Sixteen years ago today in Maguindanao, a convoy of 50 people, which contained the then Vice Mayor Esmael Mangudadatu’s wife and relatives, his supporters, his legal counsel, and over 30 journalists, was bound to Shariff Aguak to cover Mangudadatu’s filing of certificate of candidacy as governor for the May 2010 elections.  Around 10 in the morning of November 23, 2009, 58 people were brutally murdered by the camp of Mangudadatu’s political rival—the Ampatuans. Neither the co

Former Ako-Bicol party-list representative and former House Appropriations Committee chair Zaldy Co has broken his months-long silence, releasing a series of videos that thrust President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Leyte 1st District Rep. and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez into the spotlight amid a brewing controversy over budget irregularities and flood control corruption scandal. WHO IS ZALDY CO? Elizaldy “Zaldy” Salcedo Co is a former Ako Bicol party‑list re

Sa taunang selebrasyon ng International Students’ Day (ISD), nagkaisa sa inilunsad na kilos-protesta ang iba’t ibang grupo at sektor mula sa mga pamantasan sa Maynila, kabilang na ang komunidad ng Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), noong Nobyembre 17. Bitbit ang kani-kanilang mga plakard at balatengga na naglalaman ng mga panawagan at hinaing, nagmartsa ang buong hanay patungong Mendiola Peace Arch, kung saan nakatakda sanang ganapin ang programa. Sa taong ito,