Before winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Maria Ressa's courage and integrity were put to test by the rising autocracy in the Philippines. Here are some of the highlights of her journey.
Newsbreak Chats: Duterte’s China policy is setting the Philippines up for failure
May 26, 2021 8:51 PM PHT
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Bookmark this page to catch the discussion on Thursday, May 27, at 4 pm.
President Rodrigo Duterte s defeatist remarks are not helping the Philippines position in its tension with China over the West Philippine Sea.
Duterte has repeatedly claimed that China is in possession of the sea. He also dismissed the historic 2016 Hague ruling, which gave the Philippines a legal victory against China s claims to its waters, as something useless he could toss it into the trash.
On Thursday, May 27, the Newsbreak team will discuss the long-term effect of Duterte s heavily-criticized policy on dealing with China and its encroachment into Philippine waters, and why the President s stance is failing Filipinos.
[PODCAST] Duterte, despite bluster, makes big climate pledge
Apr 24, 2021 11:22 AM PHT
Rappler.com
kalokohan (nonsense).
Fast-forward to April 2021, his administration has submitted a climate commitment to that Paris deal that is even bigger than the commitment proposed by Aquino administration.
Many things led to that reversal – from his own Cabinet urging him to support the Paris agreement, to him assigning Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III to lead the Climate Change Commission for him, to very active civil society groups keeping a close eye on government.
Rappler reporter Pia Ranada speaks to environmental scientist Rex Barrer of the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities about the Philippines submitted Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) and the political leadership behind it.
[PODCAST] KRIMINAL: The PNP and PDEA s trust problem
Mar 8, 2021 10:28 AM PHT
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For the first time in history, the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) figured in a misencounter.
The shootout was fatal. Four people were killed, including 2 policemen, a PDEA agent, and a PDEA informant.
Officials suspect a lack in coordination led to the bloody exchange as both sides also believed they followed all procedures.
But how does coordination between the two agencies work?
In this episode of KRIMINAL, Rappler s police reporter Rambo Talabong sits down with retired police general and Dangerous Drugs Board chairman Catalino Cuy to discuss the relationship of the two agencies.