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Human rights lawyer calls Hong Kong 'city of fear' as bail denied

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 02 07:04 PM

Hong Kong has become a "city of fear" where democracy activists are silenced with pre-emptive arrests, a prominent human rights lawyer said Friday as a court denied her bail. Read more »

Ahead of Tiananmen anniversary, Taiwan calls on China to return power to the people

Reuters
Posted at Jun 03 02:31 PM

Taiwan called on China on Thursday to return power to the people and embark upon real political reform rather than avoid facing up to the bloody 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Beijing. Read more »

Hong Kong lawmakers pass sweeping pro-Beijing electoral rules

Sharon Abratique, Reuters
Posted at May 27 06:46 PM

HONG KONG - Hong Kong's legislature approved the biggest overhaul of its political system in the quarter century since British rule on Thursday, in a decisive step to assert Beijing's authority over the autonomous city.   Read more »

How Russia's new Gulag tries to break convicts like Alexei Navalny

Polina Nikolskaya, Anton Zverev, Andrew Osborn and Maria Tsvetkova, Reuters
Posted at May 20 06:32 PM

He looked gaunt and weak, his skin stretched tightly over his skull.  Read more »

ABS-CBN Shutdowns: Then and Now

Boo Chanco
Updated as of May 06 04:19 PM

Boo Chanco, a former Vice President and News Director of ABS-CBN and Dean of the Journalism School of ABS-CBN University, talks about his experience going through two shutdowns of ABS-CBN: during martial law and in 2020.  Read more »

Myanmar charges Japanese journalist over 'fake news'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 04 06:23 PM

The Myanmar junta has charged a Japanese journalist under a "fake news" law, a report said Tuesday, in the latest blow to press freedom since the military seized power. Read more »

China warns US against imposing democratic ideals

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 29 06:30 PM

China warned the United States on Thursday against imposing its democratic ideals, while criticizing trade sanctions and military moves in Beijing's backyard just hours after President Biden's speech on American geopolitical priorities. Read more »

A Commentary: Duterte’s frequent absences a grim reminder of Marcos’ tricks to hide illness

Joel F. Ariate Jr., Larah Vinda Del Mundo, and Miguel Paolo P. Reyes, VERA Files
Posted at Apr 18 01:10 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte’s frequent public disappearances followed by staged photos to dispel rumors about his health recall the waning years of the dictator, Ferdinand Marcos. Read more »

As RevGov call reaches Palace, Duterte spokesman says 2022 elections to push through

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 16 06:22 PM

The 2022 elections will push through, Malacañang said on Tuesday, as it rejected again the call of some of President Rodrigo Duterte's supporters for a revolutionary government.  Read more »

China takes toughest line yet on Myanmar crisis as turmoil escalates

Catherine Wong, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 16 02:03 PM

China called on Myanmar’s military to stop attacks on Chinese-invested factories after dozens went up in flames in Yangon on Sunday – Beijing’s strongest comments yet on the crisis gripping its Southeast Asian neighbor.   Read more »

Filipinos urged to unite vs COVID-19 on 35th anniversary of EDSA People Power

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 25 08:03 AM

The Filipino people should unite against COVID-19 just as they did during the 1986 EDSA Revolution, an official said Thursday. Read more »

What happens to Myanmar if the US imposes new sanctions?

Amber Wang, South China Morning Post
Posted at Feb 04 01:51 PM

The Southeast Asian country is no stranger to restrictions from foreign powers, so will fresh ones make any difference? Unrest in Myanmar could spook Chinese investors, observer says. Read more »

Myanmar coup raises risk of delays for Chinese investors, analyst says

Laura Zhou, South China Morning Post
Posted at Feb 03 06:56 PM

The military announced that it will replace top government officials in departments, ranging from finance to foreign economic relations. This could mean that some deals will have to be renegotiated, an observer says. Read more »

Japan defense official: Myanmar coup could increase China's influence in region

Reuters
Posted at Feb 02 04:45 PM

The world's democracies would risk pushing Myanmar into the arms of China if their response to the coup closes channels for communication with the Southeast Asian country's powerful generals, Japan's deputy defense minister said on Tuesday. Read more »

Meet the artist slash activist behind UP’s much talked about barricade

RHIA GRANA
Updated as of Jan 29 02:57 PM

“Barikada now not only represents a commemoration of the Diliman Commune but becomes an essential visual response to current developments concerning the university and state forces.”   Read more »

Trump sees power as private property – a habit shared by autocrats throughout the ages

The Conversation/Reuters
Posted at Jan 19 10:48 PM

Shortly before crowds of his supporters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, Donald Trump implored them to “take back our country.” His words echoed a long history of authoritarians who have attempted to privatize power and turn it into personal property. Read more »

Propaganda web: Pro-Marcos literature, sites, and online disinformation linked

Enrico Berdos, VERA Files
Posted at Dec 12 04:06 AM

Heritage sites in Ilocos Norte and propaganda books all promoting the “greatness” of dictator Ferdinand Marcos are linked to one another, a study by two University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman researchers from the Marcos Regime Research Group concluded. Read more »

Gatchalian belies reports Senate panel voted to approve Marcos Day bill

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 30 10:17 AM

Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday belied reports that a Senate panel voted in favor of the approval of a bill declaring September 11 as a special non-working holiday in Ilocos Norte to commemorate the birth anniversary of former President Ferdinand Marcos. Read more »

'An end to the chapter of dictatorship': Chileans vote to draft a new constitution

Pascale Bonnefoy, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 26 11:08 AM

The existing charter, drafted without popular input during the military dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet and approved in a fraudulent plebiscite in 1980, was widely blamed for blocking change — and seen as a lingering link to a grim chapter in Chile’s history. Read more »

'Wala tayong respeto sa ating kasaysayan': Imee Marcos bats for Philippine film, news archives

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 04:42 PM

Sen. Imee Marcos on Tuesday urged the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) to start archiving films and news footage to help Filipino film makers create more documentaries in the future. Read more »