The Philippine National Police (PNP) have – at times – acted as the judge, jury, and executioner in President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign against criminality. But when members of the Force… Continue reading "How President Duterte encouraged a culture of impunity within the Philippine National Police"
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 procurement deals with Pfizer and BioNTech,… Continue reading "Gross negligence or a geopolitical machination?"
Every 10 December the world commemorates Human Rights Day, a day celebrating the proclamation of Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In that same vein, the global community also raises awareness… Continue reading "On International Human Rights Day, the Duterte regime cracks down on trade unions and the media"
On the 30th of November, we celebrate the life and legacy of the Filipino revolutionary hero, Andres Bonifacio. A founding member of the Philippine revolution, Bonifacio was instrumental in the… Continue reading "If Andres Bonifacio was alive today, the Duterte regime would red-tag him"
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 subjected to this practice. The Supreme… Continue reading "Red-tagging is the Duterte regime’s way of suppressing dissent"
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 come to appreciate her previous pronouncements… Continue reading "Why Gina Lopez was ousted as DENR Secretary"
As Typhoon Ulysses lashes the country, more Filipinos have come to appreciate the Sierra Madre mountain range. Spanning over 540 kilometres, it is the country’s longest mountain range. The length… Continue reading "To save the Sierra Madre, the Kaliwa Dam project must be scrapped"
The Philippines is reeling from the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses (international name Vamco), the third typhoon to hit the country in as many weeks. Almost 200,000 people have been evacuated… Continue reading "How the Duterte government undermined the country’s ability to respond to typhoons"
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 the progressive journalists’ organisation, the National… Continue reading "Another media practitioner assassinated, as the killing spree of journalists in the Philippines continues"
The white elephant is historically used as a symbol for wasteful or frivolous spending that has no useful purpose. In the Philippines, the animal may have been supplanted by a… Continue reading "Of white elephants and white sand beaches: Examining the Manila Bay vanity project"
