Poll watchdog calls on Comelec to disqualify Duterte Youth
Kabataan, Tayo ang Pag-asa (KTAP) said it is time for the poll body to finally disqualify Duterte Youth over misrepresentation of the sector as well as alleged abuse of state resources and circumvention of election laws.
Nickel Asia’s myth of sustainable mining
There is this worrying yarn being peddled by the extractive industry, that mining can be sustainable but no one has yet succeeded in growing mineral ores the way farmers nurture their crops, or employing biomimesis to coax ores to reproduce, the way some scientists have succeeded in engineering plants to produce non-plastic filaments.
12 dynasties lose gubernatorial races, but 71 of 82 provinces still led by political clans
It’s the same number as before the May 12 elections. But despite the outcomes, the clans did not always win gubernatorial races with ease. A deeper study of the electoral contests revealed continuing resistance to dynastic rule, with some successes even if few.
The ‘obese’ dynasties of the Philippines are crowned again, but reform hopes rise for 2028
At least 18 political dynasties won between five and 19 seats in the May 2025 elections, but reform advocates also saw encouraging signs. A few challengers secured victories, while others came close. Some dynasties suffered a downfall while others shrank in number.
Fight vs poll fraud won’t stop
Makabayan Coalition said it will continue to question the election results and fight for transparency and accountability in the 2025 polls. l
Kick out Ramon Ang from Bugsuk
Not content with his own weird airport in Bulakan, Bulacan in addition to controlling the management of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Ang may be enamored with Bugsuk Island’s grandeur for him to have yet another airstrip on the property long considered part of the ancestral domain of the indigenous people (IP) of Palawan.
Fight continues vs poll fraud, for genuine representation
The fight is not over by any means and we will pursue all available avenues to expose and oppose election fraud. We will continue to hold the Marcos regime and the Comelec responsible for the fraud-tainted results of the 2025 elections.
Probe Gabriela’s 18-M overvoting cases
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) should prove to millions of Filipino voters that no hanky-panky attended the May 12, 2025 midterm elections by acceding to the request of Gabriela partylist to investigate the matter of 18 million invalidated overvote cases.
Cabinet reshuffle reflects bad governance
“President Marcos’ move to consolidate his faction in the wake of the administration’s electoral debacle should not be used as a smokescreen to cover up bad governance and the worsening economic situation of the country. The call for resignations must not be a superficial exercise aimed at pacifying political rivals or diverting attention from the administration’s shortcomings.”
Kawasaki workers union stages strike
The workers’ union at bike manufacturer Kawasaki Motors Phils. Corp. (KMPC) launched the first ever strike in the company’s history yesterday, May 21, following a deadlock in collective bargaining agreement (CBA) negotiations.