Resilience in rice: More than just big harvests
Second of two parts
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MANILA, Philippines — Former Senator Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes IV filed on Thursday, October 3, his certificate of candidacy for Caloocan City mayor. He challenges the city’s incumbent mayor Dale Gonzalo “Along” Malapitan’s bid for reelection in the 2025 midterm polls.
MANILA, Philippines — Human rights groups gathered at the Department of Justice (DoJ) main office in Manila to mark the 4th anniversary of the signing of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) on Wednesday.
Former Chief Justice Art Panganiban has written how his awe and reverence for the nine-person Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) have turned to dismay and desolation largely because of “what I believe are unethical, if not illegal, practices of its incumbents, such as receipt of enormous sums as royalties, speaking fees, gifts from friends, paid vacations with private yachts and private planes in exclusive hotels, hobnobbing with the rich and famous in private clubs and, lately, partisan political bias.”
The assassination of two provincial mayors in two days has raised fresh fears that law and order in the Philippines—already in a fragile state as the result of a bloody war on drugs—is deteriorating further.
MANILA, Philippines — Two senior officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) are plotting to oust President Marcos to make way for a takeover either by former president Rodrigo Duterte or his daughter Vice President Sara Duterte, former senator Antonio Trillanes IV said yesterday.
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — The vice mayor here, a pioneer member of the political party of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, on Saturday joined, along with thousands, another bloc most known for its cross-section peacebuilding programs and socio-economic thrusts.
MANILA, Philippines — Juan Ponce Enrile, former martial law architect under dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr., marked his 100th birthday on Wednesday with a lavish Malacañang celebration attended by three current and former presidents — the kind of revelry that could only be enjoyed in a country where power shields its own.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 25) — Two experts said the ruling coalition UniTeam may soon be divided as some of its members push for their own interests with the midterm elections approaching.