New Phil. Revolution (NPR)

Poverty as social bifurcation rather than just treating it as a figure

Poverty incidence fell from 17% to 12%-- and this is not due to a conscious effort by government to address the root causes of...

Quo Vadis, Mr. Joma?

Again, History has repeated itself. After months of heated exchanges, these two aging remnants of the sixties are, again, toying the possibility of a...

2020– a crucial year for the Philippine state

2020 and beyond is what I describes as a transition period where the old guards of Philippine politics and even of Big Business will...

GRP-CPP peace talks to resume–what does it tell us about the current situation?

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and his National security adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. assured us of the government's honesty in pursuing peace talks with the...

Historical Lessons on the Philippine Rebel movement

For the past few days, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has reported a series of successes in their anti-insurgency campaigns. They first...

Babala! Pekeng Currentph personnel gumagala at nangingikil ng pera

Isang malaking sting operation ang inihahanda laban sa isang babae na nagpapatanggap na tauhan ng Saga Impact Asia's Currentph magazine. Sa pakikipag-ugnayan ng Currentph.com managing...

What is the significance of the Hongkong Human Rights Bill?

Does the United States Government have the legal right to issue a law that sanctions anyone who would commit human rights violations in Hongkong?...

With rice importation, what happens to our farmers Mr.President?

A day or two after President Rodrigo Roa Duterte ordered the stoppage of rice importation, as expected by many, Duterte now backtracks and says...

Duterte says he will resign the presidency if his family says so

Asked how he feels, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte admits that he has an injury, a hematoma in his left elbow and a possible injury...