Anti-corruption protests spread across the Philippines through late 2025, but movement dynamics varied sharply between regions. Manila's spectacular convergences—hundred-thousand-strong marches, EDSA Shrine masses for tens of thousands of protesters, celebrity endorsements—captured international attention.
The protest wave in Visayas (central island group, including Cebu, Negros, Panay, Leyte, and Samar) has different answers. Regions spanning dozens of islands cannot rely on big central (…)

A UN report has warned funding cuts to global HIV prevention schemes could cause new cases to skyrocket. (Getty)
A UN report has warned funding cuts to global HIV prevention schemes could cause new cases to The global fight to prevent new HIV cases by 2030 is facing its most significant setback in decades, according to the UN's latest annual report.
Experts warned the sudden funding cuts to international HIV prevention schemes over the past year could result in over 3.3 million new HIV (…)

“From the mid-1970s onward, Cheney's deepest preoccupation was the balance of power within the American state, which he interpreted through an expansive presidentialist lens. The post-Vietnam reassertion of congressional authority – the War Powers Act, restrictions on intelligence activity, heightened oversight – struck him as illegitimate encroachment on the executive's constitutional domain.”
In January 2022, Richard Bruce Cheney made a surprise appearance on the floor of Congress. His (…)