Five Ways the Duterte Influence Machine is Deceiving Filipinos
A cyborg operation—part-human, part-machine—made up of hyper-partisan influencers, trolls, and true believers is mounting a long-running political influence campaign to defend Sara Duterte and her father and consolidate support ahead of the 2028 elections.
Impeachment over the years – an ever narrowing path for accountability
It is the narrowing of the impeachment path which opens up other avenues of struggle. It is this very tragic outcome that exposes how rotten the system of bureaucrat capitalism is, and why the people must build their own power and work to change the entire corrupt ruling system.
Court acquits elderly IP rights activist of frustrated murder charge
The Court dismissed allegations of her participation in a supposed January 15, 2007 planning of the ambush as prosecution witnesses themselves denied either knowing the accused or having supplied her name as one of the perpetrators of the crime.
Libing
Kami ay nakikiramay,/Kay Huling, Juan at Maria,/Sa pumanaw na hustisya,/At kinitil na demokrasya.
Senate suffers from runny nose
Only senators with runny nose and fidelity to the misrule of law and deficit of justice would disagree that the impeachment provision in the Charter was meant to kick out plundering, corrupt and lawless officials and ship them to the doghouse.
NDFP’s Adel Silva, companions acquitted of gun possession charges
“When their vehicle was returned an hour later, the arresting team had already planted a .45-caliber pistol, a rifle, a hand grenade, an improvised explosive and ammunition inside it,” a human rights report said of the five’s arrest.
Press freedom groups hail ex-Palawan gov’s graft conviction
Ortega’s exposes on the irregularities supposedly led to his assassination in January 2011, alleged to have been masterminded by Reyes.
A shameful betrayal of public trust should the Senate vote for the dismissal of VP Duterte’s impeachment
It will be another win for impunity for brazen corruption if the Senate’s first major act in the 20th Congress is to dismiss the impeachment case of Vice President Sara Duterte.
‘Utangerong Gobyerno’ for Marcos Jr.
The debt crisis will worsen as the Philippine economy now depends on debt to finance itself. Call this the result of the UG government’s being addicted as an ‘aliping-bayad utang.’
KMP renews demand for repeal of rice liberalization law as palay farmgate prices drop to P8/kilo
KMP said that with farmgate palay prices dropping to as low as Php8 per kilo, piecemeal adjustments such as the DA proposals are not real solutions.