In less than six months, the province of Negros Oriental has witnessed two different massacres killing a total of 20 people – mostly farmers
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What makes the May 2019 Elections so crucial for the Duterte administration?
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
The Acierto Revelations (part 2): What does Sr. Supt. Eduardo Acierto know about Michael Yang?
(This is part 2 of our examination on the revelations made by former police intelligence agent Eduardo Acierto on Michael Yang, an adviser to
The Acierto Revelations (part 1): Who is Michael Yang, the Chinese national who is part of Duterte’s inner circle?
(This is part 1 of our examination on the revelations made by former police intelligence agent Eduardo Acierto on Michael Yang, a close confidant
Maria Ressa’s arrest is not Duterte’s first attack on press freedom…and it won’t be his last
The arrest of TIME Magazine Person of the Year and Rappler.com CEO Maria Ressa sent shockwaves not just in Philippine media, but internationally also.
Does Sarah Duterte’s “Hugpong ng Pagbabago” really represent “change”?
As the campaign period for the 2019 Senatorial Elections commence today, it will be common to see the different “senatorial slates” hit various cities
The good work done in Manila Bay will be undone by the planned reclamation projects
“Breathtaking.” That was the general feedback on Manila Bay after thousands of volunteers cleaned-up the garbage that plagued the once-iconic landmark for decades. It
The Administration is now pointing fingers on lowering the age of criminal responsibility
Drawing the ire of the nation, the House of Representatives’ Justice Committee approved a bill amending the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 (JJWA)
Explaining Duterte’s hatred for the Catholic Church
While drug addicts, communists and the opposition Liberal Party have bore the brunt of President Rodrigo Duterte’s furor, there is another group that has
Duterte’s paranoid hold on power has plunged the Philippines into an era of “McCarthyism”
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