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In a rare occasion, human rights groups, church leaders, showbiz celebrities, school administrations, and even global pop star Taylor Swift herself are uniting to criticise the government of President Rodrigo… Continue reading "Philippines: What is the “Anti-Terrorism” Bill and should we be concerned about it?"
The number of COVID-19 cases continue to increase exponentially in the Philippines, giving the government a problem on the reopening of schools and universities. Classes started being suspended in early… Continue reading "Philippines: Why online classes are anti-poor"
When the National Party caucus moved to replace Simon Bridges as their leader with Todd Muller, their intent was to turn their fortunes around after seeing their polling numbers plummet… Continue reading "New Zealand: Muller and Kaye’s ascension has opened a can of worms in the National Party"
After a dismal polling result, many are predicting the impending demise of Simon Bridges’ reign as leader of the National Party. Last Tuesday’s Newshub-Reid Research poll shows National plummeting to… Continue reading "New Zealand: The Duality of the National Party"
Placing entire communities under lockdown have been the go-to response for many countries to the COVID-19 pandemic. This measure is effective in curtailing the spread of the virus, but adversely… Continue reading "Philippines: the poor are being left out by the Duterte government’s COVID-19 response"
With New Zealand moving to alert level 3, Parliament resumed in limited numbers on the 28th of April. As is customary, the leaders of the different political parties each made… Continue reading "New Zealand: Will the COVID-19 pandemic usher in a new era of economic nationalism?"
After a litany of disastrous PR stunts, many believe Simon Bridges’ time as leader of the National Party has come to an end. Recently, one of his most senior party… Continue reading "New Zealand: Has Simon Bridges’ time come?"
In late March, New Zealand was placed under lockdown to stymie the spread of COVID-19. Under alert level 4, only “essential” businesses could remain open, while schools and religious gatherings… Continue reading "New Zealand: Are we ready to leave the alert level 4 lockdown?"
The Philippines has claimed the unflattering distinction of having the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the entire South-East Asian region. At the time of writing, the country has 5,878… Continue reading "Philippines: Overcrowded jails are COVID-19 disasters waiting to happen"
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an economic slowdown has become inevitable. This will be the case not just for New Zealand but the entire global economy also. Worse, the full… Continue reading "New Zealand: What was the Ministry of Works and should we bring it back?"
