Philippine presidential candidates enter final push to woo voters
Marcos, the son and namesake of the ousted dictator, has a wide lead in polls over incumbent vice-president, Robredo.
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The social costs of online cockfighting: Debt, possibly, even death
On Tuesday (May 3), online cockfighting, known locally as e-sabong, came to an end as President Duterte announced an order outlawing the industry.
Duterte vows orderly, clean, honest elections on May 9
He also said he will not endorse any presidential candidate “now until December” and he requested his Cabinet members also to not openly endorse any candidate.
2022: Philippines’ most consequential elections yet
Next week, the Philippines will go to the most consequential polls in Philippine history, since the 1969 elections.
Duterte: Drug war deadline just campaign ‘hubris’
When Duerte’s self-imposed six-month deadline lapsed, he said he would fulfill his promise in another six months.
Gem-Ver fishing boat crew rammed by Chinese vessel in Recto Bank to get P6 million
The fishing boat was rammed by a Chinese vessel on June 9, 2019 near Recto Bank, within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone.
Philippine govt to borrow P200 billion more weeks before Duterte is gone
The Philippines has been sourcing bulk of its financing requirements locally to take advantage of flushing liquidity in the financial market.
Philippines’ first Omicron subvariant case a fully vaxxed, asymptomatic person
The woman experienced mild symptoms nine days after her arrival and tested positive for the Omicron subvariant the next day.
Philippines ‘TruthTokers’ count on public pushback
With only a handful of legitimate fact-checkers in the media industry, independent fact-checkers have volunteered to clean up the platform.
Philippines launches vaccine drive for kids against non-Covid diseases
Poor surveillance of diseases such as measles, as most efforts are geared towards Covid-19, was also cited as a factor for rising cases.