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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....

May 06, 2022

“De Lima Casualty of President Duterte’s Catastrophic ‘Drug War’” - Human Rights Watch

"The senator’s imprisonment is among the low points of Duterte’s presidency". - Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch...

May 03, 2022

Are Animals Conscious Beings Like Humans?

With scientists, they base on the physiology of the brain (in relation to its whole body) to say whether or not an organism has consciousness....

May 02, 2022

Animal Heroes Are True Heroes

I have heard and seen so many stories of animals having done amazing heroic acts that one may not even come close to comparing it to human hero stories....

April 29, 2022

Happiness Doesn’t Follow Success: It’s the Other Way Round

People who frequently experience positive emotions tend to go above and beyond for their organisations; they’re also less likely to be absent from work or quit their jobs. People with better wellbeing also tend to earn bigger salaries than those with lower wellbeing....

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