Who handled the 500 million? 5 things from Day 16 of Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial
Four large traveling bags carried 125 million in cash out of a LandBank branch in December 2022. On Day 16 of Vice President Sara Duterte’s...
Day 15 of the Sara Duterte impeachment trial: Confidential does not mean undocumented
If the Office of the Vice President says confidential funds were used to buy medicine, food or supplies, should there still be a receipt? That...
Day 13 of the Sara Duterte impeachment trial: 849 acknowledgment receipts, no official receipts
Day 13 of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial centered on a fairly basic question: What documents are enough to prove that public money was...
What Filipinos were talking about after the SONA
Inside the Batasang Pambansa, the focus was on policies and government programs. Online, it was something else entirely. The biggest question wasn’t really what President...
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...