By: Neil Arwin Mercado – Reporter /INQUIRER.net /March 03, 2022 MANILA, Philippines — Candidates who are asking for the topics to be discussed ahead of the actual debate “have nothing between their ears,” a political science professor from the University of the Philippines (UP) said. Retired UP professor Clarita Carlos made the remark after the…
Feb 28, 2022, Reuters Hong Kong has around 340,000 domestic helpers, most hailing from either the Philippines or Indonesia A rapid spread in COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong has put the plight of domestic helpers in the global financial hub in the spotlight after some were fired or made homeless by their employers when they…
By Mike Whitney, Information Clearing House February 17, 2022: Information Clearing House — “ UNZ”— The Ukrainian crisis has nothing to do with Ukraine. It’s about Germany and, in particular, a pipeline that connects Germany to Russia called Nord Stream 2. Washington sees the pipeline as a threat to its primacy in Europe and has…
By: Dempsey Reyes, Leila B. Salaverria – @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer / February 20, 2022 MANILA, Philippines — The European Parliament issued a resolution on Thursday underscoring the human rights situation in the Philippines and warning of the withdrawal of the country’s trade privileges with the European Union (EU). The legislative body of the European…
Feb 19, 2022 Rappler Panoorin ang maiikling Tiktok videos na puno ng tamang impormasyon at datos na nagtatama at naglilinaw sa mga kasinungalingan at kathang-isip na bumabalot sa mga Marcos at Martial Law MANILA, Philippines – Nabubuhay sa kasinungalingan ang pamilyang Marcos. Makalipas ang lagpas tatlong dekada mula nang mapatalsik ang diktador na si Ferdinand Marcos,…
Feb 18, 2022, Ralf Rivas 627 EU lawmakers urge the EU Commission to initiate the procedure which could lead to the temporary withdrawal of the Philippines’ trade perks MANILA, Philippines – The European Union (EU) Parliament reiterated its call for the Philippines to act on human rights abuses, or else lose trade perks and market…
Feb 14, 2022, Lian Buan ‘Kung merong hindi dapat iboto para presidente, ito ay si Bongbong Marcos,’ says Catholic Bishop Teodoro Bacani MANILA, Philippines – Catholic Bishop Teodoro Bacani, spiritual adviser of charismatic group El Shaddai, has disowned Brother Mike Velarde’s endorsement of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr and Sara Duterte, saying that it was not…
By: Dona Z. Pazzibugan – Reporter /Philippine Daily Inquirer /February 14, 2022 MANILA, Philippines — Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Sunday assured the International Labor Organization (ILO) that cases on trade union rights violations have already been filed or were being investigated by the government. An advisory body to the ILO earlier expressed “deep…