Politics

The latest developments surrounding Ukraine reveal an uncomfortable truth: Europe has become a geopolitical pawn, its leaders reduced to mere spectators as Washington and Moscow dictate the terms of its future. The recent Trump-Putin call and subsequent US statements signal…

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday reiterated her opposition to new U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, saying she wrote a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump on the “unnecessary” measure. The letter is to be sent to the…

President Trump’s decision to cut funding to USAID revealed the extent to which the US government has been financing media, protests and other means to hijack civil society around the world. In Ukraine, USAID had a key role in toppling…

12 February 2025, Quezon City/Davao City.  As the official campaign for the midterm Philippine elections gained steam, environmental health and justice organizations wasted no time reminding all candidates for national and local posts to respect the trees and spare them…

Ironically, the so-called Honeymoon period of Sheikh Hasina and Narendra Modi hegemony collapsed by the Anti-discrimination Student Movement in July 2024 which drastically affected two trusted neighbors unprecedentedly that had never been seen before in the history of Bangladesh and…

When Sheikh Hasina came to power, the new generation (Gen Z) had not seen free, fair, and inclusive elections since 2008. Election observers described the parliament elections under her 15-year autocratic regime as fraud, and the poll results were cropped.…

Millions of Americans expected Trump to go rogue once he reassumed the presidency, but much fewer expected him to issue scores of reckless and damaging executive orders so swiftly. Pulling the US out of several United Nations agencies is one…

“Take your money with you,” said Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro, when told about Trump’s plans to cut aid to Latin America, “it’s poison.” By John Perry and Roger D. Harris USAID (US Agency for International Development) spends around $2 billion…

11 February 2025 “Election season is here again, and soon we’ll be hearing politicians declare their commitment to the people and the nation. But a leader who is truly dedicated to public service must also stand for environmental protection.” This was…

10 February 2025, Intramuros, Manila. – The environmental watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition is one with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in advocating for an ecological campaign that will show respect and take care of our Mother Earth in words and…