Davao Mayor Sara Duterte turns violent in defense of illegal squatting

An imminent riot at a squatter demolition site and TV cameras on the scene. It seemed to be a perfect opportunity for a publicity stunt. Perhaps this was the motivation behind Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte's assault on court sheriff Abe Andres who was acting on orders from his superiors to proceed with a demolition of illegally-built structures that were home to 500 families in Barangay Kapitan Tomas Monteverde Sr. Suliman, Agdao.

Noynoy Aquino's KAMAGANAK Inc increasingly being placed under close scrutiny!

More light is being shed into the rampant cronyism that seems to be going on within the administration of Philippine President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III. The latest snafu to highlight the alleged proliferation of these under-the-table handshakes in Malacañang involves the suspension of Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Virginia Torres over anomalies surrounding a project to computerise LTO operations.

China and the Philippines rattling sabres and playing the PR game over the Spratly Islands

In the dispute between the Philippines and China over the Spratly Islands, both sides are playing the victim card. According to the Inquirer.net Editor, Philippine President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III pleaded "no contest" to a possible confrontation citing China's "great advantage" over the Philippines in terms of military might.

For its part, Gong Jianhua writing for the China Daily highlighted China's being "not a formidable sea power" and that...