How Sumilon’s reef grapples from damage
For 52 years, Sumilon has been protected. It should remain a vibrant marine ecosystem
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How to destroy Antonio Trillanes – without succeeding
COMMENTARY: The attempts were all an onslaught to destroy Trillanes. All to no avail.First, there was the presidential attempt of Rodrigo, said to have been implemented by his Special Assistant to the President Bong Go, for a Trillanes assassination.
Marine conservation breeds life: A dive into Sumilon’s decades of protection
Sumilon Island was established as a marine protected area in 1974, the country's first.
Terror from the skies: Lessons for PH from Ukraine experience
The Office of Civil Defense should already begin looking into programs or dusting off existing ones that will map out a civil defense strategy in times of conflict as the rest of the DND takes on the other equally important task of modernizing the Philippine military.
Trillanes bares P319-M China funds to Sara’s husband, drug-linked payouts to Dutertes
Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Friday alleged that a company owned by Manases Carpio, the husband of Vice President Sara Duterte, received more than P319 million from China-linked sources, while members of the Duterte family received millions of pesos in manager’s checks from a man he identified as a Davao drug lord.
Sara Duterte impeachment trial, Week 13: Baste grilled on GenCorp deals; Sara’s undeclared assets scrutinized
The week’s most prominent witness was Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte, who was subjected to searching questions by prosecution counsel Theodore “Ted” Te over 19 city government contracts worth about P33.2 million awarded to GenCorp Industries Inc., a company his sister had declared as a business interest in her SALNs.
Experience Philippine martial law in the role-playing card game ‘Diktador!’
Players of Diktador! impersonate characters who fought with the enemy, collaborated with it, or got caught in between during martial law. The game was developed by Project Gunita cofounder Josiah David Quising in collaboration with the Concerned Artists of the Philippines .
Alegria fishers face uncertainty amid revival of oil operations
Plans to revive oil and gas operations in Alegria amid declining fish catch in the marine sanctuary would affect the community.
Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, Week 12: Sara’s business ties, Davao contracts take center stage as impeachment court resets conviction math
On day 29, Sept. 23, after oral arguments from the prosecution and defense, the impeachment court voted 13-1 to reverse Presiding Officer Francis “Chiz” Escudero’s July 6 ruling that 16 votes—two-thirds of the 24-member Senate—were required to convict Duterte.
The last guardians of Paraiso
After Typhoon Yolanda destroyed much of Tacloban's coast, residents began planting again. More than a decade later, the challenge is no longer simply bringing the mangroves back, but keeping them alive.
