By Jim Gomez October 20, 2020 “If you get killed, it’s because I’m enraged by drugs,” Duterte said. The Philippine president has said he accepts responsibility for the thousands of killings committed during police operations in his crackdown on drugs, adding that he was even ready to go to jail. President Rodrigo Duterte’s televised remarks…
By Michael Beltran October 09, 2020, The Diplomat How can Filipinos, especially low-income families, stay at home when they are being forced into homelessness? Evictions in slum communities have been steadily increasing in the Philippines even as the country continues to enforce quarantine procedures. More commonly called “demolitions,” the violent tearing down of homes is…
By Mong Palatino October 21, 2020, The Diplomat Despite allegations of corruption and his ineptitude in handling the COVID-19 crisis, the Philippine leader’s popularity continues to climb. The recent news that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte currently enjoys a 91 percent approval rating, even as his government battles a series of scandals, continues to astound many…
Oct 21, 2020/ Sofia Tomacruz, Rappler.Com MANILA, Philippines Here’s what you need to know about the process of approving clinical trials, when a COVID-19 vaccine might be rolled out, and who might receive it first Over 8 months into the pandemic, scientists around the world continue their search for a viable COVID-19 vaccine as countries…
Editorial, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 21 October 2020 This paper’s banner photo on Oct. 17 illustrates what Philippine society has come to. The armed might of the state represented by at least 10 personnel in fatigues is on full display against the perceived threat posed by a mourner standing before a tiny open casket. Curiously, two…
EDITORIAL: Philippine Daily Inquirer / October 20, 2020 Among the very first official acts of the reconstituted House under new Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, hours after he replaced Alan Peter Cayetano, was to proclaim a controversial party list representative. On the first day of the special session called by President Duterte to tackle the 2021…
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Oct 12, 2020, Rappler.com Pulse Asia President Ronald Holmes himself admits it’s “shocking, unbelievable.” He’s talking about their survey that says 92% of Filipinos believe that President Rodrigo Duterte has “done well” in preventing the spread of the coronavirus in the Philippines. But that’s only half of it. Duterte’s performance rating rose to 91%, getting…
By: Isabel Escoda, Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 20, 2020With news going around the globe in nanoseconds, it’s easy to follow what goes on in the United States, particularly the frenetic presidential campaign. Filipinos at home and resident in the United States have been watching the spectacle of how a democratic country elects its leaders. The…