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War on human rights groups: Four activists killed in three days
Further evidence of the Duterte administration’s desire to purge government critics is the bloody military operation known as “Oplan Kapayapaan” (OK; Operation Peace). Led
With the Liberals nearly wiped out, will the Nacionalista Party be the next big hurdle for the Duterte administration?
Coming off a resounding victory in the May 2019 elections, the Duterte administration has now found itself short of recognized enemies in Philippine politics.
What the outcome of the 2019 Senate elections mean for the Philippines
Before the 2019 Philippine mid-term elections, political analyst Richard Heydarian predicted that the upcoming polls would be a “referendum on the Duterte presidency”. By
Can we trust the Government’s intelligence reports?
After threatening to release intelligence reports that will implicate his political rivals for an alleged black propaganda against him, allies of President Rodrigo Duterte’s
Operation Sauron: the covert war happening in Negros Oriental
In less than six months, the province of Negros Oriental has witnessed two different massacres killing a total of 20 people – mostly farmers
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.Â