“It is the rejection of the kind of DSWD that genuinely served the poor and marginalized.”
Progressive groups enraged by CA rejection of Taguiwalo as social welfare minister
Day: August 16, 2017
Drop libel suit vs broadcast journalist, NUJP tells Duterte’s adviser
“The libel suit against ABS-CBN’s Ted Failon and members of his staff again underscores how onion-skinned government officials wield the antediluvian criminal libel law as a bludgeon in their vain hope to cow critical journalism into silence.” — NUJP
No love lost between Duterte and the Left
One need not be such a keen observer of Philippine politics to note the quite dramatic deterioration in the relationship between the Left and President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, self-styled “Leftist” and “socialist” president of the Philippines. At the beginning, a de facto tactical alliance existed between the two. It was premised on Duterte’s promise that…