Day 4: What “Superman” ordered: Five things the ICC hearing proved about Duterte’s war
Watch the video explainer in English: Watch the video explainer in Tagalog: The chair reserved for Rodrigo Duterte at Pre-Trial Chamber I sat empty on...
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...
The promise we carried: Forty years after EDSA
EDSA turns 40 under a Marcos presidency. With ?8.8 trillion lost to graft and history being rewritten in classrooms, what does People Power mean now?...
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...
Day 1: The drug war goes to The Hague: Inside Duterte’s confirmation of charges hearing
“The ICC is the last boat the victims can board.” — Joel Butuyan, legal representative for 539 authorized victims, February 23, 2026 That boat sailed...
From Noise to Record: The ICC Confirmation of Charges Hearing at 5 PM
The ICC’s confirmation of charges hearing begins at 5:00 PM Manila time. Here’s what this stage does, what judges look for, and why it matters...
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...
My 2026 wishlist for the Philippines
2025 was loud. Hearings were livestreamed. Clips traveled faster than transcripts. Scandals were documented in real time. And yet the year still ended with the...
Public support for an anti-dynasty Law is there, but not everywhere
While Congress debates what kind of anti-dynasty law it is actually willing to approve, fresh survey data gives a clearer view of public sentiment. And...
2025: Exposure was easy. Accountability was not.
By the end of 2025, information was not the problem. Senate hearings were livestreamed. Testimonies circulated in real time. Court rulings were dissected on social...
The Senate hearing on fake news, and the question it barely touched
The recent Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media hearing on fake news attempted to address an issue that most people intuitively sense. False...