Are New Peso Bill Designs Erasing Philippine History?

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)’s new polymer banknotes, featuring native animals and plants instead of national heroes, have sparked a heated debate. The August Twenty-One Movement (ATOM) is questioning the BSP’s decision, arguing that the removal of heroes’ images from the banknotes constitutes a form of historical erasure. ATOM points to the discontinued P1000…

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WEATHER NEWS: Romina ph

Tropical depression #RominaPH is now moving northwards towards southern Kalayaan Islands. At 1:00 p.m. Sunday, it was located 285 km south of Kalayaan, Palawan outside the Philippine area of responsibility. #RominaPH packs winds of 55 kph and gusts up to 70 kph. It is moving northward at 35 kph. Wind Signal No. 1 is raised…

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House tags Duterte, et al. for ‘crimes against humanity’

MANILA, Philippines — The House quad committee on Wednesday said former President Rodrigo Duterte, Senators Christopher “Bong” Go and Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, two former Philippine National Police chiefs and two other ranking police officers should be charged with crimes against humanity in the bloody drug war that killed thousands of Filipinos. Quad committee chair…

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