Celebrating despite our doubts
For as democracies around the globe today falter, we can draw strength from our country’s shining moment in the past and let it shed light on the directions we must take.
Trauma
The question was: How has the loss of your loved ones affected your lives? “I lost my grandfather,” replied an eight-year old boy who put on a stoic face. “He was the one left behind in the house with us to take care of us, so nanay could work, but now he’s gone.” “They killed my uncle, who was supporting my college education,” a tall lanky teenager chimed in. “I therefore had to stop schooling.” “I lost my parents, and it’s been really hard for us… ” began a 14-year-old girl who eventually broke down before she could finish her thought.
The Making of Edgar Matobato
A confessed assassin for the Davao Death Squad, he was the first to go public about the killings allegedly ordered by former President Rodrigo Duterte. Since 2014, when he was detained and brutally tortured by his former comrades, Matobato has been on the run.
FACT-CHECK: Duterte party uses old survey data to tout support for drug war
Posts on X (formerly Twitter) have misleadingly claimed that the Panguil Bay Bridge Project is a big-ticket item under ex-President Rodrigo Duterte’s “Build Build Build” infrastructure program.
FACT-CHECK: Partido ni Duterte, gumamit ng lumang survey para pabanguhin ang drug war
Ipinost ng opisyal na account ng partido politikal ni Duterte sa Facebook ang mga luma at hindi na napapanahong datos tungkol sa pananaw ng mga Pilipino sa war on drugs, nang hindi isinasaalang-alang ang kasalukuyang opinyon ng publiko ukol dito.
