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  • Banner collage photo of stock image of Philippine voting Halalan and campaign posters along a street in Manila.

    Where did we go wrong with the party-list system?

    After the fall of the Marcos Sr. dictatorship, efforts were made to prevent the Philippines from sliding back into plutocratic or oligarchic rule once
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    The Philippines 
  • Banner collage photo of protesters at a candlelight vigil for victims of extrajudicial killings and former president Rodrigo Duterte.

    Rodrigo Duterte was afforded something his victims were not — due process

    What transpired on 11 March 2025 was something few thought possible. Former president Rodrigo Duterte was finally arrested by the Interpol on charges of
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    Investigate Duterte The Philippines 
  • Banner collage photo of the International Criminal Court in The Hague Netherlands and a photo of former president Rodrigo Duterte

    Why Rodrigo Duterte needs to face justice

    Since lawyer Jude Sabio filed a complaint against then-Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for alleged crimes against humanity in 2017, the International Criminal Court (ICC)
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    Investigate Duterte The Philippines 
  • Banner collage photo of a POGO in Las Piñas City and CCTV footage of Chinese national killing another Chinese in Makati City.

    We must fumigate what’s left of POGO cockroaches in the Philippines

    The kidnapping of a Chinese teenager last week in Taguig City added to a long list of recent crimes targeting foreigners in the Philippines.
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    The Philippines 
  • Banner collage photo of the 1986 People Power Revolution in EDSA and Vice President Sara Duterte facing the House of Representatives Quad-Committee

    We must not allow the spirit of the People Power Revolution be hijacked by the Dutertes

    After the return of the Marcoses to power in the 2022 presidential election, there were grave concerns about the legacy of the EDSA People
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    The Philippines 
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Banner collage photo of stock image of Philippine voting Halalan and campaign posters along a street in Manila.

Where did we go wrong with the party-list system?

April 8, 2025 Louie Encabo Comments Off on Where did we go wrong with the party-list system?
Banner collage photo of protesters at a candlelight vigil for victims of extrajudicial killings and former president Rodrigo Duterte.

Rodrigo Duterte was afforded something his victims were not — due process

March 15, 2025 Louie Encabo Comments Off on Rodrigo Duterte was afforded something his victims were not — due process
Banner collage photo of the International Criminal Court in The Hague Netherlands and a photo of former president Rodrigo Duterte

Why Rodrigo Duterte needs to face justice

March 10, 2025 Louie Encabo Comments Off on Why Rodrigo Duterte needs to face justice

Investigate DuterteView All

Banner collage photo of protesters at a candlelight vigil for victims of extrajudicial killings and former president Rodrigo Duterte.
Investigate Duterte The Philippines 

Rodrigo Duterte was afforded something his victims were not — due process

March 15, 2025 Louie Encabo Comments Off on Rodrigo Duterte was afforded something his victims were not — due process
Banner collage photo of the International Criminal Court in The Hague Netherlands and a photo of former president Rodrigo Duterte
Investigate Duterte The Philippines 

Why Rodrigo Duterte needs to face justice

March 10, 2025 Louie Encabo Comments Off on Why Rodrigo Duterte needs to face justice
Banner collage photo Inday Sara Duterte and Rodrigo Duterte and a stock image of the Philippine Army headquarters.
Investigate Duterte The Philippines 

The Duterte crime family and their supporters must be arrested for inciting to sedition

November 27, 2024 Louie Encabo Comments Off on The Duterte crime family and their supporters must be arrested for inciting to sedition
Banner collage photo of Department of Justice Philippines building and former president Rodrigo Duterte at the QuadComm hearing.
Investigate Duterte The Philippines 

Enough with the Congressional hearings, it’s time to bring Rodrigo Duterte to the Dept of Justice

November 16, 2024 Louie Encabo Comments Off on Enough with the Congressional hearings, it’s time to bring Rodrigo Duterte to the Dept of Justice

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The Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary meant relinquishing our own marine resources, now the Government has scrapped it

March 28, 2024 Eric Lomas Comments Off on The Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary meant relinquishing our own marine resources, now the Government has scrapped it
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Māori Television controversy proves Winston Peters is right about media bias

December 9, 2023 Eric Lomas Comments Off on Māori Television controversy proves Winston Peters is right about media bias
New Zealand Election 2023 post-mortem collage photo stock photo ballot box and The Beehive with NZ flag and Tino Rangatiratanga flag in the foreground.

