Martial law in Philippines
Duterte-Marcos Jr. alliance is now official, rights advocates petition for disqualification
Sara Duterte, Davao City mayor and daughter of Rodrigo Duterte, and Ferdinand Marcos Jr, son of former Philippine dictator, have announced an alliance for the general election scheduled for May 2022
Brazen disregard for Filipinos killed: movements condemn Marcos Jr.’s presidential bid
Progressive movements are ramping up their resistance against the presidential bid of Bongbong Marcos, son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos, in the upcoming 2022 election
US conditional aid to UN agency violates Palestinian right of return and other stories
Today we look at protests in Gaza against a funding agreement between the U.S. and the UNRWA, a U.S. court ordering Indigenous people in Ecuador to pay the Chevron corporation’s legal fees, and more
The brutal legacy of Ferdinand Marcos
On September 21, the people of the Philippines marked the 49th anniversary of the imposition of martial law by Ferdinand Marcos
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