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When protests backfire: The lessons of Sept 21

THE 21st of September has always carried symbolic weight in the Philippines. It is the anniversary of the declaration of ...
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Frugality and the politics of excess

IN a country where more than half of families identify themselves as poor or nearly poor, the concept of frugality in ...
The Philippine president has set in motion an anti-graft drive that could boost his popularity and investor sentiment.
As public fury mounts over corruption, cronyism, and missing billions, Filipinos take to the streets in scenes that mirror ...
Ragasa had sustained winds of 134 miles per hour and gusts of up 165 mph as it headed west at 12 mph and the weather agency ...
Karki, 73, became prime minister on September 12, ending days of political uncertainty after the ouster of Prime Minister K P ...
Corruption in flood-control projects has enraged many Filipinos, who protested in the capital and in other regions on Sunday.
A vast corruption scandal has ignited public fury and coup rumours, placing the president between his family’s past and his ...
Led mostly by young people and braving rains in key cities across the Philippines, protesters demand that the government send those implicated to jail — or test the limits of an already outraged publi ...
Manila: Anger is palpable on Philippine streets. Amid unprecedented and swelling public fury over the reported plunder of ...
Thousands of protesters in the Philippine capital are expressing outrage over a corruption scandal involving lawmakers, ...