Election 2023: A referendum on co-governance and law and order

October 19, 2023 Louie Encabo Comments Off on Election 2023: A referendum on co-governance and law and order

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The key points from Al Jazeera’s documentary on Chinese spy She Zhijiang and CCP espionage in Southeast Asia

The key points from Al Jazeera’s documentary on Chinese spy She Zhijiang and CCP espionage in Southeast Asia

September 30, 2024 Louie Encabo Comments Off on The key points from Al Jazeera’s documentary on Chinese spy She Zhijiang and CCP espionage in Southeast Asia
Banner photo collage of Karapatan Philippines protest against aerial bombings and Lumad bakwit evacuees.

International Humanitarian Law: Why even wars have rules

May 19, 2024 Louie Encabo Comments Off on International Humanitarian Law: Why even wars have rules
Labour union movement International Workers Day workers rights

Today, we thank the unions

May 1, 2023 Louie Encabo 1
Editor's Notes The Philippines 
November 24, 2016November 18, 2017

The Day I Met The Punisher

Posted By: Louie Encabo 952 Views Auckland, rodrigo duterte

It was early this month when I logged on to Facebook and saw myself tagged by three different friends to the same article by

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The Philippines 
November 16, 2016

Elitism and Greed: The Story of the Hacienda Luisita Massacre

Posted By: Louie Encabo 3868 Views cojuangco, hacienda luisita massacre, president arroyo

Feudalism, to many parts of the world, is a remnant of an archaic past. A chapter in human history where an oligarchic few controlled

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The Philippines 
November 8, 2016February 5, 2018

Ferdinand Marcos is No Hero

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1513 Views ferdinand marcos, historical revisionism, marcos era, martial law

In a disappointing decision from the Supreme Court, the nation’s highest court ruled in favour of burying the remains of the late Philippine dictator,

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International Solidarity 
November 2, 2016August 28, 2019

The Dangers of A Hillary Clinton Presidency

Posted By: Louie Encabo 814 Views fracking, hillary clinton, war

Aside from Trump’s eccentricities, the other most-talked about side of the 2016 U.S. Presidential elections is Hillary Clinton’s alleged misdoings. Misdoings might be a

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International Solidarity 
June 22, 2016

Why Brexit Is Going to Happen

Posted By: Louie Encabo 886 Views brexit, european union, leave, remain

On the 23rd of June, the British will cast a ballot that would perhaps define the future of their country for generations. The referendum

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The Philippines 
January 2, 2016

The End of Fireworks

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1087 Views environment, fireworks, new years eve

Filipinos boast having the best Christmas season in the world, citing an extended vacation period, ostentatious preparations for the Christmas eve dinner and the

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New Zealand 
June 2, 2014

Blessie Gotingco's Death is An Eye-Opener

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1299 Views Amy Farrall, Auckland, Blesilda Gotingco, Blessie Gotingco, crime, Kylie Jones, louie jerome, murder, new zealand

The Filipino community of New Zealand received a shock last week. One of our own, a mother of three in Blesilda Gotingco went missing

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International Solidarity 
May 10, 2014

Bring Back the Girls

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1100 Views Abubakar Shekau, al-qaeda, Boko Haram, Chibok, Islamist, louie jerome, Malala Yousafzai, Nigeria, school abduction

This Sunday most of the world celebrates Mother’s Day, a solitary day of the year when we are actually required to show appreciation to

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International Solidarity 
May 8, 2014April 11, 2019

Examining Brunei’s Morals

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1736 Views Brunei, Brunei sharia law, Darussalam, Hassanal Bolkiah, Islam, louie jerome, Muslim, Prince Azim, Prince Jefri, sharia, Sultan

Amnesty International describes it as a “return to the dark ages”. The Sultan of Brunei has announced the commencement of a highly controversial sharia penal

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The Philippines 
November 17, 2013January 16, 2020

Priorities

Posted By: Louie Encabo 2264 Views 2013, anderson cooper, andrew stevens, christian amanpour, CNN, epal, feature story, from the philippines, jejomar binay, louie jerome, Mar Roxas, noynoy aquino, philippines, thank you, typhoon, typhoon haiyan, typhoon yolanda

When a foreign journalist does more to help typhoon victims than their own president, you know something is wrong. In a third world country,

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