1 day ago · Malacañang’s grant of executive clemency to former Iloilo City mayor Jed Mabilog, and its recent statement of support for International Criminal Police Investigation (Interpol) …

Dec 2, 2022 · The new World Bank (WB) report “Overcoming Poverty and Inequality in the Philippines: Past, Present, and Prospects for the Future” is a welcome reminder of what is …

Jan 7, 2025 · A few months before the upcoming May elections, the Philippine political landscape is fraught with turmoil, rife with allegations and accusations that paint a harrowing picture of …

Oct 28, 2024 · The complaints about the UHC’s poor implementation came to a point that during a public hearing held on Oct. 8, Senate health committee chair Sen. Bong Go moved for the …

Dec 31, 2024 · WHO emphasizes that it is alcohol that causes harm, not the beverage. Alcohol is ethanol, which gets you high but was classified as a Group 1 carcinogen decades ago, placing …

ANOTHER EXAMPLE: In De Guzman-Lara vs Comelec (Aug. 6, 2024, per J Jhosep Y. Lopez, en banc, 13-0-2), the Court again called out the poll body for committing GAD in failing to realize …

When you read the standard secondary works on the Luna assassination: Teodoro Agoncillo’s “Malolos: Crisis of the Republic” (1960) and Vivencio Jose’s “The Rise and Fall of Antonio …

Jan 8, 2025 · Whatever is left of our political creativity is being expressed—and wasted—in the party list. It is expressed in two forms: in the invasion of the party list by political families who …

Jul 30, 2024 · In the meantime, we need to support the progressive and proactive leaders already in the government—most notably Senators Risa Hontiveros and Sherwin Gatchalian—who …

Dec 31, 2024 · Politically, the biggest winners of the year came from surprisingly diverse backgrounds. On one hand, Sen. Raffy Tulfo has steadily consolidated his position as the new …