If Marcos admits abuses happened under Rodrigo Duterte’s “War on Drugs”, will he allow the ICC to investigate?

Many supporters of former President Rodrigo Duterte coalesced behind Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. at the 2022 election, hoping the latter would be a continuation

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Senate hearing on Pamplona Massacre again reminds us how corrupt the Philippine National Police is

The recent Senate hearing on the Pamplona Massacre exposed how powerful the Teves political dynasty are in Negros Oriental, but it also demonstrated another

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The pipeline from the Philippine Military to being a professional mercenary

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spends a considerable amount of its budget training and educating its personnel – and for good reason.

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The Greens’ Wellington Central seat decision: Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory

If National’s kryptonite are its scandal-prone MPs, and New Zealand First’s Achilles heel is its inability to properly declare donations; the Green Party’s worst

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