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MANILA, Philippines – When the International Criminal Court (ICC) denied former president Rodrigo Duterte’s bid for interim release, his supporters were quick to decry the tribunal as a “kangaroo court.” The term made rounds on social media, often used as shorthand for perceived foreign meddling or political bias. But here’sContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines – Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Markus Lacanilao said he is prepared to face public backlash over the agency’s crackdown on electronic bikes and tricycles (e-bikes, e-trikes) plying major roads, stressing that safety—not popularity—is his priority. “We understand that many of our countrymen will be angry, but ourContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines — More than three years after Rodrigo Duterte stepped down, the bloody legacy of his “war on drugs” continues to shape Philippine politics, policing, and the lives of thousands of grieving families. A new VICE documentary — “The World’s Deadliest Drug War Just Got a New Leader” —Continue Reading
Has it become a template? Every time the country hits a governance snag—corruption scandals, policy failures, leadership meltdowns—the national reflex is painfully predictable: oust the leader, replace the administration, then flirt with the fantasy of a “transition government.” It’s as if we’ve reduced democracy to a cycle of outrage andContinue Reading
Public office is supposed to be a public trust. Yet in practice, in the Philippines, it often functions like a family business, a political debt-payment system, or a personal investment portfolio. The gap between public duty and personal interest is not just a crack in our governance structure — itContinue Reading
Is the age of people dying getting younger? It’s a question that surfaces often — at funerals, in conversations, in quiet moments when the news feels heavier than usual. And while global statistics say humanity is living longer than ever, a different and more troubling story is unfolding beneath theContinue Reading
The Philippines is losing its farmland at a pace and scale that now threatens the country’s long-term food security. New figures from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) show a steep decline in the land devoted to food production, underscoring a decades-old policy failure: the absence of a coherent national landContinue Reading
