Ever since the Tax Working Group (TWG) released their final report last February, New Zealand’s political discourse has been largely dominated by its recommendations – most notably, the introduction of… Continue reading "NZ First nets a capital gain on the proposed capital gains tax"
In less than six months, the province of Negros Oriental has witnessed two different massacres killing a total of 20 people – mostly farmers living in the rural countryside.
With the stroke of President Duterte’s pen, the province of Palawan has been split into three new entities pending a plebiscite in 2020. Republic Act No. 11259 divides the slender… Continue reading "The many reasons why the break-up of Palawan province is bad news"
Election after election we hear the purported clamor of Filipinos for “change”: a radical transformation of our politics, where the government genuinely represents the interests of the many – the… Continue reading "How long will we keep fooling ourselves that Filipinos want ‘change’?"
Under the 1987 Constitution, party-list groups exist to give voice to marginalized sectors. Among those sectors is the youth, and because of this there are party-lists vying for seats in… Continue reading "Amidst all the charade, there is only one genuine voice for Filipino youth in the 2019 mid-terms"
We all know of Manny Pacquiao as the “People’s Champ”, a moniker he earned from his illustrious boxing career. He brought this sobriquet with him to the Philippine Senate, which… Continue reading "The Senate needs a true People’s Champ"
There seems to be a culture of bullying in the National Party. It has been revealed that a staff member is in a legal dispute with the Party after being… Continue reading "How long can the National Party get away with bullying?"
A project as ambitious as the Duterte administration’s “Build-Build-Build” infrastructure plan could not have gone through without becoming entangled in controversy, and it looks to have reached its first major… Continue reading "Understanding the problematic Chico River Pump Irrigation project"
When talking about warfare and massacres in the Philippines, the common guess is that it would happen in the island of Mindanao. Under the iron-fist rule of President Rodrigo Duterte… Continue reading "What’s going on in Negros Oriental?"
If you happen to notice that a generous amount of resources is being poured into the May 2019 elections, that’s because there is a lot at stake.
