President Rodrigo Duterte

Will Philippines’ Marcos Jnr form social media regulatory board for ‘anti-government propaganda’ clampdown?

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Such misinformation poses a “clear and present danger” to Filipinos, said Dr. Michael Raymond Aragon, head of the Society of Social Media Broadcasters. Customers at a cafe at Cebu IT Park in Cebu City. Section 154 of the Philippines’ penal code penalises the publication of false news that endangers public order or harms the state’s … Read more

Fighting for their land: on Philippines’ Boracay island, indigenous Ati tribe faces eviction threat

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Duterte put Boracay under the land reform programme when he closed it for six months in 2018 to clean up the island from pollution caused by overtourism. At a ceremony to award the certificates to the Boracay Ati Tribal Organisation, Duterte urged the community to “go till the land for the benefit of your children … Read more