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Empty SONA speech
RODRIGO DUTERTE DELIVERED his SONA speech at 4 p.m. in front of 29 congressmen and eight senators. Vice President Leni Robredo was not invited to physically attend Duterte’s address. She along with all other congressmen and senators attended via teleconference. Duterte used his speech to hurl personal attacks against his political rivals. He made no […]
SONAgkaisa protests
National democratic organizations, the traditional opposition, along with other groups and individuals once again converged at the University of the Philippines (UP) in Diliman, Quezon City in conjunction with Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) last July 27. The protesters defied Department of Interior and Local Government Sec. Eduardo Año’s ban on rallies. […]
Sharpest economic downturn in 4 decades
THE PHILIPPINE GROSS domestic product (GDP) dropped by 16.7% during the second quarter of 2020, the sharpest economic decline in the past 36 years. The economic downturn follows the longest lockdown which Duterte imposed after failed to promptly and correctly manage the pandemic. The economic decline is the worst in Asia, and is considered crucial […]
Lumads hit mushrooming AFP detachments in NCMR
MILITARY DETACHMENTS ARE sprouting like mushrooms in North Central Mindanao even amid the pandemic. Instead of putting up barangay health clinics, six detachments were constructed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in various parts of the region in the past five months. This includes detachments in Barangay Durian, Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte; […]
NPA offensives against plunderous mining ops
The New People’s Army (NPA) mounted successive military actions to halt plunderous mining operations in Western Samar and South Cotabato from June to July. Western Samar. An NPA unit targeted troopers of the 8th ID who were conducting security operations in the province to pave way for the opening of the Samar Bauxite Project of […]