Opinion, Philippine Daily Inquirer / June 12, 2021 A secret society plotting to mount a revolution against the Spanish colonizers, the Katipunan was discovered by Spanish authorities when in 1896 the sister of Teodoro Patiño, a member of the KKK, found out about the plot and told the Mother Superior of the orphanage where she…
Janvic Mateo, Katrina Hallare, Saturday, June 12, 2021, OneNews.ph Political coalition 1Sambayan on Saturday, June 12, revealed the list of nominees that it will consider as possible candidates for president and vice president under a unified opposition slate next year. The nominees, whom the group said have agreed to undergo their selection process, include Vice…
June 11, 2020, Kodao.org The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) rejected calls by Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) agencies to surrender New People’s Army (NPA) fighters suspected to be behind the deaths of two civilians in Masbate City last Sunday. In a statement, the NDFP said it asserts its duty…
(Philstar.com) – June 10, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Community pantries that sprung across the country amid the prolonged lockdown in the country received support from the Supreme Court as justices donated tons of vegetables to fill food banks in Metro Manila. “The 14 incumbent magistrates of the Supreme Court, using their personal resources and working…
Xave Gregorio (Philstar.com) – June 11, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process rejected renewed calls for the resumption of peace talks with communist rebels, arguing that localized peace negotiations and the so-called “whole-of-nation” approach to quelling the rebellion is already working. “We believe the resumption of national…
Bella Perez-Rubio (Philstar.com) – June 11, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Advocates for National Interest (ANI), a group composed of retired police and military officers, on Friday called on Filipinos to “unite and rally to our flag in assertion of our rights in the West Philippine Sea.” Retired Gen. Eliseo Rio, also a former information communications and…
Kristine Joy Patag (Philstar.com) – June 10, 2021 MANILA, Philippines (Updated 4:27 p.m.) — The Court of Appeals ordered officials of President Rodrigo Duterte’s government to destroy all information pertaining to Rep. Vicente Veloso (3rd District, Leyte) on its March 2019 narco-list. “They are further ordered to rectify the said narco-list and delete the name…
By: Maila Ager – Reporter /INQUIRER.net / June 08, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — A ranking government official has allegedly started organizing at least two troll farms every province to discredit critics of the administration and possible opponents in the 2022 elections. Senator Panfilo Lacson made this revelation on Tuesday, citing information from a former member…