Filipino farmers can feed the nation but…
"What follows the food crisis will be the worsening hunger of the people.”
Filipino farmers can feed the nation but…
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DATA: Marcos gets biggest donation among presidential candidates
DATA: Marcos gets biggest donation among presidential candidates
A total of 67 donors contributed P624.7 million to help Ferdinand Marcos Jr. win the presidency, based on his own declarations to the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
DATA: Who donated to Bongbong Marcos?
DATA: Who donated to Bongbong Marcos?
PCIJ researched each of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.'s donors to track relevant family, political and business ties. We found that relatives of his father’s known supporters, tycoons and donors who own companies that are barred from making political contributions bankrolled his presidential bid in the May 2022 elections.
Anti-dam activist’s abductors wanted him to turn gov’t spy
Anti-dam activist’s abductors wanted him to turn gov’t spy
Tauli’s colleagues said kidnappers were state security forces.
Arrested activist is a torture survivor under Marcos Sr. dictatorship
Arrested activist is a torture survivor under Marcos Sr. dictatorship
“She is a martial law survivor whose story of rape and sexual abuse while in the hands of the military was one of the cases filed during the class suit against Marcos in Hawaii."
High court grants plea of missing labor organizers’ kin
High court grants plea of missing labor organizers’ kin
The SC also granted a temporary protection order and “prohibited the respondents from going within a radius of one kilometer of the petitioners and their immediate family.”
Nothing wrong in helping kids on first day of school, says child rights group
Nothing wrong in helping kids on first day of school, says child rights group
Since when did helping children become a crime?
Progressive groups reiterate call for release of De Lima
Progressive groups reiterate call for release of De Lima
"The entire case against De Lima emanated from the DOJ and only the department can put a stop to this prime example of how state prosecution is being used for political persecution as in the case of so many other political prisoners.”
‘Maid in Malacañang’ is made, manipulated, Marcosian
‘Maid in Malacañang’ is made, manipulated, Marcosian
Is this alternate history? No. It is melodrama. It's the Marcoses using cinema to re-create themselves as family wronged by history. The problem with that is how the audience will take this, given that we have been fed with that soap-opera theme for decades of rich families being wronged.
Pambansang wika at ang panghahalimaw ng NTF-ELCAC
Pambansang wika at ang panghahalimaw ng NTF-ELCAC
Wala sa lugar ni kakayahan ng NTF-ELCAC na magsuri ng mga akda. Kung gustong magsulat nila Badoy at Celiz ng literaturang “di subersibo,” magsulat sila. Ngunit malaking insulto sa utak nating mga Pilipino na diktahan ng isang “task force” para sugpuin ang rebolusyonaryong kilusan ang ating sensibilidad, panlasa at kakayahang magproseso ng nababasa at bumuo ng sariling kritika.
Market Watch | Still no word from Marcos Jr. on how to address price hikes, groups say
Market Watch | Still no word from Marcos Jr. on how to address price hikes, groups say
“What good are farm-to-market roads if they do not have anything to transport? Agriculture and fisheries productivity has worsened due to continuous hikes in production costs."
Katips as eye-opener
Katips as eye-opener
But what perhaps connects to the viewers are grief and the grim reality of state repression. When some activists were abducted, their torture scenes seem to be lifted straight from testimonies of Martial Law victims. Name every method and it gets shown here. Here, the film becomes art that disturbs those who had lived in the comfort that Martial Law.
US hawkish tilt toward Asia: a war on the Filipino people
US hawkish tilt toward Asia: a war on the Filipino people
The US aggressive military postures toward China entails a maximized implementation of the VFA and EDCA as well as a more extensive presence of US military troops and facilities through US military largesse swapped with local oligarchic fealty to US military and economic interests.
Blood Rush | RIP, FVR (12th president of my very sad republic)
Blood Rush | RIP, FVR (12th president of my very sad republic)
We don't owe the Joint Hague Declaration solely to FVR. But that he enabled that part of our history, which, to my mind is our march toward just peace, is a legacy that each president of the Philippines after FVR must be measured against.
UN expert raises alarm over attacks against PH independent media
UN expert raises alarm over attacks against PH independent media
United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression Irene Khan expressed deep concern over recent developments in the Philippines to silence independent and investigative journalism in the country.
CA decision denies appeal of Maria Ressa, former Rappler researcher
CA decision denies appeal of Maria Ressa, former Rappler researcher
“We are not taking all these sitting down. As we always say, an attack on one is an attack on all.”
Groups demand anew for repeal of Bulacan airport law
Groups demand anew for repeal of Bulacan airport law
Several groups urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to veto the whole Republic Act 11506 or the franchise granting San Miguel Corporation Aerocity to create the Bulacan Airport City, noting its unscientific construction.
Life Behind Bars: How women political prisoners are treated under the Duterte administration
Life Behind Bars: How women political prisoners are treated under the Duterte administration
“We had to start from scratch. We still cannot sleep at night because of the memories of our arrests. I am still reeling from the anxiety and trauma.”
Calamba court junks charges vs. 62-year-old rights defender
Calamba court junks charges vs. 62-year-old rights defender
A Calamba court granted Nimfa Lanzanas’ demurrer to evidence over the alleged violation of illegal possession of firearms, explosives, and ammunition.
Lab Notes | A tainted vision for environmental rehabilitation: The case in Manila Bay
Lab Notes | A tainted vision for environmental rehabilitation: The case in Manila Bay
Ironically, DENR failed on its supposed promise of genuine rehabilitation and protection of Manila Bay that should also benefit the surrounding dependent communities, along with the concern of viewing Manila Bay as a dispensable experiment for its programs and initiatives that are not true to conservation initiatives and much worse, are not in line with science-based applications...
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