Typhoon: Dark clouds hang over the region
Earlier this month, a spokesman for China’s defense ministry slammed its rival, the United States, for deploying its new “Typhoon” missile launcher system in the northern Philippines.
FACT-CHECK: US not building new military bases in the Philippines
A YouTube video made the false claim that the United States is building military bases in the Philippines. CLAIM: “In reality, all the US is building in the Philippines are military bases meant to drag both it and the region into greater instability, economic...
Pulse Asia: 45% of Pinoys against charter change
Forty-five percent of Filipinos are against revising the country’s charter, results of a Pulse Asia survey showed.
Vested interests and charter change
Lawmakers may have their own personal reasons for pushing charter change but there is a common denominator — they want to hold on to power and stay forever in their positions.
FACT-CHECK: Marcos declared Martial Law to thwart communist takeover
Marcos wanted to ‘steal power’ for himself as the end of his second and final term in office drew near, according to the Martial Law Museum