Unlike other presidential aspirants, Renato Jose Valera has no track record to brag as he, in his own words, is “just an ordinary Filipino” who wants to become the father of the nation. Renato Jose Valera (Comelec Facebook Live Screenshot) On Monday, Oct.4, Valera who was just wearing a simple...
Suffice it to say that President Duterte spoke his mind about the United Nations (UN) during his final opportunity to address the world body as Philippine leader. The United Nations headquarters building is pictured though a window with the UN logo in the foreground in the Manhattan borough of New...
Editorial When President Ferdinand E. Marcos issued Presidential Proclamation No. 1081 placing the entire Philippines under martial law effective September 21, 1972, the country had a population of 37.9 million. Out of the present population of 111.3 million, 73.4 million or two out of every...
President Duterte said it was okay for him that some Filipinos have refused to get their coronavirus jabs since “this is a democracy,” but he also stressed that getting vaccinated could “save your life.” President Rodrigo Duterte presides over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on...
Vice President Leni Robredo believes the best tribute that Filipinos can give the late former President Benigno Aquino III is to stand up for the Philippines and fight for its democracy. The late President Benigno Aquino III and Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo courtesy of VP Leni...
A total of 221 Filipino professors, academics, and education workers from various universities here and abroad signed a unity statement to call for an end to President Duterte's “misrule.” Academics Unite for Democracy and Human Rights The unity statement of the academic sector was released on...
Ukraine Ambassador to the Philippines H.E Olexander Nechytaylo acknowledged Ukraine as "the birthplace to one of the world’s first legal documents defining and guaranteeing rights and freedoms of citizens" on the 311th year of the country's Pact of Rights and Freedoms. Constitution of Pylyp...
Governments and leaders must “respect and uphold freedom of the press” to fight against the spread of fake news and blatant falsehood and ensure the promises of democracy, Vice President Leni Robredo said in her message for World Press Freedom Day on Monday, May 3. Vice President Leni Robredo...
