The Philippine National Police (PNP) have – at times – acted as the judge, jury, and executioner in President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign against criminality.
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Gross negligence or a geopolitical machination?
As pharmaceutical companies inch closer to developing a COVID-19 vaccine, countries race to secure doses to immunise their respective populations. Governments rush to negotiate
On International Human Rights Day, the Duterte regime cracks down on trade unions and the media
Every 10 December the world commemorates Human Rights Day, a day celebrating the proclamation of Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In that same vein,
If Andres Bonifacio was alive today, the Duterte regime would red-tag him
On the 30th of November, we celebrate the life and legacy of the Filipino revolutionary hero, Andres Bonifacio. A founding member of the Philippine
Red-tagging is the Duterte regime’s way of suppressing dissent
Red-tagging has been a constant feature of the Duterte administration. Student activists, environmentalists, lawyers, trade unionists, and even elected members of Congress have been
Why Gina Lopez was ousted as DENR Secretary
It’s been more than a year since her passing but former Environment Secretary Gina Lopez is going viral on social media lately. Filipinos have
To save the Sierra Madre, the Kaliwa Dam project must be scrapped
As Typhoon Ulysses lashes the country, more Filipinos have come to appreciate the Sierra Madre mountain range. Spanning over 540 kilometres, it is the
How the Duterte government undermined the country’s ability to respond to typhoons
The Philippines is reeling from the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses (international name Vamco), the third typhoon to hit the country in as many weeks.
Another media practitioner assassinated, as the killing spree of journalists in the Philippines continues
Gunmen onboard a motorcycle shot dead radio commentator Virgilio Maganes in Pangasinan yesterday, as he was about to enter his house. As a member of
Of white elephants and white sand beaches: Examining the Manila Bay vanity project
The white elephant is historically used as a symbol for wasteful or frivolous spending that has no useful purpose. In the Philippines, the animal