By submitting House Bill No. 11004, the proposed Public Health Approach to Drug Use Act of 2024, newly inaugurated congressman Percival Cendaña made news on Monday. This measure seeks to outlaw drug lists, “tokhang” operations, and other dubious tactics applied in former President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drug campaign, resulting in thousands of deaths. Presented by Cendaña from the Akbayan party list, …

The latest announcement of desire to run for the Senate by former President Rodrigo Duterte has caused major waves in the political scene of Philippines. Renowned for his strict attitude to governance, controversial drug policies, and severe stance on crime, Duterte is looking forward a comeback into politics. This action begs various issues regarding the future dynamics of the nation’s …

As the political landscape in the Philippines heats up, speculation is rife about former President Rodrigo Duterte’s support for his daughter, Sara Duterte, in her potential bid for the presidency. The Political Heir Sara Duterte, currently serving as Vice President, has been a prominent figure in Philippine politics, often seen as the heir to her father’s political legacy1. Her recent …

The 2024 presidential election in the Philippines is expected to be a tense and turbulent affair, as two rival factions vie for power and influence: Rodrigo Duterte, the incumbent president and leader of the PDP-Laban party, and Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son of the late dictator and leader of the NP-NPC coalition. Both candidates have loyal and passionate followers, but …

In the tapestry of human existence, a few threads stand out as bold and unyielding. Patricia Evangelista’s journey through the labyrinth of Duterte’s Philippines is one such thread, and her latest book, “Some People Need Killing,” is a tapestry of humanity in the face of adversity. The New Yorker Radio Hour sat down with Evangelista for an intimate conversation, stripped …

Gilbert Teodoro, the incumbent Secretary of National Defense of Philippines, has said that former President Rodrigo Duterte’s recent visit to the People’s Republic of China is not a “cause of concern.” In an interview with ABS-CBN News Channel on Monday, Gilbert Teodoro said that Duterte’s recent visit to China did not mean anything serious. He further said that Duterte’s trip …

Philippines – The Palace excused a sound recording cautioning of a lockdown or an inconvenience of military law as phony and encouraged people in general to depend on data from solid sources. In the clasp, a unidentified lady encourages individuals to load up on food and different fundamentals on the off chance that President Rodrigo Duterte pronounces another lockdown or …

Philippines – Previous Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) boss Lloyd Christopher Lao remaining parts sequestered from everything seven days after the Senate requested his capture regarding the continuous examination concerning the supposed multibillion-peso abnormalities in the acquisition of COVID-19 supplies by the Duterte organization. In view of this, Agents from the chamber’s Office of the …

The quarrel between two groups inside the decision PDP-Laban kept on warming up yesterday as the gathering steady of President Duterte recorded an appeal asking the Commission on Elections Comelec to pronounce the wing of expelled party president Sen. Manny Pacquiao unlawful. The group drove by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi encouraged the Comelec to proclaim Pacquiao and Sen. Aquilino Pimentel …

A representative firmly aligned with President Rodrigo Duterte asked Sen. Richard Gordon to repress himself from the Blue Ribbon Committee’s investigation into insufficiencies in pandemic spending initially hailed by state inspectors. This comes after Gordon, Blue Ribbon director, disclosed to Senate media before Tuesday that the board’s test could prompt a different morals council examination on Duterte and his previous …