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Goodbye, my dear friend

You know I struggled to call you a dear friend. You had been once to me, but that was long ago. I don’t even...

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PICOF returns this July as an open festival

The Philippine International Comics Festival (PICOF) returns on July 10–12, 2026 at Ayala Malls The 30th, Pasig City, bringing together Filipino and international creators, creatives, publishers, readers, educators, and comics enthusiasts for a three-day celebration of comics and visual storytelling. For the first time, PICOF becomes an Open Festival, giving everyone...

Philippines: ‘Drug War’ abuses persist 10 years on

Under Marcos, Extrajudicial Killings, Arbitrary Arrest, Impunity MANILA (July 1, 2026) — Philippine police and their agents carry out extrajudicial killings with impunity as part of the government’s anti-drug campaign, Human Rights Watch said today, 10 years to the day after then-President Rodrigo Duterte began his vicious “war on drugs.” The...

CCP celebrates Pride Month with TIG facade lighting until July 4

In celebration of Pride Month 2026, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) lights up the facade of the Tanghalang Ignacio Gimenez (TIG) at the CCP Complex with vibrant rainbow colors and fingerprint-inspired projections from June 26 to July 4, 2026, from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. An...