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Banner photo collage of Rodrigo Duterte and a photo of an ABS-CBN employee lighting a candle during a vigil in 2020.
The Philippines 
January 6, 2024

Rodrigo Duterte is a hypocrite for crying about “attacks on the right to free expression”

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1723 Views abs-cbn, act teachers party-list, apollo quiboloy, featured, france castro, rodrigo duterte, SMNI News, war on the free press philippines

The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) recently suspended two shows on the Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI) channel after airing egregious

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Collage photo of Sara Duterte at Congress hearing and a stock photo of a Philippine classroom.
The Philippines 
September 6, 2023

No intelligence: The many problems with Sara Duterte’s confidential funds

Posted By: Louie Encabo 4178 Views act teachers party-list, confidential funds, Department of Education, featured, intelligence funds, NTF-ELCAC, Office of the Vice President, sara duterte

In any democracy, government spending is rightfully complemented with transparency. After all, public funds are being used and it is imperative to ensure these

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The Philippines 
January 20, 2019January 20, 2019

Duterte’s paranoid hold on power has plunged the Philippines into an era of “McCarthyism”

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1990 Views act teachers party-list, featured, makabayan bloc, new people's army, red tagging, rodrigo duterte

At the height of the Cold War, prominent figures in U.S. politics took advantage of the paranoia everyday Americans had towards the perceived threat

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The Philippines 
December 4, 2018December 5, 2018

A beacon of hope in a hopeless Congress

Posted By: Louie Encabo 2662 Views 2019 philippine senatorial elections, act teachers party-list, bayan muna, featured, kabataan party-list, makabayan bloc

As it is called the House of Representatives, you would expect its members to represent the people who elected them to the office. Sadly,

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