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Michael Beltran
Rebels of the Communist Party of the Philippines say the roots of the armed conflict must first be addressed and resolved.
Since the start of the year, the New People’s Army has clashed with government forces at least 10 times in Rizal, Batangas and Iloilo.
Lawmakers are debating the removal of a 40 per cent restriction on foreign ownership of public utilities, educational institutions and the advertising industry.
The row over an irrigation project is also throwing up allegations that authorities have other hidden agendas behind the development, which is set to be built on ancestral tribal land.
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The Department of Trade and Industry recently approved requests by manufacturers to reduce the size of products while keeping retail prices the same.
Drug convict Mary Jane Veloso has been on death row in Indonesia since 2010. Her parents hope President Joko Widodo will grant her freedom as he visits Manila.
The Philippines has been accused of ‘neglect’ for giving repatriated Filipino-Palestinian families limited funds and only a three-day hotel stay.
The strike has paralysed most jeepney routes in Metro Manila, as drivers take issue with the capital required to upgrade their vehicles at the expense of their livelihood.
The Philippines’ abstention from a UN resolution calling for an aid truce in Gaza has sparked a protest near the Israeli embassy in Manila and led to clashes with the police.
Artists in the Philippines strongly oppose the country’s anti-terrorism law, which they say is a big threat to constitutionally protected freedom of expression – something they hold dear.
The ultimate music of protest, in the Philippines punk rock gives voice to opponents of the security forces’ war on drugs and killing of rights activists, the bands’ angry lyrics calling for rebellion against President Rodrigo Duterte.
Under Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s authoritarian government, if you don’t fit in, you don’t matter, but Catch 272 bar in Metro Manila has become a safe haven for the city’s disillusioned, alienated and ignored.
With President Rodrigo Duterte often likened to Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos, hip-hop, rock, ska and punk rock bands have revived songs composed 50 years ago in support of protests for real democracy and an end to elite rule.
Labour leaders criticised Duterte for courting Chinese investment, which they say will result in the exploitation of “cheap labour” in the country.
Catholics and Christians of other denominations are set to join the church-led interfaith protest in Manila’s commercial centre of Malate on Friday
The Communist Party of the Philippines – infamous for its jungle raids and assassination squads – was set up in December 1968 in Mao Zedong’s honour
Critics of the president see the extension of military rule in Mindanao as part of a growing crackdown on dissent
Michael Yang’s newly confirmed role in government is now under increased scrutiny with some of President Duterte’s critics demanding an inquiry.
Videos showing Ancieto Bertiz, who represents overseas workers, losing his temper have angered the public, but allegations about conflicts of interest may leave a darker stain on his reputation.
A fall in the Philippine currency could have meant greater spending power back home for migrants – instead overseas Filipinos have found rising prices in their home country leave them worse off than before.
