David said he respects Filipinos who have arrived at the Marcos-Duterte resignation call âbecause they are so tired of the corrupt system.â He continued: âWe are all so tired, right? But our question to our comrades is: If we want âresign allâ immediately, what is the alternative? Whatâs next?â
Itâs possible many Filipinos think âkung walang kurap, walang mahirapâ equates also to âkung walang kurap, lahat mayamanâ. If thatâs the case, our motivation of reducing corruption is also misplaced.
Last Saturday in Northern Mindanao it was nonstop rain since Friday night. Today we have barely any rain at all and the occasional clear skies, but itâs not surprising since the trajectory of the supertyphoon eventually goes North. Iâm worried about everyone else up there though
MINDANAO, Philippines â A nickel mining project in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao is facing renewed calls for closure after a recent government inspection revealed that strip mining there has stripped bare about 200 hectares (494 acres) of forest land in an ecologically sensitive area.
A midday fire broke out on Wednesday at the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) compound in Diliman, Quezon City, engulfing the third floor of one of its buildings and triggering a third alarm response from firefighters.
This book by Renato Constantino aims to focus on the peopleâs history of the Philippines and break free from the prevailing narratives at the time (some of which persist until today) and it can get surprisingly in-depth. It is also a required reading for History GE in certain universities such as UP. If you are able to get a physical copy of the book I would recommend you to get one because itâs more easier to check the sources by flipping from one page to the next if youâre interested.
A staggering P500 million-worth of insertion in the intelligence fund of the Philippine National Police (PNP) for 2025 was made by a person who also ârequested 3,000 containers of fish,â according to Interior and Local Government chief Jonvic Remulla.
Why it still remains popular for families themselves to take care of their elderly at their homes, rather than allowing total strangers to put them in⊠what amounted to animal-like conditions?
I'm not going to pretend that I knew it was a Muslim gesture all along, but at the same time I didn't buy the social media narrative portraying it as a middle finger either. The pic was blurrier than Big Foot not to mention it doesn't make sense for someone (who has no history of disrespecting the national anthem) to be flashing that all of a sudden.
"As reported by USNI News, on 11 August, China Coast Guard (CCG) Cutter 3104 and the Peopleâs Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Type 052D guided-missile destroyer Guilin collided while trying to blockade Scarborough Shoal."