In Philippine politics, disaster relief can make or break a politician’s career. Take for instance the response the previous Aquino government had in the
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Despite Duterte’s rhetoric, the Philippines is still and always have been an American semi-colony
President Rodrigo Duterte has never been shy to voice out criticism towards the United States. In 2016 he called their former President Barack Obama
Innocent lives were lost and families torn apart for a drug war that only culled 1 percent of the drug trade
Vice President Leni Robredo, a member of the main opposition Liberal Party (LP), was surprisingly appointed to co-chair the Duterte administration’s Inter-Agency Committee on
Martial Law in Mindanao: What did it achieve?
As the clock struck midnight on the final day of 2019, Filipinos not only welcomed in a new year but also the end of
Explaining Duterte’s fixation with ABS-CBN
As the year draws to a close, the fate of the country’s largest media conglomerate is basking in uncertainty. ABS-CBN Corporation, with a recorded
The Duterte administration deserves the global indignation it is receiving
As much as they would like to deny it, top officials in the Duterte administration – along with allied online propagandists – are scrambling
If Duterte is truly sorry for the plight of farmers, he should repeal the Rice Tariffication Law
The price of palay – or unprocessed rice – is in a free-fall, bringing misery to our already impoverished rice farmers. Sadly, the plummeting
Malacañang’s complacency about the transport crisis shows how out of touch it is with everyday Filipinos
Metropolitan Manila is notorious for its chaotic traffic, which was rated as the worst in the world by GPS-navigation app Waze in 2015. The
Despite pushing for universal healthcare, the Duterte government slashed billions off the health budget
Supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte were jubilant when he signed the Universal Healthcare Act into law early this year. It fulfilled his key campaign
The pork barrel lives on under the Duterte regime
In August 2013, hundreds of thousands of Filipinos marched along the streets of Metropolitan Manila to express their outrage at the revelations of the