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Philippine Misereor Partnership, Inc. fully supports the recent resolution (Provincial Resolution No. 2024-164) by the Quezon Province Sangguniang Panlalawigan, rejecting the controversial Kaliwa Dam project. The Kaliwa Dam project has been fraught with issues from its inception, primarily due to…

“It has always been easy to blame trash and the lack of discipline for recent and future flooding, yet the climate impacts of unhampered plastic production, along with land use conversion, large-scale mining, and their contribution to environmental degradation are…

The deployment of U.S. nuclear weapons in Southeast Asia would increase risks to regional security, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Sunday in Kuala Lumpur after his visit to Malaysia. According to Russian media, Lavrov stated that the United States…

According to The Guardian on Tuesday, “Washington insiders role-played a second Trump presidency. Can it save democracy?” I’m pretty sure the “it” in that headline is “Washington insiders.” Apparently it is a bipartisan group of them, all serious, responsible adults…

On Monday, August 5tha a demonstration will be held in front of Tel-Hashomer enlistment camp in support of three teens refusing to enlist in the Israeli army in protest against the war in Gaza. Three 18-year-olds, Yuval Moav from Kfar…

People in Sudan’s North Darfur state are facing severe shortages of food and medical supplies, following heavy fighting that erupted in May between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur…

Review of the book “Inventing the future. Postcapitalism and a World Without Work“, by Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams I don’t remember where I got the recommendation, if it was from someone or I read it somewhere, but the truth…

Editor’s note: Grzegorz W. Kolodko is a former deputy prime minister and finance minister of Poland, professor of political economy at Kozminski University in Warsaw, and distinguished professor of the Belt and Road School at Beijing Normal University, and the author…

Consumers Reminded to Observe Safety Tips When Buying Toys 30 July 2024, Quezon City.  Some cheap toys being offered for sale outside public elementary schools in Metro Manila pose choking hazards and other safety issues. The environmental and health watchdog…

                        Extrajudicial Execution Victim Families Association, Manipur (EEVFAM) and Human Rights Alert (HRA) heartily welcome the recommendation of the UN Human Rights Committee (Committee) to the Government of India…