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The Power of Millennial Votes in Southeast Asia
The Power of Millennial Votes in Southeast Asia
In early 2019, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines will go to polls in elections that will either continue the populist/authoritarian dynamics that has gripped the region, and the world, over the past few years or begin to halt it. All three countries have reached a critical crossroad with poll choices that could influence the destiny of the country for decades to come.
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Published at 2023-03-05 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Opinion, Politics, Society
Tags: Duterte, President, country
Duterte Opens PH's 'most Scenic' Airport in Bicol
Duterte Opens PH's 'most Scenic' Airport in Bicol
President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday afternoon inaugurated commercial domestic operations at the Bicol International Airport (BIA) after 11 years of delay.The PHP5 billion international airport facility in Daraga, Albay, will start receiving commercial domestic flights on Thursday and will be ready for international flights a month later.
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Published at 2021-10-08 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Business, Leisure, Travel
Tags: Bicol, Davao, Duterte, airport
Our Vanishing ‘galunggong’
Our Vanishing ‘galunggong’
Two months ago, I had a Zoom meeting with fisherfolk from Zambales who complained that their fish catch had been dwindling because huge Chinese trawlers have been scooping the fish in their traditional fishing grounds in the West Philippine Sea, leaving them with smaller fish. Filipino fishermen use only wooden boats with outriggers that are dwarfed by the huge steel-hulled Chinese trawlers
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Published at 2021-07-22 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Communities, Fauna and flora, Politics
Tags: Chinese, Duterte, fish, fishermen, fishing
Duterte Lifts Ban on New Mining Permits
Duterte Lifts Ban on New Mining Permits
President Rodrigo Duterte has lifted a ban on issuing licenses for new mining operations in the Philippines, marking an about-face from a previous anti-mining stance that saw him ban open-pit mining in 2017 and close or suspend 26 mining operations for environmental violations.
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Published at 2021-04-18 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Business, Environment, Politics
Tags: Chinese, DENR, Duterte, Palawan, environment, government, industry, mining
Philippines Faces ‘learning Crisis’ After Yearlong School Shutdown
Philippines Faces ‘learning Crisis’ After Yearlong School Shutdown
Andrix Serrano studies alone inside a Manila slum shack he shares with his street-sweeper grandmother. Like many in his fourth-grade class, he has no internet for his shuttered school’s online lessons. A year after the coronavirus pandemic sent the Philippines into a months-long lockdown, classrooms across the country remain empty and children are still stuck at home.
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Published at 2021-03-16 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Education, Legal, Politics
Tags: COVID-19, Duterte, School, children, students
Palace Rules out Return to Full Lockdown Amid Rise in COVID-19 Cases
Palace Rules out Return to Full Lockdown Amid Rise in COVID-19 Cases
The country does not need to go into full-scale lockdown even amid the surge of COVID-19 cases as this could be addressed in other ways, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said on Monday. For the month of March, it is uncalled for,” he said during a Palace briefing when asked whether the country should revert to enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) which shuts down all industries except essential sectors such as food and medicine.
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Published at 2021-03-13 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Health, News and Events, Politics
Tags: COVID-19, Duterte, Health
How Filipino Activists Ended Up on a 'wanted' Poster
How Filipino Activists Ended Up on a 'wanted' Poster
Dr Jean Lindo was on a ward round when a friend messaged to say her face was on a "wanted" poster plastered outside a local church. The flyer branded her and eight other Filipinos including a bishop and school director - all known for their humanitarian work - as "human rights violators" and "executioners".
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Published at 2020-10-06 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Legal, News and Events, People
Tags: Davao, Duterte, Lumad, Rights