Monthly Archives: January 2022

Ina Nasino: A victim of Sinas’s ‘mañanita’ as Metro Manila police chief

Published by Bayan Metro Manila On 8 May 2020, Major General Debold Sinas celebrated his birthday with a ‘mañanita’ organized by his subordinates at the National Capital Region Police Office. Sinas claimed that a ‘mañanita’ is a police tradition involving an early morning serenade for the chief who is celebrating his birthday. Sinas’ ‘mañanita’ was […]

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Can a United Opposition Defeat Duterte at the 2022 Philippine Elections?

Written for The Diplomat Opposition groups in the Philippines have joined forces in a bid to defeat the party or anointed successor of President Rodrigo Duterte. The country’s presidential election is scheduled for May 9, 2022. Duterte is constitutionally barred from seeking a second term, but some of his supporters are urging him to run […]

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