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Philippines politics
January 06, 2023
The Philippines’ New Year Airport Meltdown
By Mong Palatino
The start of 2023 should have been triumphant for President Marcos. Instead, domestic and international attention was monopolized by the chaos unfolding at the country's airports.
December 19, 2022
Philippine Communist Party Founder Dies in Exile at 83
By Associated Press
Jose Maria Sison had lived in self-exile in The Netherlands since his release from prison in 1986.
November 30, 2022
The ‘Chaos and Confusion’ Inside the Marcos Government
By Mong Palatino
The recent expulsion by the president's party of Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez has highlighted the shambolic state of affairs within the administration.
November 02, 2022
Why Is Philippine President Marcos Not Appointing a Health Secretary?
By Mong Palatino
So far, the reasons that the new leader has offered have been vague and at times incoherent.
October 17, 2022
The First 100 Days of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte
By Mong Palatino
Is the daughter of the former president gearing up for her own presidential run in 2028?
October 08, 2022
Marking Philippine President Marcos Jr’s First 100 Days
By Michael Beltran
The party boy president laid out lofty goals when he came into office, but has he delivered?
October 05, 2022
Philippine Radio Commentator and Marcos Critic Shot Dead
By Sebastian Strangio
The killing of Percival Mabasa underscored the country's status as one of the world's most perilous for journalists.
October 04, 2022
Philippine Judges and Lawyers Push Back Against Red-Tagging
By Mong Palatino
A judge who dismissed a government petition to designate the country's communist insurgency a terrorist group has in turn been accused of communist sympathies.
October 01, 2022
Ronald Mendoza on the First 100 Days of Marcos Jr
By Shannon Tiezzi
“The broad arc of history signals a continued search for balance of power and palpable development results in Philippine democracy.”
September 26, 2022
What Philippine President Marcos Said in New York
By Mong Palatino
The president's six-day working trip offered some glimpses into the priorities of his administration.
September 23, 2022
Court Denies Philippine Government Attempt to Declare Communist Party a ‘Terrorist’ Group
By Sebastian Strangio
The ruling by Judge Marlo Magdoza-Malagar stated that the New People's Army used violence as a means rather than an end.
September 21, 2022
Filipino Victims: Justice Elusive Decades After Martial Law
By Jim Gomez
"I think the biggest lesson which we have always emphasized is that it's not enough that you overthrow a dictator."
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