Felicien Kabuga, a suspect in the 1994 Rwanda genocide, has died in custody, a U.N. court said on Saturday. He was 93. Kabuga was arrested in France in 2020 after more than two decades on the run and extradited to The Hague. He was later ruled unfit to stand trial because of dementia and was also deemed too ill to return to…
A breakaway group from former Senator Antonio Trillanes’ Magdalo has ditched the organization to join former Senator Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan’s newly launched Reform PH Party, alongside veterans of the EDSA People Revolution, former fighters from the armed component of the left, the former Alex Boncayao Brigade, and former Muslim commanders and fighters who have chosen to pursue change through the parliamentary process.…
Former Senator Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan has launched a new political party—the Reform PH Party—with roots in the Magdalo movement, drawing together veterans linked to the group, returnees from armed left organizations, and Muslim rebel returnees who have laid down their arms, all committed to pursuing change through legal, constitutional, and peaceful means. When asked whether former military members in the Reform PH…
In the middle of one of the most turbulent weeks in recent Philippine political history, former Senator Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan reached back four decades to find the model of leadership the country needs right now—and the name he came up was a former president who once spent two hours over dinner talking to his political enemies, one by one, and paid for…
With the perceived ouster of career health officials, Malacañang now stands accused of putting institutional stability and expert leadership at risk for political convenience. The uproar follows the exit of Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire and other veteran DOH officials in what appears to be a politically motivated shake-up. About 55 professional medical groups signed a joint statement expressing concerns of what…
The Laguna Lake is fast deteriorating into the country’s “biggest septic tank,” Biñan City Rep. Walfredo “Arman” Dimaguila Jr. warned on Saturday, August 2. In an interview on DZRH News’ Special on Saturday, Rep. Dimaguila urged the Marcos Jr. administration to take urgent and science-based action to rehabilitate the vital water body affecting millions across Southern Luzon and Metro Manila. “Magkakaroon na…
The Iran war is showing why the Philippines can’t afford to neglect its farmers
A war thousands of kilometers away is beginning to ripple through something as basic as the Filipino dining table. The conflict involving Iran has pushed oil prices higher, disrupted key shipping routes, and strained global supply chains—especially for fertilizer, a critical input for food production. Farmers are already feeling the pressure. Fertilizer prices have surged by as much as 30% to 40%,…