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May 16, 2022

Do These Three Popular Anti-Ageing Skincare Ingredients Work? Here’s What The Evidence Says

We take a look at three of the most popular ingredients currently found in many anti-ageing products – and whether there’s any evidence they do what they claim....

May 15, 2022

Human Rights Watch on Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s Contempt for the Philippine Press

"Real vigilance is needed from donor countries and rights-respecting governments. They, along with journalist associations in the Philippines and around the globe, need to be prepared to push back against Marcos administration inroads against media freedom and critical reporting."...

May 15, 2022

Despite Huge Victory, Bongbong Underwhelms

A Philippine commentator described Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr’s victory as overwhelming. This is apt based on the current vote count....

May 14, 2022

Video: Nobel Peace Laureate Maria Ressa on Marcos and Social Media

"I actually warned about the impact of social media and how it has literally become a behavior modification system. Well, here’s the emblematic case study of the impact on elections." - Maria Ressa...

May 13, 2022

A member of the Marcos Family is Returning to Power – Here’s What It Means for Democracy in the Philippines

"That original Marcos era – with its extrajudicial killings and rampant corruption – has been subjected to revisionism, with many Filipinos looking back at the Marcos years as a time of stability and growth while ignoring the abuses. The $10 billion plundered by the Marcoses gets talked about less."...

May 07, 2022

How the Marcos Clan Might Be Heading Back to Power

Economic decline, a brutal “war on drugs” – for which Duterte faces an International Criminal Court investigation – and bad management of COVID have set a low bar for his successor....

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