Risa Hontiveros
What is RCEP and why are trade unions in the Asia-Pacific region concerned about it?
Even as the new agreement between ASEAN nations and its free trade partners establishes the largest trading bloc in the world, it is vehemently being opposed by labor unions, trade justice groups and women’s movements
Duterte’s pardon for US marine who murdered trans woman sparks outrage in Philippines
Opposition parties and human rights groups such as Karapatan have accused president Rodrigo Duterte of giving in to US interests and have condemned the different standards applied to US personnel
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