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Pres. Duterte 6

 

Pres. Duterte Consolidates Power with Recent Elections Sweep

A Press Statement  by Friends of Akbayan USA: Defend democracy against Duterte   New York – President Duterte’s allies swept last May 13’s Philippine midterm elections for the Senate, shutting out the opposition’s candidates. Among the new pro-Duterte senators are the former police enforcer of his deadly “war on drugs” against the poor, a daughter of […]

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Maria Ressa: Silence is the Enemy of Democracy

Testing waters: Rappler files fundamental freedoms case before Philippine Supreme Court By Marivir R. Montebon   New York – “This is my watch. I am not ducking on this. For as long as there is democracy, Rappler will continue reporting. Silence is the enemy of democracy,” journalist Maria Ressa, CEO and executive editor of Rappler, […]

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Vicky Tauli Corpuz: On ‘Self-exile’, the World Becomes Her Home

By Marivir R. Montebon   New York – Since President Duterte declared her as one of 600 ‘terrorists’ in March this year, UN rapporteur for the protection of human rights of indigenous peoples Victoria Tauli-Corpuz had made the whole world her home. She is on a self-imposed exile following the advice of her family to […]

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Successful Philippine Independence Day Parade Despite Lesser Turn-out

By Marivir R. Montebon   New York – Underneath overcast skies, Filipinos here proved that they can remain gleeful despite their troubles and extremely polarized political points of view. The day saw what fun was like among Filipinos who danced, including Philippine officials, while the more feisty ones lambasted the Duterte presidency for a dismal […]

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Robles’ ‘Marcos Martial Law’ Book Sells Like Hotcakes in NYC Sans Apologists

By Marivir R. Montebon   New York City – At a public forum sponsored by the Fil-Am Press Club of New York (FAPCNY), a bewildered question from Marni Halasa, a Filipino-American lawyer running for a city council seat on the November 7 elections, that sought an answer was ‘why do many people tend to embrace and […]

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NY Times: Putting Up With Presidents, Diversity and Digital Tech Challenges

By Marivir R. Montebon     New York City – On the 16th floor of a New York Times board room, our conversation with NYT senior editor Pedro Rafael Rosado, was upbeat and frank. There were no holds barred in that morning chat as the April sun shone quite fiercely through the Manhattan skyline: quite […]

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