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The April โPink Moonโ isnโt actually pink. This explainer breaks down its origins and why skywatchers in the Philippines see a normal full moon.Continue Reading
Decades after the oil shocks, Mindanao remains vulnerable to fuel price spikes, exposing deep inequalities and the urgent need for energy reform.Continue Reading
Former president Rodrigo Duterte has formally waived his right to attend the confirmation of charges hearing before the International Criminal Court (ICC) over his administrationโs war on drugs. With Duterte choosing not to appear โ either in person or via video link โ what happens next in the court process?Continue Reading
Senator Bam Aquino asserted during a Senate caucus that Filipinos who committed crimes in the country should be prosecuted here. His statement sounded patriotic, even legally sound. However, in the context of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) action against former President Rodrigo Duterte and two senators reportedly named as โco-perpetrators,โContinue Reading
I remember the first time I heard about the killing of three youngsters in Barangay Overview, Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte in 2016. It was described to me in the familiar language of the drug war โ nanlaban. They fought back, the police said. Case closed. But something about it refusedContinue Reading
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY โ The latest QuickSTAT from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) paints a mixed picture of the provinceโs economy. Poverty incidence is falling, employment is stable, but inflation is eating into household budgets. What does this mean for ordinary Sibugaynons?Continue Reading
Calls to โjust give upโ the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) surface every now and then, usually framed as pragmatism or a way to avoid conflict in the West Philippine Sea. But legally, constitutionally, and strategically, that position is deeply flawed. Hereโs why. What is the Kalayaan Island Group? The KalayaanContinue Reading
