Everything you need to know about The Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act #FreeTuitionNow
The Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act has been transmitted to Malacanang for the President’s signature on July 5, 2017. The President has 30...
How to solve the problem of extreme ideologies
First of all let’s discuss what extremism is. Mainstream Sunni Islam is the one followed by 90% of Muslims. It teaches respect for the differences...
Islamic State in the Philippines
The spread of IS in the Philippines will perhaps be the single, biggest challenge for Pres. Rodrigo Duterte. Regardless of what his priorities were when...
Fact check: Events and incidents used to justify the declaration of Martial Law.
Updated: May 30, 2017 Part of the report submitted by the President to Congress include the events and incidents used to justify the declaration of...
5 useful stats about Marawi City and Lanao del Sur of the ARMM
MARAWI CITY, the capital of Lanao del Sur province, has become the veritable ground zero of intermittent clashes between soldiers and extremist forces since...
What netizens thought about Duterte’s declaration of martial law in Mindanao
President Duterte declared martial law in Mindanao but he added that if he senses that ISIS is infiltrating Luzon, he may declare martial law over...
What is this free tuition program for Philippine State Universities and Colleges , Academic Year 2017-2018?
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) have jointly issued the implementing guidelines for the use of the...
18 “Build Build Build” infrastructure projects that could propel PH economic growth #DuterteNomics
The $160-billion infrastructure plan over the next six years – looks very promising. “Market rallied strongly. You have excess funds?”, my financial counselor called me...
Duterte’s drug war pales in comparison to the Americas’
So much has been said about the drug war, that is being waged in the Philippines by Pres. Rody Duterte. The Guardian called it “out...
The political implications of ending the second DDS probe after just one hearing
It didn’t come as a surprise when after just one hearing; the Senate committee on public order has decided to end the probe into the...
New hope for a Davao Death Squad (DDS) probe?
De Lima’s failure, Aguirre’s conflict Fits, starts, new hope for DDS probe? By Malou Mangahas Originally posted at the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism SWORN...
Say NO to lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility
The children are the future of our nation. If we give up on them, we give up on our country. Lowering the minimum age of criminal...
Lascañas journal: the supposed bloody exploits of the DDS
Lascañas journal – written by hand on yellow paper – has now reached some 70 pages. In it, Lascañas has apparently scribbled notes about his own...
Uphold the lessons of “people power”
Bayan calls on the current generation to uphold the lessons of “people power” and continue the struggle for national freedom and democracy. A press statement...
Project NOAH continues – It is coming back home to UP
Project NOAH (Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards) was conceived after the massive destruction caused by late-season tropical storm Sendong (Washi) on December 16, 2011. It...