#JunkTerrorBillNow is in this week’s top trends as the House Committee on Public Order and Safety (HCPOS) and the House Committee on National Defense and Security approved the substitute bill for Human Security Act, now the Anti-Terrorism Bill. The said bill claims to seek the prevention, prohibition, and penalization of any act that falls under its definition of terrorism. This means anyone who can be considered a threat to the state by proposing, inciting, conspiring, or participating in acts of terrorism can be incriminated. The bill was certified as “urgent” by President Duterte on Monday through a letter to House...

Ngayong Lunes, June 1, 2020, ay ganap nang sumailalim ang buong Metro Manila sa general community quarantine (GCQ) sa bisa ng kautusan ng Pangulong Duterte. Bago ang tuluyang pagpapalit mula modified ECQ, ay bumuhos ang mga samu’t saring reaksyon mula sa pangambang baka magbunsod lamang ito ng lalong pagtaas ng kaso ng COVID-19 sa bansa. Tinawag ng mga netizens na “Survivor Philippines” at “Hunger games” ang tila kahihinatnan ng mga tao sa Metro Manila dahil sa banta ng pandemya at pagpapaluwag ng mga kautusan kasabay ng paglampas ng bilang ng 18,000 na kumpirmadong kaso sa bansa.   Sa kabila ng...