BW FILE PHOTO A GLOBAL human rights watchdog has called on international media to monitor the Philippine elections on May 9. “We urge the international community, including global media outlets, to monitor these closely, to recognize Read More

PHILIPPINE STAR/ RUSSELL PALMA VOTERS in the Philippines head out on Monday to cast their ballots for the country’s next leaders, and the results would either confirm or debunk pre-election opinion polls that have Read More

PHILIPPINE STAR/ RUSSELL PALMA AN ELECTION Commissioner on Sunday debunked a resolution circulating online on the supposed disqualification of several progressive party-list groups and a senatorial candidate.    “These are all fake resolutions, we haven’t Read More

MARK BAUTISTA VIA WWF FISHERFOLK around Lagonoy Gulf, a rich tuna fishing ground in the central-eastern part of the Philippines, have been working with environmental non-government organization World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature Philippines since 2011 Read More

1 of 2 Leni’s miting de avance (final campaign rally) was a fitting climax to a stunning, inspiring, dramatic, and earth-shaking campaign. All roads led to Ayala Avenue. One million people participated in the manifestation. A Read More

BW FILE PHOTO (Part 2) I point to two critical challenges, which can gain so much from a well-structured and implemented public-private partnerships (PPPs) environment: 1.) Boosting healthcare: Significantly adding healthcare capacity should be a top priority. Read More

PHILIPPINE STAR/ RUSSEL PALMA Isn’t it ironic that the D&E socioeconomic classes, the very sector that needs social and economic reforms the most, are the stronghold of the Marcos and Duterte UniTeam. Read More

FREEPIK Today, May 9, 2022 is General Election Day. The day when eligible voters will elect 18,180 new officials for the executive and legislative branches of the government — 77 national posts and 18,103 provincial and local positions, except for the Read More

REUTERS HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s  (HK) leader-in-waiting, John Lee, was endorsed for the city’s top job on Sunday by a committee stacked with pro-Beijing loyalists, as the financial hub attempts to relaunch itself Read More

THE TITANIC BUILDING and Harland and Wolff cranes are seen in Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 29, 2022. — REUTERS BELFAST —  Sinn Fein, the former political wing of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), hailed its first victory in a Read More