Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by SANTOS Soliman, Jr
Because of the Duterte “Defense Challenge with Respect to Jurisdiction” of the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the Duterte drug war Crime Against Humanity of Murder, anchored on the Rome Statute of the ICC’s Article 12(3) on “Preconditions to the exercise of jurisdiction,” the ICC (…)
, by DAVID Randy
The arrest and March 11 handover of former president Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Court (ICC) is a defining moment for the Philippines. To make sense of what may come next, we must look beyond the spectacle and examine the deeper fault lines in our political system.
At the (…)
, by DAVID Randy
The impeachment this week of Vice President Sara Duterte by the House of Representatives marks a formal indictment following a months-long congressional investigation into her alleged illegal actions. It initiates her trial before the Senate, acting as a quasi-judicial body.
From the outset, (…)
, by SMITH Tom
The Philippines is recovering from six destructive typhoons in the past month. But its leaders are busily fighting among themselves.
Family feud: cutouts of Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos and Sara Duterte displayed during a protest in Manila, July 2024. EPA-EFE/Rolex dela Pena
Politics in the (…)
, by DAVID Randy
Budgetary allocations for select government offices, commonly termed “intelligence” and “confidential” funds, are typically exempt from standard auditing procedures in order to preserve the secrecy of the operations they support. While such exemptions may be justifiable for safeguarding national (…)
, by DAVID Randy
Despite an onslaught of typhoons relentlessly battering the country over the past week, the headline-grabber was former president Rodrigo Duterte’s dramatic appearance before the House of Representatives’ powerful quad committee. This super committee has been digging into a host of contentious (…)
, by DAVID Randy
“What prompted Duterte to appear before the Senate and engage in what may, at first glance, look like a self-sabotaging performance? My brief answer: He is fighting a crucial political battle that his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, is losing. The vice presidency remains her last (…)
, by DAVID Randy
When, against all expectations, Rodrigo Duterte won the presidential elections in 2016, people wondered how long the former Davao mayor could maintain the sudden surge in popularity that had propelled him to the nation’s highest office.
His parochial experience as the autocratic political (…)
, by SANTOS Soliman, Jr
Overdue more than nine months after the breakthrough Oslo Joint Statement of 23 November 2023 between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) [led by the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and New People’s Army (…)
, by SANTOS Soliman, Jr
Four presidential amnesty Proclamations Nos. 403 (for the Rebolusyonaryong Partido ng Manggagawa ng Pilipinas-Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Boncayao Brigade), 404 (for the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front), 405 (for the Moro Islamic Liberation (…)
, par Mindanao organizations
A week after the second State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, Jr., increases in fuel prices were announced. This movement in fuel prices would eventually affect the price of all commodities while various areas of the country have been swept by typhoon Egay (…)
, by DAVID Randy
“If you’ve been in government long enough, you’ll have seen many of these,” said President Marcos the other day by way of downplaying the abrupt ouster of Pampanga representative and former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (GMA) from her position as senior deputy speaker of the House of (…)
, by Movements in defense of Walden Bello
Anti-globalization activist Walden Bello is charged with « libel“and”cyberlibel," a charge that carries very heavy penalties in the Philippines.
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Focus on the Global South: Speaking truth to power is not a crime: drop charges against (…)
, by ESSF
Anti-globalization activist Walden Bello was arrested on August 8, 2022 on charges of “libel” and “cyberlibel,” a charge that carries very heavy penalties in the Philippines.
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Walden Bello, with whom we have shared many struggles, was arrested on August 8 in (…)
, by VALMONTE Kaycee
MANILA, Philippines (Update 2, 7:45 p.m.) — Quezon City police served former vice-presidential candidate Walden Bello a warrant of arrest at around 4 p.m. on Monday in relation to the cyberlibel charges filed against him by a former Davao City employee.
Bello is facing two charges and his (…)
, by Focus on the Global South, Petition / Sign-on Letter
On Monday, 8 August 2022, Dr. Walden Bello was arrested on two counts of libel and cyber libel filed by a former staff of Vice President Sara Duterte over statements made by Bello during the electoral campaign.
We at Focus on the Global South condemn in the strongest terms the arrest of our (…)
, by BUAN Lian
’President Marcos has a golden opportunity to get the Philippines on the right track by setting out clear priorities and policies to improve human rights in the country,’ says Human Rights Watch.
MANILA, Philippines – There was zero mention of human rights when Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (…)
, by ROUSSET Pierre
On July 25, 2022, Ferdinand Marcos Jr will deliver his first annual State of the Nation Address (SONA) before the National Assembly. On the eve of this address, we publish below an article written at the beginning of the month, after the inaugural speech of the new president on the occasion of (…)
, by DAVID Randy
President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. began his inaugural speech last June 30 with a reiteration of his call for unity and ended with a plea for Filipinos to have hope that, under his watch, the future will be better. Yet, in various parts of the speech, the message of unity is subverted by (…)
, by CEPEDA Mara
’Nasa sa atin po ang lahat para sabihin na hindi tayo failure nung eleksiyon,’ says ex-VP Leni Robredo as she challenges supporters to do more advocacy work with Angat Buhay
MANILA, Philippines – Former vice president Leni Robredo launched her non-governmental organization “Angat Buhay,” (…)
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