Nov 15, 2021 Jairo Bolledo Manila, Philippines (3rd UPDATE) The retired general who is running for president says this is common knowledge among the officer corps in the armed forces The mouthpiece of government’s fierce anti-communist campaign described presidential aide-turned-senator Bong Go as one of the country’s problems who was “controlling” the decisions of President…
Nov 6, 2021 Pauline Macaraeg MANILA, Philippines Their core message is clear: The ongoing climate negotiations in Glasgow are dangerously following previous patterns where pledges were big but actions were lacking Filipino youth advocates urged global leaders to deliver on their promises regarding the climate and the environment amid the ongoing United Nations (UN) Climate…
EDITORIAL, Philippine Daily Inquirer /October 15, 2021 It was a scene “too hard to watch,” recalled Bobby Dumayag, Jr., whose now-viral video showed Cagayan farmers desperately chasing sacks of corn being carried away by floodwaters at the height of Severe Tropical Storm “Maring” on Monday. When the embattled farmers didn’t heed his warning about the…
By: Neil Arwin Mercado – Reporter /INQUIRER.net /October 15, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Marcos family should return their ill-gotten wealth and apologize for abuses during the presidency of their late patriarch, presidential aspirant and Sen. Manny Pacquiao said Friday. Pacquiao made the remark as he faces former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., the son…
By: Cathrine Gonzales – Reporter / INQUIRER.net /October 09, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Condolences have poured in over social media following the death of Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Chairperson Chito Gascon, who has been hailed as a champion for human rights. Gascon died while battling COVID-19, his brother Michael said on Facebook Saturday morning….
By: Kurt Dela Peña – Content Researcher Writer / INQUIRER.net /October 06, 2021 MANILA, Philippines—As the Commission on Audit (COA) released a report on red flags in COVID-19 spending by the Department of Health (DOH), President Rodrigo Duterte lost no time defending his men as the Philippines saw a spike in infections. Last Aug. 26,…
By Jeline Malasig – October 2, 2021, Interaksyon.philstar.com As political aspirants file their respective Certificates of Candidacy for the upcoming elections, an individual gunning for vice presidency earned attention for showing a photo of an alleged “Oplan Tokhang” victim. Reports said that a lady named Rochelle David has submitted her COC at the Harbor Garden Tent in…
Editorial, Philippine Daily Inquirer / September 28, 2021 The Department of Information and Communications Technology’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-PH) has confirmed that the cyberattacks on the sites of two alternative media outlets and a human rights group back in May originated from the computer network of the Philippine Army. According to Bulatlat and Altermidya-People’s…