The Philippines has been in varying intensities of community quarantine for 124 days—a world record in terms of the longest lockdown response to COVID-19. But the fight against the virus is still far from over, and now it seems like the country is back to square one—overwhelmed hospitals, rising number of cases, and overall chaos….
The Duterte government insists that it is successfully responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The reality is a little bit different – it hasn’t done enough, and is planning to do even less. The coronavirus is spreading faster than ever. It took over three months to reach the first 10,000 confirmed cases but less than a…
With the Anti-Terrorism Law (ATL) soon coming into effect, research group IBON opened their office for inspection by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and Bgy. Sacred Heart officials. The group said they requested the ocular inspection to show their transparency and prove the absence of illegal materials and equipment on the premises. “This is…
In its recent pre-SONA forum, the economic team spent the most time talking about four years of infrastructure accomplishments. On the other hand, there was next to nothing about the government’s plans for economic recovery from the serious crisis brought on by the pandemic. The misplaced emphasis on infrastructure during the pre-SONA forum only reflects…