This July marks six years since the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 (ATA) was signed by then-President Rodrigo Duterte during one of the country's longest pandemic lockdowns. On this anniversary, human…
SWEET TRADITIONS. A street vendor prepares taho, a traditional Filipino snack made of warm, silken tofu, arbinal (brown sugar syrup), and sago pearls, for a young customer outside Plaza General Santos. (Photo by…
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — In a show of dissent from the very heart of Duterte territory, Davao critics and progressive groups staged a protest on the first day of Vice…
DAVAO CITY, Philippines - Davao City’s anti-bullying ordinance cannot be fully implemented because the city mayor’s office has not approved its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), leaving key provisions—like barangay…
GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines - On the morning of June 8, vendors prepared their stalls, tricycle drivers waited for passengers and children hurried to school as they did every day here. At…