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Continue reading →: EDSA@40: How bureaucrat capitalism thrived under U.S. patronage during Marcos Sr. dictatorship
Four decades have passed since the Filipino people ousted the Marcos Sr. dictatorship on February 25, 1986. Known as the EDSA People Power uprising, millions took to the streets nationwide to oppose the regime’s abuses of power, plunder, and fascist violence. Forty years later, from Marcos Sr. to Marcos Jr.,…
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Continue reading →: PH-US critical minerals pact: A new wave of imperialist plunder
The recently signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Philippines and the US on critical minerals and rare earth signals a new wave of imperialist plunder of the country’s natural resources at the expense of national industrialization, the environment, and the rights of local communities. On February 4, the Department…
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Continue reading →: SONA 2025: Anti-corruption, good governance as Marcos Jr. legacy?
First published by Bulatlat.com In his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA), did President Marcos Jr. just lay the groundwork for the legacy he wants to build as he begins the second half of his presidency? If this is the game plan of the Marcos Jr. regime, it has…
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Continue reading →: COP29: What did agri-food gain from Baku?
First published by PAN Asia Pacific Media and climate advocates dubbed the 29th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as the “Finance COP.” Ultimately, the two-week climate talks in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku produced a finance deal that falls way…
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Continue reading →: How to cut oil prices in half
If the Marcos regime refuses to drop its deregulation policy and continues to pretend it’s powerless against the greed-driven oil industry, it’s essentially endorsing the ongoing fleecing of our people at the fuel pumps. Over the past four years, Philippine oil companies have collectively overcharged us by approximately ₱40.09 per…
I’m Arnold Padilla, a Filipino activist, writer, and researcher.
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