Guests of Terror: Geopolitics and the Apolitical Literati of the Philippines

The genocide-complicit Frankfurt Book Fair shrugs off what UN experts called a “scholasticide” that left an unprecedented trail of blood and rubble, of academics and research infrastructure.

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Read more about the article Criticisms raised on Ateneo prof’s pro-Duterte online bashing
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Criticisms raised on Ateneo prof’s pro-Duterte online bashing

Christopher Ryan Maboloc, a philosophy professor of Ateneo de Davao University, and author of “Radical Democracy in the Time of Duterte”, posted this reaction last October 29 about the Senate blue ribbon sub-committee hearing: “Senator Risa Hontiveros achieved nothing yesterday.”

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Read more about the article Mindanao lawyers slam Duterte’s justification of war on drugs killing
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Mindanao lawyers slam Duterte’s justification of war on drugs killing

Human rights lawyers in Mindanao criticized former President Rodrigo Duterte for his statements made during the Senate hearing as he justified the extrajudicial killings in his war on drugs campaign.

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Read more about the article Peril to paradise? China-funded Samal-Davao bridge project raises worries over Paradise Reef damage
Samal Island – Davao City Interconnector Bridge perspective (Source: DPWH)

Peril to paradise? China-funded Samal-Davao bridge project raises worries over Paradise Reef damage

The sentiments of Samal residents have worried environmental groups and a family that has protected the island's reefs for years. The bridge construction will destroy corals and affect the pristine waters that make Samal beaches a favorite destination.

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