Duterte’s 1st year | Progressives disappointed over lack of change, worried over rising fascism
“He broke all his promises of change.”
Duterte’s 1st year | Progressives disappointed over lack of change, worried over rising fascism
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Duterte 1st year| ‘Make good on your promises to the people’ – progressive groups
Duterte 1st year| ‘Make good on your promises to the people’ – progressive groups
“After a year in Malacañang, will Duterte stand up to his claim (of being a leftist), or will he allow himself to become another imperialist puppet? Is he for the military generals and neoliberals or for the people?”
Top security officials attend closed-door session in last SC orals on Mindanao martial law
Top security officials attend closed-door session in last SC orals on Mindanao martial law
The top two security officials who are the administrator and implementor of martial law in Mindanao attended today's last day for oral arguments at the Supreme Court.
Año, Lorenzana asked to attend last day of SC orals on martial law
Año, Lorenzana asked to attend last day of SC orals on martial law
Inside Marawi you can easily defend, but outside of Marawi, I have not seen any evidence that there's actual rebellion in Dinagat island, Camiguin island, Misamis, Pagadian, Lanao, Dapitan, and all these places.
Progressive groups set ‘National Day of Prayer’ on June 12
Progressive groups set ‘National Day of Prayer’ on June 12
The inter-faith prayer rally will call for the lifting of martial law in Mindanao.
Panels end tensed first day with agreement to resume informal talks tomorrow
Panels end tensed first day with agreement to resume informal talks tomorrow
The GRP and the NDFP are still trying to save what appeared earlier in the day to be an imminent cancellation of the round, sources from both parties said.
Fourth round of GRP-NDFP talks finally opens; ceasefire in the agenda
Fourth round of GRP-NDFP talks finally opens; ceasefire in the agenda
With nearly all the negotiators, consultants, advisers and resource persons of both parties wearing traditional barong Tagalog and ternos, the ceremony regained some of the light-heartedness of the previous three rounds seemingly lost in the frantic informal discussions marking the first day of negotiations.
Peace panels postpone talks opening to April 3
Peace panels postpone talks opening to April 3
NDFP peace negotiator Benito Tiamzon said both panels have decided to hold the opening ceremony tomorrow at 10 o’clock in the morning (five o’clock in the afternoon, Philippine time)
Top 6 reasons why Ombudsman can indict Aquino, Abad over DAP
Top 6 reasons why Ombudsman can indict Aquino, Abad over DAP
“Ignorance of the law, feigned or otherwise, is not an excuse.”
Ombudsman decision absolving Aquino on DAP case disappointing – Bayan Muna
Ombudsman decision absolving Aquino on DAP case disappointing – Bayan Muna
The Supreme Court ruled in 2014 and reaffirmed in 2015 that DAP is unconstitutional. However, government executives who authored and implemented it have not yet been made to account for it until today.
Calls for resumption of GRP-NDFP peace talks reverberate
Calls for resumption of GRP-NDFP peace talks reverberate
“Abandoning the peace talks at this point will put to waste the gains and goodwill that have been made between the GRP and NDFP since the resumption of the talks in August of 2016.”
‘Order to arrest NDFP consultants no legal basis’ – lawyer
‘Order to arrest NDFP consultants no legal basis’ – lawyer
“Only the courts which granted NDFP consultants temporary liberty by virtue of cash bail can act or order whether or not they can be validly rearrested, if at all, and not by the unilateral action of the PNP nor the AFP [Armed Forces of the Philippines, much less even by the mere instructions of the GRP President.”
Urban poor group calls for end to Duterte’s war on drugs
Urban poor group calls for end to Duterte’s war on drugs
“There had to be a scandal about the killing of a Korean to show that there is something wrong with Oplan Tokhang…If this had not happened, the PNP will carry on killing poor Filipinos already hard put in finding justice.”
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‘Difficult but successful’ round of talks ends in Rome
‘Difficult but successful’ round of talks ends in Rome
The parties said they achieved advances on six major issues listed on their agenda.
Related story: Talks on joint ceasefire shelved sans release of political prisoners
GRP wants joint ceasefire; NDFP insists on compliance with past agreements first
GRP wants joint ceasefire; NDFP insists on compliance with past agreements first
“…if previously signed agreements are not honored, what guarantees does the NDFP have that future agreements would not be similarly violated by the GRP?”
Socioeconomic reforms up in 3rd round of peace talks
Socioeconomic reforms up in 3rd round of peace talks
“Usaping sikmura na po ang pag-uusapan ng GRP at NDFP,” (The GRP and NDFP will be talking about gut issues.)
As peace talks resume, release of political prisoners sought
As peace talks resume, release of political prisoners sought
“We have been waiting for so long. Why do our loved ones remain in detention?”
Yearender 2016 | The unlikely Philippine president
Yearender 2016 | The unlikely Philippine president
Rodrigo Roa Duterte is, perhaps, the most unorthodox president the country ever had. He talks tough and he curses. He intersperses his prepared speeches with extemporaneous declarations in the Visayan language and of course, laced with curses. He is not the typical politician. He acts more like your neighborhood toughie.
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