As the campaign period for the 2019 Senatorial Elections commence today, it will be common to see the different “senatorial slates” hit various cities
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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
The Military’s “NPA Surrenderees” campaign is not adding up
Pushed by President Duterte’s obsessive campaign to rid of the New People’s Army, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has waged war not
Fifty years of the CPP: Why does the “People’s War” still persist?
While millions of Filipinos celebrated the birth of their saviour Jesus of Nazareth this week, in the hinterlands of the provinces thousands of their
The double standards in Duterte’s War on Religion
Aside from the drug cartels, another group that has found itself in the cross-hairs of President Rodrigo Duterte’s vitriol is the Roman Catholic Church.
Why We Need to Pay Close Attention to Duterte’s Israel Trip
In what could be his most significant official state visit since his 2016 trip to the People’s Republic of China, President Rodrigo Duterte embarks
We Need to Talk About Bong Go’s Ubiquitous Displays of Ambition
Before becoming the ill-famed, controversial head-of-state he is known globally today, there was a time when President Rodrigo Duterte almost decided not to contest