Former President Rodrigo Duterte‘s administration may feel like a distant memory now, but the hurt felt by activists, unionists, and journalists is still felt
A lot can still happen before the election
With Parliament in holiday, MPs around the country would have welcomed the new year at the beach, at a barbie with friends and loved
In defense of Easter trading laws
Much like social services and good wages, our public holidays have also been a target for the political right. Last month, the National and
Gaming the system with last-minute substitutions
It might feel like election season is underway in the Philippines: candidates have started doing the rounds, campaign ads now dominate television and social
The Marcoses and their fake academic credentials
In 2018, Florida businesswoman Melissa Howard was looking at a bright career in public service. She was running in the United States Republican Party
How Leni Robredo can win and ABS-CBN regain their franchise at the same time
After much speculation, Vice-President Leni Robredo finally confirmed she will contest the presidency in next year’s election. As the de facto face of the
The Marcos camp has just shown what they are capable of in the upcoming election season
Undeterred by his failure in the 2016 elections, the late dictator’s only son and namesake – Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. – will contest the
Robin Padilla, ex-convict and staunch Duterte supporter, will run for the Senate
There was a time when having a “good moral character” was a prerequisite to run for public office. Today, that is more of a
Duterte by proxy: Long-time aide Bong Go to run for vice-president
In another plot twist in the 2022 Election season, long-time aide to President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Bong Go has announced his candidacy for
Ivermectin proven to be a lie – can we hold the snakeoil salesmen who promoted it to account?
“Never waste a good crisis”, once said the late British statesman, Sir Winston Churchill. With this timeless adage, Churchill posed the opportunity presented during