LGUs led by Quezon City and San Juan City have passed the Right To Care card granting LGBTQIA+ partners the right to make medical decisions during health emergencies, and more local governments are ready to follow suit.
The sole political context: Chiz Escudero wants to be the next Senate president of the 20th Senate. But his ambition does not cost a free lunch. He must win his way by means of projects not only to his fellow senator allies, but for himself as well. In addition, nothing can stop him as well from using these insertions to buy their acquittal votes for Sara Duterte. Get the equation?
Para sa mga politikong nasangkot sa mga kontrobersiya tulad niya, mahalagang mapigilan ang tuluyang pagkasira ng kanilang reputasyon lalo na sa mata ng publiko.
Cayetano said Duterte deserves an interim release and house arrest, citing an accused individual’s right to good health, dignity and the presumption of innocence until proven guilty. But what about those killed, including young children who were once labeled as collateral damage by Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, in the course of the drug war?
In a time when corruption continues to plague our institutions, Jun Lozada's example reminds us that there are still heroes among us – ordinary citizens who choose to do extraordinary things when faced with extraordinary circumstances. His story is a testament to the power of truth and the indomitable spirit of those who refuse to be silenced by intimidation or persecution.
TikTok stans of Alice Guo followed the same playbook observed in previous influence operations for the Dutertes and the Marcoses during elections.
Justice remains elusive for detained human rights activists, including journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, who contends the charges of illegal possession of firearms and financing terrorism against her have yet to be proven, as they continue to languish in jail.
It is quite disgusting to see and hear the vice president either ranting against the government or trying to be cute with her remarks and body language to endear herself to her audience, speaking spontaneously, oftentimes blabbering, with empty rhetoric without offering doable solutions to problems.
In the event the three judges of pre-trial Chamber 1 will reject the interim release, the Dutertes have only themselves to blame. It is a very sick family of bullies and persecutors. They know no other game but power for themselves. At our expense. That is why unlike the people of Davao city, we see no end in the need to hold them accountable.
The youth, which is the target of the tobacco industry's so-called novel products, is also being tapped by health advocates to be their partners in the anti-tobacco campaign.
