Aquino: Like Edsa revolt, 2019 polls to give Filipinos chance to fight for future

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2019 02:46:28 +0000

Aquino: Like Edsa revolt, 2019 polls to give Filipinos chance to fight for future

As the country commemorates the 33rd anniversary of the Edsa People Power Revolution, Senator Bam Aquino on Monday appealed to voters to seize the opportunity presented by the midterm elections this year to fight for a better future for their families and the country.

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Duterte skips Edsa People Power rites for the third time

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2019 01:18:28 +0000

Duterte skips Edsa People Power rites for the third time

For three straight years, President Rodrigo Duterte skipped the commemoration of the Edsa People Power Revolution.

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NYC chair clarifies: Scholars may call for Duterte resignation, join protests

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 10:03:24 +0000

Youth commission official clarifies: Government scholars may join street protests or even call for President  Rodrigo Duterte’s resignation. 

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Bangladesh actress ordered to take down ‘vulgar’ social media images

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 12:35:09 +0000

Provocative selfies earned Bangladeshi social media star Sanai Mahbub a reprimand from Bangladesh police on Monday.

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Guatemala court blocks president’s expulsion of UN team

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 07:38:04 +0000

Guatemala court blocks president's expulsion of UN team

Guatemala’s Supreme Court has ruled to block President Jimmy Morales’ decision to unilaterally end a U.N. anti-corruption commission.

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2018: House rears its ugly head – again

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2018 09:17:54 +0000

2018: House rears its ugly head again

The House of Representatives was among the country’s institutions that witnessed the more, if not the most, exhilarating events this year.

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Turkey ends 2-year state of emergency, seeks to keep some powers

Turkey ends 2-year state of emergency, seeks to keep some powers

Istanbul, Turkey – Turkey’s state of emergency, which was imposed after the failed 2016 coup, came to an end on Thursday, but the opposition fears it will be replaced by even more repressive legislative measures.

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Pussy Riot upstages Putin with protest that briefly stopped World Cup final

Pussy Riot upstages Putin with protest that briefly stopped World Cup final

MOSCOW — Protest group Pussy Riot, long a thorn in Vladimir Putin’s side, claimed responsibility Sunday for four people who brought the World Cup final to a brief halt by running onto the field dressed in police uniforms as the Russian president and a global audience watched.

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