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On March 23, both houses of Congress passed the ‘Bayanihan to Heal as One Act’ granting President Rodrigo Duterte additional or special powers to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. Duterte signed it into law two days later, but declared that he was delegating most of his powers to various (...)
The regime of President Rodrigo Duterte is ramping up threats and harassment amid the COVID-19 crisis in the Philippines. Soldiers have arrested protesters for demanding the government do more to help protect communities from the impact of COVID-19.
Left trade union confederation Bukluran ng (...)
A bully is defined as “a blustering, browbeating person, especially one who is habitually cruel, insulting or threatening to others who are weaker, smaller, or in some way vulnerable.” And bullying is the act of “causing someone to do something by means of force or coercion.”
This definition, (...)
The midterm election in the Philippines last May was a clear victory for President Rodrigo Duterte. The failure of opposition candidates to get a seat in the Senate meant that the President has gained a stronghold in the country’s legislative chamber, which further consolidates his power.
This (...)
In the aftermath of the 2019 midterm elections, analysts have debated the reasons for the shocking shutout of the opposition in the senatorial race, offering interpretations that typically confirm the continuing public support for the Duterte brand, but also drawing hope from the unexpected win (...)
The new senators include Duterte aide Bong Go and Marcos daughter Imee Marcos, wiping out opposition bets and tightening the President’s grip on Congress.
MANILA, Philippines – The most trusted aide of President Rodrigo Duterte, the daughter of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, and an (...)
Various militant groups, led by Sanlakas, have called for the suspension of proclamations for national candidates, pending the thorough investigation of irregularities and allegations of voter fraud following the May 13 mid-term polls.
Sanlakas Secretary General and Nominee for Partido Lakas (...)
The May 13 Philippines midterm election has been marred by accusations ranging from a lack of transparency, to electoral fraud, vote rigging and vote buying.
Lengthy delays in results being released were blamed on “technical glitches” by authorities. Opposition candidates and parties have (...)
Hello reader,
I’m Chay Hofileña, editor of Newsbreak . Voting in the country, with just a few exceptions, ended at 6 pm on Monday, May 13. There were a number of pleasant surprises, and well, upsets that make elections always exciting for those who are heavily invested in them.
As of early (...)
Perhaps we need to realize that we are no longer in the realm of politics as usual and take seriously the task of forging an effective mass political movement to head off the Final Solution.
If the polls are any indication, the May 13 elections will be a continuation of the electoral trend (...)
By now it is obvious who among the current crop of senatorial hopefuls President Duterte is endorsing. At the top of the list is long-time Duterte aide, Christopher “Bong” Go, followed by Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, who served Mr. Duterte as head of the Philippine National Police, and, more recently, (...)
One can’t think of anything more emblematic of the Duterte style of governance than the order to place the operation of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) under the supervision of the military.
It is direct and personal; it neither consults nor delegates, except on some economic issues. The executive (...)
Brazil is on the verge of electing a Duterte-style fascist. What can the left do? Dear friends:
I’m writing to you on the eve of your going to the polls to determine the future of your wonderful country.
I think it’s no exaggeration to say that the fate of Brazil hangs in the balance. It’s also (...)
Paper submitted at the open space workshop on “Making GSP+ Work: Towards a Human Rights Compliant Philippines”, Asia Europe People’s Forum 12, September 29-October 1 2018, Ghent, Belgium.
The open space workshop on “Making GSP+ Work: Towards a Human Rights Compliant Philippines”, Asia Europe (...)
Part I. The Rise of Duterte and the Erosion of a Human Rights Culture
“To talk about Rodrigo Roa Duterte is to talk about human rights.”
Specifically, that Rodrigo Roa Duterte, 16th president of the Philippines, has managed to overturn the gains of the human rights movement painstakingly (...)
The draft charter, also called the “Bayanihan Constitution,” presented by the Constitutional Committee headed by former Supreme Court Justice Reynato Puno to President Rodrigo Duterte, is neither imbued with Bayanihan spirit in its drafting or its implementation of federalism.
Bayanihan spirit (...)
Mariano Blanco of the town of Rondo was the 11th mayor killed since Duterte came to power in June 2016.
A town mayor, who had been accused by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte of being involved in the drug trade, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in a pre-dawn attack in Cebu province. (...)
United Peoples’ SONA on July 23 2018 by Maria Tan/Rappler
When Rodrigo Duterte won the presidency in 2016, some even among the left toyed early on with the idea that a “maverick” president could just be what the country needed to stir things up, and jolt us from almost 30 years of elite-dominated (...)
Duterte’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) was boring despite the direction of romantic-comedy queen Joyce Bernal and compared to the action-drama of the coup in the House of Representatives. Even the spectators inside the Batasan were not as excited as before when Duterte’s SONA was (...)
We should take so-called public opinion surveys more as measures of predispositions rather than of public opinion. To focus almost exclusively on the popularity of leaders is to fail to capture true public opinion on substantive issues.
Social Weather Stations, or SWS, pegs President Duterte’s (...)
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