Data from the government shows that the Philippines has been spending about Php1 billion a day on flood control. But why are we still experiencing massive floods? In the aftermath of Super Typhoon Carina (international name: Gaemi), Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. floated another project to mitigate...
Kagyat na imbestigahan at panagutin. ‘Yan ang panawagan ng iba’t ibang grupo matapos lumabas ang ulat ng Reuters na naglantad sa kampanyang isinagawa ng US military noong kasagsagan ng COVID-19 pandemic. Sa pamamagitan ng pagpapakalat ng “fake news”, layunin diumano...
Sa pusod ng syudad ng Dasmariñas, Cavite, matutunton ang 372-ektaryang Lupang Ramos, isang lupaing mahigit isang siglo nang iginigiit ng mga magsasakang mapasakanila. Mula sa mga Kastilang prayle, mga Amerikano, hanggang sa pamilya ng negosyanteng si Emerito Ramos,...
An arrest warrant against environmental activists Jhed Tamano and Jonila Castro has been issued by a municipal trial court (MTC) in Bulacan.
In the bustling city of Quezon, Philippines, lies a small pocket of land known as Sitio San Roque. Once a humming community of over 20,000 residents, Sitio San Roque now comprises only a few dozen homes. The reason behind this is a joint venture between Ayala Land...
The Baguio City Council called on the UN Special Rapporteur (UNSR) for the freedom of expression and opinion Irene Khan to demand “state accountability on red-tagging and political vilification of people’s organizations and human rights defenders.” Baguio City Vice...
Fisherfolk marked the fifth anniversary of the implementation of the Manila Bay Rehabilitation Program by storming the main office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on January 19. Led by Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng...
Proposed national budget for 2024: Ridden with skewed priorities, red flags, and questionable potential pork funds.
Thirty out of 117 state universities and colleges (SUCs) in the Philippines are set to receive less funding for 2024.
Ang ‘Mula sa Buwan’ ay isang paanyaya – isang imbitasyong muling madala, magpahalina, manood, makinig sa teatro.
As the proposed 2023 national budget is being railroaded in Congress, the new administration’s priorities are now getting clear. What’s in it for the people? Not much, apparently.
A clip from the SMNI News program “Usaping Bayan” is circulating on TikTok, showing a news report about the police blasting demonstrators with water cannons during an anti-Marcos protest inside the Commission of Human Rights (CHR) compound last May 25, the day of the...
The nation waited with bated breath for President Rodrigo Duterte to take a strong stance on Chinese incursion in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). When he finally made a statement, many were disappointed that he practically surrendered the Philippines’ claim to these...