may have been supplanted by a… Continue reading "Of white elephants and white sand beaches: Examining the Manila Bay vanity project"
If it feels like allegations of government corruption have become ubiquitous recently, that’s because they have. The Duterte government is still reeling from corruption revelations at PhilHealth, the national health insurer,… Continue reading "More than a whiff of corruption"
The struggle for House Speaker has culminated with Marinduque congressman Lord Allan Velasco emerging on top. After more than a year of playing tug-of-war, he has outmuscled incumbent Speaker Alan… Continue reading "‘Lord’ of the House: Velasco outmuscles Cayetano in the tug-of-war for House Speaker"
Rice is a cash crop in the Philippines, not for farmers who grow it but rather for a cabal of unscrupulous individuals. This week, a former executive director of the… Continue reading "Rice is a cash crop, not for farmers but for the corrupt"
Nagorno-Karabakh, a territory long disputed by Armenia and Azerbaijan, has sparked fresh clashes between the two Central Asian countries again. Fighting between these two countries isn’t new, they have been… Continue reading "The Nagorno-Karabakh Dispute: Why you should pay attention"
When former House Speaker Gloria Arroyo announced her retirement from politics before the 2019 elections, no one anticipated how big a power vacuum she would leave. Speculations were rife about… Continue reading "The ‘Speaker Wars’ exposes the cracks in the Duterte administration"
Facebook recently announced the removal of almost 200 fake accounts for violating its so-called ‘coordinated inauthentic behaviour’ (CIB) policy. This rule cracks down on suspicious coordinated activity from one country… Continue reading "The Facebook crackdown all but confirms the Duterte regime’s direct involvement in spreading fake news"
