The absurdity that is Pia Cayetano
This is Pia Cayetano’s predicament: Accountability is very much in the minds of the public. The public is intensely interested to see more senators in jail.
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Towards 2030 and beyond: How long can a wetland survive amid Metro Manila’s environmental pressures?
The Las Pinas Paranaque Wetland Park, a protected area in the metropolis, has managed to survive amid pollution and other environmental threats, but coastal flooding is a rising concern.
Sara Duterte impeachment trial, Week 11: Trial moves from wealth records to vote math
The impeachment trial took an unexpected turn on Day 26, when the Senate heard four retired Supreme Court justices on a separate but potentially crucial question: whether the two-thirds vote required to convict Duterte should always mean 16 votes in the 24-member Senate.
In a small sanctuary in Dauis, Bohol, fisherfolk are guardians of the sea
In Bingag, conservation has become part of everyday community life.
An historic poll puts peace to the test in the Philippines
On Sept. 14, residents of the Bangsamoro in the southern Philippines will elect regional parliamentary representatives. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Georgi Engelbrecht explains the importance of this step in the peace process between the national government and ex-rebels in the region.
Prosecution and victims’ counsels to ICC: Dismiss request of Duterte counsel to refile charges
The prosecution and counsels for victims in the case of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte asked the International Criminal Court on Sept. 10 to dismiss the request of the defense lawyer to order them to refile the charges saying it is “unfounded.”
Sara Duterte impeachment trial, Week 10: Confidential fund case sharpens as court revisits vote threshold
On Thursday, the court named retired chief justices Artemio Panganiban, Reynato Puno and Hilario G. Davide Jr., and retired associate justice Adolfo Azcuna as amici curiae, or friends of the court, to advise it on whether the 16-vote requirement should be changed in light of the nonparticipation of four senator-judges.
BARMM to hold elections amid persistent state-related violence
As BARMM enters its historic first parliamentary elections, thousands of police and military forces have been deployed across the region in order to ensure a “safe” election season. However, public safety may not be so easily achieved since, as Sandatahang Dahas data has shown, state agents themselves are often the perpetrators of violence–even against their own.
Coalition urges Marcos to stop nat’l government meddling in BARMM polls
In a statement released on Sept. 8, Duyog Bangsamoro, an independent multisectoral alliance of regional and national civil society organizations, noted a “persistent perception” on the ground regarding the national government’s meddling to influence the outcomes of BARMM polls and the “region’s political landscape” post-election.
DICT, Hello? Anybody Home?
COMMENTARY: What we need for the long haul: Pass the National Cybersecurity Agency and Critical Information Protection Bill now.But do not, under any circumstances, place it under the administrative control and supervision of the DICT.
