Where Will President Duterte and His War on Drugs Take Us?

Where Will President Duterte and His War on Drugs Take Us?

Can Philippine democracy survive President Duterte’s iron-fist?

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Opinion: Eulogizing Marcos

Opinion: Eulogizing Marcos

The ghost of Ferdinand Marcos still haunts the Philippines, 30 years after his ouster and 27 years after his death.

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Comparing Extrajudicial Killings in the Philippines and the U.S.

Comparing Extrajudicial Killings in the Philippines and the U.S.

Extrajudicial killings occur both in the Philippines and the US. How different or similar are they?

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Opinion: An Administration in Search of an Opposition

Opinion: An Administration in Search of an Opposition

A strong opposition based on the defense of universal human rights is the best way to ensure the future of Philippine democracy. One has yet to emerge under the Duterte administration.

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Duterte: A Chico de Calle, But a Good One

Duterte: A Chico de Calle, But a Good One

Why the Philippines’ new President Rodrigo Duterte talks like a kanto boy.

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Teaching for the Philippines

Teaching for the Philippines

Want to help teach underprivileged kids in the Philippines? Here’s how.

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Opinion: Requiem for the EDSA Republic

Opinion: Requiem for the EDSA Republic

A former member of Congress contends that despite its political shortcomings, the EDSA regime would probably have retained a significant amount of support had it delivered on the economic front.

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The Fighting Filipinas

The Fighting Filipinas

A new book, Women Against Marcos, tells the stories of Filipino and Filipino American women who gave their all in the fight to bring down a dictator.

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Opinion: Threats to Democracy

Opinion: Threats to Democracy

Shoot-from-the-hip Presidential contender Rodrigo Duterte’s ideas pose a danger, but there is actually a bigger peril.

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Gakka

Gakka

How black-sand mining is destroying the Cagayan seacoast and endangering a tasty local clam called gakka.

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