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Dutch lay missionary leaves the Philippines MANILA – After almost 30 years, Otto de Vries, a Dutch lay missionary to the Philippines left the country Monday night, May 3. The Bureau of Immigration (BI) canceled De Vries’s permanent resident visa and issued an order for him to leave the country, alleging that he joined protests organized by red-tagged groups. De Vries appealed saying that he was not notified of any proceedings conducted by the BI. This is not the first time that the Duterte Administration expelled well-meaning missionaries who have worked with poor communities and sectors ...

Rodrigo Duterte has come under additional criticism from just about every major human rights organization on Earth. The UN Human Rights Commission has been nearly apoplectic over mass murders in the Philippines. So too has the International Criminal Court. Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and numerous other Ivy League human rights groups have been hammering the Duterte government for numerous crimes against humanity. There is no upside. While the members of Duterte’s junta have benefitted in power and wealth, the country has tanked. It is estimated that starvation will be taking a ...

Another important reason why the Philippines (together with the other ASEAN countries) should try hard to have friendly relations with China, despite its provocative behaviour, is its vast domestic market for our exports.  As mentioned above, in PPP terms, China’s domestic market is already larger t

Published April 22, 2021, 7:25 AM The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) forged a deal on Wednesday to further bolster their partnership in suppressing red tape and corruption in the government. Under the MOA, ARTA and PACC aim “to align and integrate their functions, coordination and cooperation in handling complaints and reports of violations.” “This has been a much-anticipated partnership that puts PACC and ARTA at the forefront of the President’s war against corruption,” PACC Chairman Greco Belgica said. PACC Commissioner Greco ...

Karl Chua named as NEDA chief enablePagination: false endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 22) -- Karl Kendrick Chua has been appointed as Secretary of the National Economic and Development Authority, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque confirmed on Thursday. “Secretary Chua has served the Duterte Administration with professionalism, competence and integrity as Undersecretary of the Department of Finance and Acting Secretary of the NEDA,” said Malacañang in a statement. “With the aforesaid traits we are confident that Sec. Chua would continuously and consistently perform w...