By JAZHEEL C. SARINO Indigenous peoples (IPs) in Mindanao continue to suffer inequality, discrimination, and violence despite making up a significant portion of the region's population. This was pointed out by lawyer Raymond Marvic Baguilat, senior lecturer and lead legal officer of the...
Hopes that formal peace talks between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) will push through remain high among both sides, as the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) has stated that it...
On June 30, Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte assumes the highest seat in the country with the promise of change. Over 1,000 leaders from various people’s organizations gathered at the University of the Philippines (UP) in Diliman on June 29 to present their agenda for the...
This year’s most awaited mixed martial arts (MMA) match in the country is not between two renowned athletes. After their brawl video went viral, actors Baron Geisler and Kiko Matos accepted the Universal Reality Combat Championship’s (URCC) offer to settle their...
Peace advocates together with relatives of political prisoners called for the public to become involved in the ongoing talks between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the National Democratic Front Philippines (NDFP). A “peace constituency” in President-elect...
Much has been written about the wrong or unwelcome pronouncements of incoming president Rodrigo Duterte: his statement on journalist killings, catcalling, revival of the death penalty, and plans to bury late dictator Ferdinand Marcos in the Libingan ng Mga Bayani. An...
Incoming president Rodrigo Duterte said during the electoral campaign that contractualization is one of the first things that his administration will end. Does his statement mean that there is a ray of hope for contractual workers currently battling for their right to...
Amid allegations of fraud in the vice-presidential race and emerging discrepancies in canvassing in the senatorial race, poll watchdogs reiterated their call to make foreign firm Smartmatic and Comelec (Commission on Elections) officials accountable for the conduct of...
Poll watchdog group Kontra Daya has called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend voting hours to 7 p.m. because of numerous reports of failures of Vote Counting Machines (VCMs). By midday, Kontra Daya has monitored 59 incidents of VCM errors and failures....
Poll watchdog Kontra Daya received verified reports that votes for progressive candidates were not recognized by vote counting machines (VCM) or were credited to other candidates. Voters from different precincts in Manila and in Cagayan reported that their voter...
Matagal na nahuhuli sa mga sarbey si Mar Roxas, ang pambato ng administrasyong Aquino sa pagkapangulo. Gayunpaman, may bentahe si Roxas—at iba pang mga kandidato ng Liberal Party (LP)—na wala ang kanilang mga katunggali: ang kontrol sa napakalaking makinarya at pera...
Lahat sila, para raw sa mahihirap. Lahat nangangakong pauunlarin daw ang ekonomiya. Kumbaga sa sabong panlaba, iba-iba ng brand pero iisa lang ang pangako- ang paputiin ang labada. Ganito rin ang masasabi natin sa plataporma sa ekonomiya ng mga kanidadato sa...
Sa tuwing eleksyon, lahat ng mga kandidato ay langit at lupa ang ipinapangako. Pero may mga kandidatong hindi ipinapangako ang langit at lupa kapag naupo sila sa puwesto: dahil sa totoo lang, anila, imposible ito sa loob ng kasalukuyang sistema ng gobyerno. Sila ang...