It is the prerogative of any state to refuse to accept help from its friends abroad, the international community. What government needs to do is to act swiftly and ensure that all existing and ongoing European Union aid programs benefitting our people in the local communities do not suffer when

Fake news use social media as springboard to become “legitimate news”   First, social media trolls spread the fake news story of Senators Kiko Pangilinan and Risa Hontiveros holding hands after they and fellow minority senators visited Senator Leila de Lima in her detention cell a couple of weeks ago.

Napoles will say anything just to save her skin. Paano nangyari na yung pinakamalaki ang nakulimbat sa pork barrel na mas malaki pa sa bawat politico – dahil sa lahat nung congressman at senador na kanyang kasabwat ay may hati siya — ay gagawing state witness? Umaasa pa rin tayo

The government’s presentation at the UN Human Rights Council has apparently failed, as 45 member-states seek a closer look into reported killings linked to the government’s war on drugs. The government should allow the United Nations investigation of the extra-judicial killings if it truly believes its pronouncements that EJKs are

After the elections, 115 congressmen were voted into office as Liberal Party members. But the attraction and admittedly the benefits of being part of the good graces of Malacanang were hard to resist; thus, the exodus of party members to the fold of the new ruling party. (The departure continues

Masamang senyales ito dahil una, nangangahulugan na hindi pinaniniwalaan ng korte ang testimonya ni Benhur Luy na siya ring key witness sa mga PDAF cases, o mga kaso sa tinatawag na pork barrel. Paano na ang PDAF cases? Dahil pangalawa, ang Solicitor General pa ng Pilipinas, ang opisyal na tagapagtanggol

Ngayong Araw ng Paggawa, nagpupugay tayo sa pinakamahalagang yaman ng Pilipinas — ang manggagawang Pilipino. Ang mga manggagawang narito sa bansa at ang mga overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) ay tunay na mahusay na huwaran ng kadakilaan at kagalingan. Sa likod ng mga numero at statistika na nagpapakita ng paglago ng

The matter should be investigated thoroughly and wrongdoers swiftly punished. We have seen how PNP uniformed personnel have in the Jee Ick-Joo case, the Espinosa rubout case, and in a number of other cases abused their office under the guise of the war on drugs. If this systemic pattern of