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July 29, 2022

‘Project Gunita’: Safekeeping Pages of the Marcos Regime’s History

On the night of Election Day on May 9, when Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was on the way to winning the presidential race according to the count of the Commission on Elections, one thought came into my mind: the martial law files....

July 29, 2022

Why Can’t You Remember Being Born, Learning to Walk or Saying your First Words?

If infants can form memories in their first few months, why don’t people remember things from that earliest stage of life? No one knows for sure what’s going on, but scientists have a few guesses....

July 28, 2022

How the Omicron Subvariant BA.5 Became a Master of Disguise – and What it Means for the Current COVID-19 Surge

The omicron subvariant known as BA.5 was first detected in South Africa in February 2022 and spread rapidly throughout the world....

July 28, 2022

3 Reasons Why Women Leaders Actually Matter for Women

As the first female presidents of their nations, Aquino, Kumaratunga and Megawati shifted norms around politics, which had been seen as a place exclusively for men and inappropriate for women....

July 27, 2022

Claiming Credit for Foreign Aid Helps Politicians Hold Power

The project targeted the poorest municipalities in the country. The World Bank, trying to prevent politicians from exploiting the aid, allocated funds directly to village accounts, rather than municipal mayors’ offices....

July 26, 2022

Greenpeace on SONA: Drop Nuclear, Fossil Gas Plans – Head Straight to RE

"The President should walk the talk on his statements about preserving the environment and human life, and stop creating barriers to Renewable Energy." ....

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