Rodrigo Duterte announced on September 24 that he will not hesitate to use the military to prevent “trouble” in the upcoming 2022 elections. On many occasions, the tyrant has expressed his confidence that he can trust the generals of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) as he continues to give them favors. Under the […]

In compliance with Duterte’s orders, his minions in Congress railroaded the passage of the proposed 2022 national budget approving it on second and third reading on September 30 despite being riddled with anomalies. The ₱5.02-trillion proposed national budget is the highest in Philippine history. This includes an ₱8.2-billion allocation to the Office of the President. […]

It will still take some time before vaccines reach the countryside. For the past seven months, the Philippine’s vaccine rollout has been marred by shortages, delays and favoritism. Last June, many local government officials complained of “vaccine czar” Carlito Galvez’s favoring areas lorded over by Rodrigo Duterte’s family, factotums and partymates. For a long time, […]

As a brutal counterinsurgency tactic, the employment of drones, helicopters and fighter jets for aerial bombing and strafing started under the Duterte fascist regime. Over the past years, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) bought weapons left and right to strengthen its “air superiority.” Hundreds of billions of pesos were squandered to buy drones, […]