Manila Mayor Isko Moreno, a potential bet to succeed President Rodrigo Duterte, now leads the Aksyon Demokratiko party founded by the late senator Raul Roco… 08/13/2021
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Isko Moreno elected Aksyon Demokratiko president
Forming own national party grounds to expel Pacquiao – PDP-Laban exec
In 2019, the senator had already said he planned to turn People’s Champ Movement into a national party By Pia Ranada The PDP-Laban faction backed… 08/13/2021
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Kin of drug war victims want 2022 elections free of Duterte
By GABRYELLE DUMALAG Bulatlat.com MANILA — Families of victims of the drug war are up in arms over what appears to be a means for… 08/13/2021
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Despite threats, activists continue to help Manila’s poor
By MARK LAVARRO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Despite government threats to ban humanitarian relief, a group of labor rights advocates continued providing food and other essentials… 08/13/2021
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Prominent lawyers belie Duterte’s VP immunity claim, assail ‘self-serving interests’
By GABRYELLE DUMALAG Bulatlat.com MANILA — Prominent Filipino lawyers debunked President Rodrigo Duterte’s claim during his party assembly on July 17 that his possible vice… 07/26/2021
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Neil Doloricon, 63
By IBON Foundation IBON Foundation is greatly saddened by the passing of Prof. Neil Doloricon, long-time member of our Board of Trustees and life-long… 07/26/2021
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Nanay Mameng, mother of Philippine urban poor struggle, passes on
By JONAS ALPASAN and REIN TARINAY Bulatlat.com MANILA – Beloved urban poor leader Carmen Deunida passed away today, Jul 19. Deunida, referred to as Nanay… 07/26/2021
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Nanay Mameng at 83: Standing Tall, an Icon of Urban Poor’s Struggle
She became known as the small but firebrand speaker during the protest actions leading to the People Power II uprising that ousted then president Joseph… 07/26/2021
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Filipino journalists, newsrooms unite to ensure integrity of 2022 election coverage
By LUISA SANDOVAL Bulatlat.com MANILA— Filipino journalists and news organizations launched an election pledge to reiterate their commitment to providing accurate, reliable, and essential information… 07/26/2021
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Youth group alarmed over ‘continuing culture of violence in military institutions’
By LUISA SANDOVAL Bulatlat.com MANILA—The culture of violence in the country’s military institutions continues to be evident in an alleged case of maltreatment and hazing… 07/26/2021
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