Archive of Politics

Digital privacy defenders denounce plan for forced social media registration
January 30, 2026

Computer Professionals’ Union (CPU) experts condemned the Department of Information and Communication Technology’s (DICT) plan to revive a proposal for mandatory registration of all social media accounts. The DICT first floated the proposal in 2022. According to the CPU, they have long opposed the measure because it threatens the right to privacy and the people’s […]

Plano para sa sapilitang pagpaparehistro ng social media, tinuligsa ng mga nagtatanggol sa digital privacy
January 30, 2026

Kinundena ng mga eksperto mula sa Computer Professionals’ Union (CPU) ang balak ng Department of Information and Communication Technology’s (DICT) na buhayin ang isang panukala para sa pwersahang pagpaparehistro sa lahat social media account. Unang pinalutang ng DICT ang panukala noong 2022. Ayon sa CPU, noon pa man ay nilalabanan na nila ito dahil banta […]

Progressive group questions “mass surrender” of “former rebels” in Davao del Norte
January 30, 2026

Kapatid, an organization of families and friends of political prisoners in the Philippines, questioned the recent report from the 10th ID report which stated that nearly 100 “former rebels surrendered” in Davao del Norte on January 27. The group said the report is suspicious, since the military has repeatedly declared that the New People’s Army […]

'Maramihang pagsuko' ng mga 'dating rebelde' sa Davao del Norte, pinagdududahan ng progresibong grupo
January 30, 2026

Kinwestyon ng Kapatid, grupo ng kapamilya at kaibigan ng mga bilanggong pulitikal sa Pilipinas, ang kamakailang ulat ng 10th ID ng Philippine Army na halos 100 “dating rebelde” ang “sumuko” sa Davao Del Norte noong Enero 27. Anang grupo, kaduda-duda ito laluna at ilang ulit nang idineklarang ubos na o wala nang pwersa ng Bagong […]

Social Media Regulation Act ni Ping Lacson, pasistang panunupil sa karapatan sa pribasiya at pambubusal sa malayang pamamahayag ng mamamayan
January 24, 2026 | National Democratic Front of the Philippines | NDF-Southern Tagalog | NDF-Batangas | Ma. Gliceria Rosal | Spokesperson |

Niyanig ang mga naghaharing-uri sa iba’t ibang panig ng daigdig ng sunod-sunod na pagkilos ng kanya-kanyang mamamayan, partikular ng mga kilusang estudyante sa maraming parte ng mundo noong nakaraang taon. Tampok dito ang pag-aalsa sa Madagascar, Indonesia, Nepal, at iba pa. Dito sa Pilipinas, naganap ang sunud-sunod na walk-out ng mga estudyante mula sa iba’t […]

Progressive groups file impeachment complaint against Marcos
January 22, 2026

Progressive groups and sectoral organizations filed an impeachment complaint against Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr on January 22. This is the second impeachment complaint against Marcos submitted to the Office of the Secretary General (OSG) at the House of Representatives. Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) led the 36 mass leaders’ filing of the complaint against Marcos Jr. […]

Reklamo ng impeachment laban kay Marcos, inihain ng mga progresibong grupo
January 22, 2026

Naghain ng reklamong impeachment laban kay Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr ang mga progresibong grupo at sektoral na organisasyon noong Enero 22. Ito ang ikalawang reklamong impeachment laban kay Marcos na isinumite sa Office of the Secretary General (OSG) sa House of Representatives. Pinangunahan ng Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) ang paghahain ng reklamo ng 36 na […]

COA report exposes Duterte's “ghost assets” and incompetence in Davao City
January 19, 2026

The Commission on Audit’s (COA) annual report released this January again identified Davao City’s anomalous report on local government properties and funds. The agency specifically pointed out the “unreconciled” inventory of property, plant, and equipment (PPE) for 2024. Mayor Sebastian Duterte currently leads city. COA’s latest audit found that Duterte’s reported ₱8.197 billion worth of […]

“Ghost assets” at kapalpakan ng mga Duterte sa Davao City, nabunyag sa ulat ng COA
January 19, 2026

Sa taunang ulat na isinapubliko nitong Enero, muling tinukoy ng Commission on Audit (COA) ang mga iregularidad sa ulat ng Davao City kaugnay sa ari-arian at pondo ng lokal na gubyerno. Partikular na tinukoy ng ahensya ang “unreconciled” inventory of property, plant and equipment o “di tugma” na imbentaryo ng property plant and equipment (PPE) […]

Bayan condemns latest Philippine-Japan military pact
January 17, 2026

The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan strongly condemned the Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA) signed by the Philippines and Japan on January 15. The signing coincided with the visit of Japan’s foreign affairs minister Toshimitsu Motegi in Manila and the donation of ₱341 million to the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Bayan called the ACSA a “deepening […]