Category: Probe

To serve and protect whom?

On the eve of May 31, Police Master Sergeant Hensie Zinampan shot and killed 52-year-old Lilybeth Valdez in Fairview, Quezon City. In a viral video taken by Valdez’s grandson, Zinampan was seen confronting Valdez and pulling her by the hair before shooting her point-blank in cold blood.

Hands off Activists, Hands off Sasah Sta. Rosa

In the early hours of May 2, activist and Atenean student leader Sasah Sta. Rosa was arrested in her home in Naga City. As the chairperson of progressive youth group Anakbayan Naga City and the spokesperson of its regional formation Jovenes Anakbayan, Sta. Rosa is a staunch critic of the current administration. She is also the former department head of the Ateneo de Naga University-Supreme Student Government’s Department of People’s Rights and Welfare.

Failures Disclosed: A Timeline of Duque’s Incompetence

Behind many of the decisions resulting in the worsening pandemic situation is Health Secretary Francisco Duque III. Duque has undoubtedly proven himself incompetent, criminally negligent, and lacking foresight in handling the health crisis.

Ivermectin for COVID-19: Why is it considered a potential treatment for the virus?

A year into the pandemic, the cure for COVID-19 is yet to be found, hence some undisclosed hospitals, upon the approval of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), have been considering therapeutics including the Ivermectin as a repurposed drug, although its efficacy as a cure for COVID remains unproven and under examination.

The Trans Agenda: Triumphs and To-do lists

The history of colonization in the Philippines played a crucial role in the societal norms rampant today. Pre-colonial history states that Babaylans are highly reputed individuals that held great socio-political influence. They were male or female religious leaders assuming the demeanor of women and even had the right to marry anyone regardless of gender. One of the pioneering transgender activists, Naomi Fontanos, stated that the terms asog, bayoguin, bakla were originally categorized as gender terms leading to a presumption that the ancient Philippines believed in gender diversity and was open to the idea that gender is not constricted to the binary ones. But when the Spaniards assailed the islands in 1565, the massive erasure of the ancient Philippine culture commenced including its supernumerary gender system. 

COVID-19 Variants in the PH: What would it mean to the pandemic response?

by Therese Catapang In the COVID-19 pandemic response, it is easy to think that everything will be over soon once the spread of the virus is controlled and the vaccination programs are smoothly laid out, but there are still missing puzzle pieces that would complicate everything in the long run.  For instance, the existence of…

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Trolls, DDS o Dilawan?: Pagpanig na Nakakapanganib

Dahil sa kasalukuyang pandemya, napilitan ang karamihan na umangkop sa mga pagbabago tulad na lamang ng pagdepende sa online na komunikasyon, kaya naman mula pagsusuri ng GlobalWebIndex, 64% ng mga Pilipinong netizens na kasama sa sarbey ang nagsabing tumaas ang oras na ginugugol nila sa social media ngayong pandemya kumpara noon. 

Lupa, Hindi Bala

Halos isang buwan na rin ang nakalipas nang maganap ang Tumandok Massacre kung saan pinaslang ang siyam na katutubo sa probinsya ng Capiz, samantalang 17 naman ang inaresto noong ika-30 ng Disyembre ng nakaraang taon. Matatandaan na kakaunti ang pumansin sa isyung ito dahil nakatuon halos lahat ang atensyon sa kontrobersiyal na kaso ni Dacera. Ngayon, tila nakalimutan nang malagim na sinapit ng mga Tumandok kahit hindi pa rin nila nakakamit ang hustisya.

Nasaan ang Hustisya?

Bago pa man umupo sa kapangyarihan si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, matagal nang umiiral ang palpak na sistema ng hustisya sa bansa. Para bang walang bago tuwing makaririnig ang taumbayan ng balitang pinawalang sala o pinababa ang sintensya sa kasong korupsiyon at ano pa mang karumaldumal na krimen ng mga taong nasa awtoridad o yaman.