Day: November 18, 2025
Feature: Why the AFP is Staying Out of Any Ouster Plot Against Marcos Jr.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) today is no longer the same institution that toppled — or attempted to topple — presidents in the past. And that may be a good thing for our democracy. Rumors of destabilization and whispers of a coup always find a way to resurface whenever a Philippine presidency faces
Imee accuses Marcos Jr. of drug use. If true, what does it say about Duterte’s drug war?
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Imee Marcos has accused her own brother, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., of being a longtime cocaine user – a claim that, if true, raises a disturbing question: Was Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war only a bloody campaign against the poor, sparing the rich and powerful? The allegation came Monday night, November 17,
Opinion: When Power Divides Blood—Why Family Matters Now More Than Ever
There are few things more unsettling in politics than watching a family publicly tear itself apart—especially a family whose name has shaped, scarred, and defined an entire nation’s history. On Monday night at the Quirino Grandstand, Senator Imee Marcos did the unthinkable: she accused her own brother, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., of illegal drug use
BFAR enforces annual fishing ban on sardines, mackerel in Zamboanga Peninsula, Visayan Sea
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has imposed its annual closed fishing season for sardines and mackerel in key fishing grounds in the Zamboanga Peninsula and the Visayan Sea, in a bid to protect fish stocks during their peak spawning period. From November 15 to February 15, commercial fishing
