One kleptocracy after another
Jakarta, Kathmandu and Manila itself: we have seen how protests turn, how quickly they dissolve into tear gas and truncheons, how easily the poor end up as…
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Jakarta, Kathmandu and Manila itself: we have seen how protests turn, how quickly they dissolve into tear gas and truncheons, how easily the poor end up as…
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Never before in human history have we witnessed such violent protests on such a global scale and at such a rapid pace.
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President Bongbong Marcos is called upon to answer for the corruption that has saddled our nation for far too long.
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PERU (AFP) — Peru evacuated some 1,400 tourists overnight from the train station that serves the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, while about 900 others remained…
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‘They will not be complacent in ensuring and providing security for the President’s life.’
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The flood control mess is simply the tipping point in the people’s growing dissatisfaction and utter disappointment in the Marcos administration.
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‘We ask for the parliament members to cancel the decision to purchase the (Toyota) Prado.’
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A visibly frustrated President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he shares the public’s outrage over the flood control scandal, backing calls for accountability as…
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On 10 September, protesters set up barricades, blocked highways, and clashed with police over Macron’s austerity program.
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Nepal’s Gen Z protests, sparked by a social media ban and longstanding corruption, left dozens dead, thousands injured, and government buildings burned —…
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Spain's political class clashed over chaotic pro-Palestinian protests in Madrid that brought the Vuelta to a premature end Sunday, with the…
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Amid the widespread protests in various parts of the world, it is clear that every citizen is increasingly aware of the corruption occurring in many…
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Padilla said the AFP rejects any call that puts the military above its duty to the Filipino people and country.
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Nepal's new leader vowed Sunday to follow protesters' demands to "end corruption" as she began work as interim prime minister, after "Gen Z" youth…
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KATHMANDU (AFP) — Nepal’s capital on Saturday took a step back towards normality after deadly anti-corruption protests, as daily life returned with a curfew…
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Environmental groups are uniting to call for the complete scrapping of the P189-billion Panay-Guimaras-Negros (PGN) Bridge, citing serious environmental…
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While the corruption case being discussed in the Philippines today may trigger protests, they are unlikely to be violent like the recent cases.
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The question is not whether the potential for upheaval exists, but whether the unique sociopolitical fabric of the nation will allow such upheaval to unfold in…
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