Sara Duterte impeachment: What the evidence shows before the May 11 vote
Fifty-five to zero. That was the vote inside the House Committee on Justice on May 4 when lawmakers approved the committee report and Articles of...
Duterte goes to trial
“There are substantial grounds to believe that Mr. Duterte is criminally responsible.” Those fifteen words, delivered Thursday by three ICC judges, end a years-long question...
Day 3: What the Duterte Defense Is actually arguing
On Day 3 of the ICC confirmation of charges hearing, the chair reserved for former President Rodrigo Duterte remained pointedly empty. Watch an explainer in...
Day 2: “Nanlaban” was a lie. The ICC just spent a full day proving it.
ICC prosecutors spent Day 2 dismantling the "nanlaban" script — one body at a time. Here's what the evidence means for Filipinos, and what we...
The Impunity Machine: What the ICC charges say and what the Senate evasion reveals
The ICC charges frame the drug war as a system, not isolated abuse. Here’s what they allege, why Senate evasion matters, and what to watch...
The architecture of organized forgetting: Inside Epstein’s digital cleanup
How Epstein’s circle tried to bury a criminal record online through SEO, Wikipedia edits, and outsourcing, and why the Philippines must demand accountability now....
When the campaign becomes the face: Christina Garcia Frasco and DOT’s epal optics
“Puro mukha mo.” That line, thrown out during the Senate Committee on Tourism hearing on February 3, 2026, pretty much summed up what a lot...
The script fails: When the video breaks the narrative
“He’s a pretty out-there kind of a guy.” That line from President Donald Trump is doing a lot of work. It turns a system problem...
Relief, unease, and “Libertad”: Venezuela’s split reaction
Venezuelans reacted to Nicolás Maduro’s capture with relief abroad and caution at home. Here’s what reporting, polling baselines, and X posts reveal about a divided...
The anatomy of plunder: What the Philippines’ flood control scandal reveals
Listen to the audio overview Watch a video overview The Philippines is grappling with a corruption crisis that has grave consequences. At its center is...
The verdict is in: How Israel’s actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide
After a vote, the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) has passed a resolution stating that Israel’s actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of...
IBON: 1.8-million job losses dispel government claims of recovery, robust job market
A research group called IBON found that large employment losses in January 2023, especially in full-time work, counter the Marcos Jr administration’s claims of a...
Marcos Jr. 100 days #Marcos100Days
Unlike past presidents, President Marcos Jr is not keen on releasing the “First 100 days report”. Newly appointed Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said “Walang pamantayan...
Leni Robredo:” I offer myself as a candidate for the Presidency in the 2022 elections.”
This is the English translation of Vice President Leni Robredo declaration of candidacy of presidential elections for 2022. The past few days have been filled...
Patient groups call for ‘Bakuna, Now Na’
PAPO kicks off Unity Statement to increase vaccination uptake, decrease hesitancy The Philippine Alliance of Patient Organizations (PAPO), representing 38 patient groups in the country,...