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For the Philippines, the task is not simply to remember the Award. It is to operationalise it through law, practice, diplomacy, and sustained presence. The real anniversary question is not whether Manila won in 2016, but whether it can convert that victory into enduring maritime resilience, regional leadership, and legal resistance in the face of power.That is the unfinished work of the Award.
For the second time in 15 months, the House of Representatives impeached Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, May 11, with more congressmen wanting to see her stand trial in the Senate.
Nicholas Kaufman, counsel of former president Rodrigo Duterte until May 7, had asked the Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court to order the Registry to submit its observations based on video footage and documentation at the detention center. This is to support his argument that circumstances have changed that merit reconsideration of Duterte’s request for interim release.
But it would be foolhardy to presume that positive developments such as the case of Carandang spells the end of the Dutertes’ malevolent empire.As more information emerges to support and explain the entries in the Dutertes’ bank accounts, a sprawling, multi-layered network comes into view—one they will fight to protect.That makes the 2028 elections all the more crucial.
Migrants from the Philippine travel the world, and the longing for home always stays with them. Six artists and their 16 paintings express their yearning for home in an exhibition titled Sown by the Traveler: Women and Migrants in Philippine Art, at UPV MACH (UP Visayas Museum of Art and Cultural Heritage), Iloilo City. Curated by Patrick D. Flores from the collection of the Lopez Museum and Library, it runs until May 8, 2026.
The Pre-Trial Chamber 1 of the International Criminal Court “unanimously confirmed” Thursday all charges of crimes against humanity against former president Rodrigo Duterte, a decision that commits the 81-year-old former leader to a full trial in The Hague.
At the curtain call, it was inevitable that Capinding would call on the true Maestro, director Anton Juan, who drew out these stellar performances in a setting so intimate that we sometimes feared an actor might trip on our foot or brush past our shoulder.BJ Crisostomo’s Saglit Lang goes onstage again at the Mirror Studio Theater, on April 25 and 26, with two stagings at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. on the fifth floor of SJG Building at 8463 Kalayaan Avenue corner Don Pedro Street, Makati. On May 11, it goes to Bacolod City.
If Co becomes merely a tool to purge political opponents while allies are shielded, the cycle of corruption will simply reset under a different name. The real test of the administration’s sincerity lies in whether the investigation follows the money wherever it leads, even to the doorstep of those currently in power.
Yes, only the Baguio climate is hospitable to an outdoor weekend event like the recent Arts and Crafts Fair, now on its tenth year.
The Philippine passport should be a source of pride, a shield of protection, not a badge of suspicion. Every Filipino deserves to see the world without being treated like a criminal just because of where they were born.
