The 3 untold secrets of Benjamin Magalong
What we need are crime busters. Magalong is not. No unapologetic Duterte protector can be a crime buster.
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Ancient glass beads of Bacong, Negros Oriental
A research paper titled Island Southeast Asia and ancient glass exchange: Insights from jar burial sites in Bacong, Central Philippines investigates the composition and origin of glass beads in Bacong, Negros Oriental dated 2,000 years ago. It also examines its origins and travel routes from and into the Philippine archipelago, and what local products did foreign traders seek in exchange for the beads.
Senators fight for survival, to hell with public accountability
Social media is vibrant with people voicing their outrage. (Although, malevolent forces are actively at work sowing confusion.) The public demands accountability. That’s democracy functioning! The Trillion Peso protest rallies last Sept. 21, and another one being organized on Nov. 30, are vivid demonstrations of people participating in governance.It is lamentable that the senators are taking it negatively.
Garma qualifies as ICC witness vs Duterte
Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV disclosed in our meeting in Brussels this last weekend that even as the ICC,based in The Hague, has accepted Royina Garma as witness against former president Rodrigo Duterte for crimes against humanity, The Netherlands has denied her request for asylum. The reason: The Netherlands’ policy of denying asylum for seekers who have committed documented crimes, especially those related to violations of human rights.
FACT SHEET: What’s next for ICC after postponement of hearing on charges vs Duterte
Following the postponement of the confirmation of charges hearing of former president Rodrigo Duterte before the ICC and the pending request for disciplinary actions against Kaufman, how will the PTC 1 proceedings move forward? Here are a few things you should know.
Extraordinary day in The Hague for the EJK dead
The message that day outside the Peace Palace, The Hague was crystal clear and there was no mincing of it – Duterte must rot in jail. One placard summarized it all – No pardon for a butcher
Increase in number of minors as victims of state-related violence noted
A disturbing increase in the number of minors being victims of state-related violence has been noted by Sandatahang Dahas in its August 2025 monitoring.
FACT SHEET: Do the Discayas qualify as state witnesses?
Because the Discayas appear to be the most guilty in the flood control scandal, they may not qualify to be state witnesses.
ANI: Plants! Glorious plants!
Celebrating Botanical Art Worldwide 2025, ANI: Our Assets, Natural Heritage, and Cultural Identity is an exhibition by the National Museum of the Philippines (Museum of Natural History, Gallery XII, 2F) and the Philippine Botanical Art Society until November 2025
Sara’s jailbreak plan may punish her father instead
“Let’s collaborate on a jailbreak,” Sara Duterte preached to her audience of her family’s Duterte Diehard Supporters in an interview she gave outside Scheveningen Prison in The Hague to the DDS vlogger Alvin Dave Sarzate. I saw the interview. Unfortunately, the Sara jailbreak statement will be one consideration the judges will rule on.
