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May 27, 2019

IT group hits COMELEC for downplaying OAV irregularities

April 23, 2019

IT advocacy group Computer Professionals Union hit the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) for downplaying irregularities during the first few days of overseas absentee voting (OAV). […]

On the so-called “Oust-Duterte Plot”: Rubbish

April 22, 2019

Initially, we thought that the best insult to an imagination gone berserk is to totally ignore it. […]

At least ten peasants reported killed in a day as police operations plague Negros Oriental

March 30, 2019

According to initial reports, separate incidents of killings of at least ten peasants simultaneously occurred in Canlaon City and Sta. Catalina in Negros Oriental. […]

Initial response to Duterte’s cancellation of appointment of the GRP negotiating panel headed by Bello

March 20, 2019

The cancellation of the appointment of the GRP Negotiating Panel headed by DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III has been anticipated by the NDFP because of the following: First, Duterte had terminated the peace negotiations since November 23, 2017 with his Proclamation 360. […]

Knowing How it Feels: Int’l Lawyers Looking Into Attacks on Ph Lawyers Harassed

March 19, 2019

The International Delegation. of Lawyers which just concluded a Colloquium and issued a critical Initial Findings on the query into the attacks on Filipino judges, prosecutors, lawyers and paralegals was itself the subject of brazen threats, harassment, and surveillance yesterday. […]

2019 midterm elections results: Harsher policies ahead

May 26, 2019

Administration-backed bets dominated the 2019 midterm elections especially in the Senate. The Duterte administration will certainly fast track its priority neoliberal policies as soon as the 18th Congress opens. It already used its super-majority in […]

Amendments to Public Services Act removes Constitutional protections on public utilities

May 24, 2019

Research group IBON raised the alarm that proposed amendments to the Public Services Act (PSA) removing Constitutional protections on public utilities will undermine national security and consumer welfare. The group argued that foreign control over […]