Paolo Romero – The Philippine Star, December 4, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. the company at the center of the Senate investigation into alleged multibillion-peso corruption in the government procurement of COVID-19 supplies – may have made “ghost deliveries” of face masks, face shields and personal protective equipment (PPEs) worth at least P3…
Bulatlat Contributors November 28, 2021 With only a year before the most crucial Philippine elections in decades, nearly 40 media organizations and 300 journalists and media workers signed on June 17 a pledge to do a better job in reporting the campaign for President, Vice-President, and other national as well as local posts. The pledge…
By Michelle Chermaine RamosThe Philippine Reporter, Canada, December 03, 2021 According to the government of Canada’s vaccination coverage data updated November 15, 2021, 74.59% of the total population has been fully vaccinated while 77.97% has received at least one dose. However, there are still many who remain on the fence and there are those who…
November 29, 2021 By Veronica Silva CusiLJI ReporterThe Philippine Reporter, Canada, December 03, 2021 Overseas Filipino workers and migrants from across the globe on Thursday presented their 10-point agenda that they want candidates in the 2022 elections to consider in their platforms. In a press conference hosted in Manila by Migrante International, overseas Filipinos worldwide…
By Chris Castro | www.esquiremag.ph The transfer of the Malampaya Gas Field Facility to Malampaya Energy XP Pte., a unit of Udenna Corp, presents significant security risks, and thus ought to be revoked, the Philippine Bar Association (PBA) said in a statement. The lawyers’ group urged the government to revoke to revoke the transfer…
November 22, 2021/Kodao.org Party-list seats were first reserved for marginalized sectors of society By Siegfred Deduro The “party-list” system, originally designed to provide space for the democratic representation of marginalized sectors in the House of Representatives of the Philippines, has been taken over by political dynasties. The inclusion of the party-list elections in the electoral…
By Carmela Fonbuena for PCIJ | 2 days ago Alan Peter Cayetano, who initially aspired for the presidency, was the top ad spender from January to September 2021. But this was overshadowed by the combined ads of Senate aspirant Mark Villar and members of his family. Aspirants in the 2022 Philippine elections ran…
From opportunistic generals to kangaroo courts, some things don’t seem to change. By Justin Umali | May 15, 2019, www.esquiremag.ph One hundred twenty-two years ago, one of the most pivotal events in Philippine history occurred: Two brothers, Andres and Procopio, were killed in the mountains of Marogondon. The execution of the Bonifacio brothers…