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End Philippine patronage politics

The ongoing investigations and scandals regarding the flood control corruption have revealed the basic weaknesses in the Philippine political system.
On July 28, 2025, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivered his fourth State of the Nation’s Address (SONA). The delivery of his recent SONA happened in the immediate aftermath of the May 12, 2025, mid ...
The PLA added that its troops would continue to defend China’s sovereignty in the region and dismissed outside involvement as ...
China criticized the joint trilateral exercises, alleging that Manila has “frequently colluded with non-regional countries” ...
The money trail of up to 60 ghost and lemon flood-control projects executed by only 15 contractors in the country have been ...
When practiced critically, archaeology can right wrongs: by exposing colonial distortions, by challenging nationalist myths, by validating indigenous knowledge ...
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Through Indonesia's mirror

Nations have always watched one another. What happens in one becomes a mirror for the other. In that sense, people of different countries often see themselves through the lens of their neighbours' ...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday said it is not inclined to admit couple Pacifico “Curlee” and Cezarah Rowena “Sarah” Discaya as state witnesses in the ongoing investigation into ghost flood ...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned China’s recently announced plan to establish a nature reserve on one of the most hotly contested shoals in the South China Sea, which rival ...