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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 allegationContinue Reading
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 MarcosContinue Reading
The three-day rally of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) for “transparency and a better democracy” marks one of the most significant public mobilizations under the Marcos Jr. administration. It is loud, it is disciplined, and it is unmistakably political. But it is not People Power 2.0 — and it willContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Two governors in Region 12 and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) have expressed support for Bangsamoro Chief Minister Abdulrauf Macacua as he continues to lead the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) under an extended presidential appointment. Cotabato Governor Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza and South CotabatoContinue Reading
When Rodrigo Duterte stormed to victory in 2016, it was more than a political triumph — it was a cultural revolt. Millions of Filipinos, weary of the recycled promises of traditional politicians, rallied behind a man who spoke their language: blunt, angry, and unapologetically defiant of the elite. To many,Continue Reading
In an era when social media outrage is just a click away, one might ask: do protests and demonstrations still matter? Can gathering in the streets still shake the foundations of power when corruption stares us in the face, bold and unashamed? To answer that, we first need to understandContinue Reading
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wants us to believe that the newly formed Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) will be different. He swears it will be politics-free, untouchable, and willing to “spare no one” – not even his cousin, former House Speaker Martin Romualdez, or his allies in Congress. But let’sContinue Reading
