Mong Palatino

Blogging about the Philippines and the Asia-Pacific since 2004

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@mongster is a Manila-based activist, former Philippine legislator, and blogger/analyst of Asia-Pacific affairs.

Archive for September, 2021

On the proposed extension of emergency powers

Tuesday, September 14th, 2021

Published by Bayan Metro Manila Instead of deliberating the extension of the BAHO Law, Congress should spend its last session week by conducting an emergency probe on the bungled COVID-19 response of the government. Congress should not simply accept the weekly reports of Malacanang without questioning its content. But even if these reports are used […]

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