When the working group on the Fair Pay Agreements (FPA) released their report last January, their findings gave a stark assessment of the state
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Abortion law reform: what is going on?
What was initially hyped as the first major reform to New Zealand’s abortion law since 1977 is now in uncertain territory, as disagreements over
Why we need to pay attention to the Auckland local body elections
It is said that the Mayor of Auckland is the third most powerful person in New Zealand, after the Prime Minister and Finance Minister,
Political will or political gimmicks?
Many were flummoxed when the Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo expressed the current administration was open to reusing the controversial Dengvaxia vaccine in response to
The Mindanao Gravy Train
The Presidency of Rodrigo Duterte promised two things: first, that it would usher in a “golden era of infrastructure”, and second, that it will
A wave of violence kills 7 people in Negros Oriental as Operation Sauron continues
With the news of four police agents killed in an encounter with New People’s Army (NPA) rebels still fresh, the once-peaceful province of Negros
What really happened to the four slain police officers in Negros Oriental?
The once peaceful province of Negros Oriental has become the de facto killing fields of the Philippines in the past few years, with the
The demonisation of indigenous schools continues
In July 2017, President Rodrigo Duterte declared during a televised news conference that indigenous Lumad schools were “teaching children to rebel against the government”
Why the “Speaker Wars” is actually a battle between oligarchs
Many thought that when President Rodrigo Duterte intervened and made a “decision” on who the next House Speaker will be that the infighting within
In memory of: the separation of powers of the Philippine government
The Philippines is defined in the 1987 Constitution as being a “republican state”, this means that it follows the republican structure of government wherein