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Mga panganib ng mandatory SIM card registration

By admin | October 18, 2023

Sinulat para sa Pinoy Weekly Sa kabila ng pandemya at krisis sa ekonomiya, ang unang batas na pinirmahan ng administrasyon ni Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. ay ang Mandatory SIM Card Registration Act. Wala ito sa kanyang adyenda noong kampanya; hindi rin ito nabanggit sa kanyang proklamasyon at kahit noong State of the Nation Address. Marami […]

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The naughty and nice of 2020

By admin | October 3, 2023

Published by the Philippine Daily Inquirer This has been a terrible year because of the pandemic, but there are people who made the lives of Filipinos more miserable. The “naughtiest” is President Duterte, whose incoherent late-night speeches did nothing to ease our worries. His militarist mindset proved ineffective and counter-productive in dealing with the health […]

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Mining, Oil Spill, Military Bases Threaten Philippine Islands

By admin | September 24, 2023

Written for The Diplomat In February, residents of Sibuyan Island in the Philippines’ Romblon province protested against a mining exploration activity by forming a “people’s barricade.” This was followed by another barricade in Brooke’s Point in the southern part of Palawan province, which was also organized by community-based groups to protest an ongoing mining operation. […]

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Human Rights Day 2020 crackdown sa Metro Manila

By admin | September 16, 2023

Basahin sa page ng Bayan Metro Manila Sa gitna ng komemorasyon ng Pandaigdigang Araw ng Karapatang Pantao noong Disyembre 10, binalahura ng mga kawani ng gobyerno sa pangunguna ng Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Philippine National Police (PNP) at Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) ang komemorasyon na ito nang iligal na arestuhin […]

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IFEX Asia brief: October and November 2022

By admin | September 2, 2023

‘Environment of fear’, court convictions across Asia, and a new mandate for China’s Xi Jinping. Pakistani journalists attacked in and out of the country, 100 days of media freedom decline in the Philippines, court convictions and harassment across the region, and the human rights implication of Xi Jinping’s re-election as China’s supreme leader. Read more… […]

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The Philippines’ Basic Education Crisis

By admin | August 24, 2023

Written for The Diplomat Several recent studies have pointed out the alarming deterioration of the quality of learning in the Philippines, but this was officially confirmed in the basic education report delivered by Vice President Sara Duterte on January 30. Duterte is concurrently serving as secretary to the Department of Education. Addressing stakeholders with President […]

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Marcos and the Philippines at Davos

By admin | August 15, 2023

Written for The Diplomat The Philippine participation at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland has become the most controversial foreign trip that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has taken. It was the eighth trip abroad that Marcos has made since becoming president seven months ago. Marcos himself was at first undecided about the necessity […]

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A call for relief, accountability, and climate justice

By admin | August 1, 2023

Published by Bayan Metro Manila The pandemic and typhoon disasters tested the resilience of many Filipinos. But even the most resilient won’t survive if the government is slow to respond, refuses to be held accountable which prevents it from learning where it failed, and prefers to be indifferent even if the poorest in society are […]

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How the Onion Became the Symbol of Inflation in the Philippines

By admin | July 25, 2023

Written for The Diplomat The inflation crisis in the Philippines is reflected in the unprecedentedly high cost of onions, which forced the government of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to launch rolling stores, release smuggled goods, and import from nearby countries. Marcos is at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this week promoting the sovereign […]

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IFEX Regional Briefs: July, August, September 2022

By admin | July 14, 2023

July 2022: “Lethal force behind a veil of legality”: Executions, repressive media laws, and protests across Asia. Attacks against the media did not stop even after a change in government in Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and the Philippines. Meanwhile, the junta in Myanmar has resorted to executing anti-coup activists. August 2022: Women’s rights crisis in Afghanistan, […]

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