Former president Rodrigo Duterte, who had repeatedly attacked women during and after his presidency, was ordered arrested by an International Criminal Court pre-trial chamber consisting of all-women judges. https://t.co/CfBcafKAff
Rodrigo Duterte seemed untouchable once. But today, that facade has crumbled.
PH’s ex-strongman president is ARRESTED as the ICC issues warrant over crimes vs humanity over his brutal drug war that killed thousands.
Historic day.
https://t.co/r9Lw0vyoTK
Never forget that the thousands of victims in Duterte's drug war were not even arrested; like Kian delos Santos, they were summarily and brutally killed.
It may be a function of power as much as justice, but I welcome the arrest of Rodrigo Duterte and await his prosecution.
Today marks the 39th anniversary of the Philippines’ People Power Revolution. It ended the 20-year US-backed Marcos dictatorship. His attempt to rig the 1986 elections backfired. In just four days, millions took to the streets, forcing Marcos to flee the country. 🧵
70,000 jailed, 34,000 tortured, 3,240 murdered – this was Marcos Sr’s Martial Law.
Tyranny today is more cunning, more insidious, as it thrives in plain sight. So do not look away. Do not stay silent. Remember.
Never forget, never again.
Let’s do the math on AKAP.
Congress gets P26B. If all 316 members get equally, they get P83M each.
If sectoral reps aren’t included, representatives from congressional districts get almost P103M each.
Senate gets P5B. If all 24 senators get AKAP funds equally, they get P208M each.
How is AKAP distributed? How much do they give per constituent? How can we make sure ALL is handed out and not pocketed?
Why are legislators distributing this and not the DSWD? Does this violate the constitution in anyway?
Denise Musni and @SchnorC show that income and availability of parental support compensate for the lack of a co-parent among single mothers who conceived via MAR in Belgium. #latefert
The Philippines is about to be hit by a super typhoon, with another possible for next week.
That's six tropical cyclones there in the last 5-6 weeks, which is unprecedented since monitoring began in 1951.
#ClimateCrisis
🇵🇭 Schonmal von Klimakolonialität gehört? Unter dem #Klimawandel leiden die Menschen am meisten, die ihn am wenigsten verursachen. Unsere Autorin @andkatto verdeutlicht dies an den Folgen von #Taifun Haiyan im Jahr 2013.
https://t.co/saPwpXvoRM
If it feels like we set the trend for electing authoritarian figures into positions of power, it’s because in a way, we are. Both 2016 and 2022 elections were test beds for how effectively the proliferation of fake news on social media can win elections.
On Rodrigo Duterte’s Senatorial Candidacy:
First of all, he has no place running for any kind of public office. He is a criminal, a mass murderer, and deserves to be locked up in the Hague.
Our team member @mk_cabaraban is visiting @UniPadova and today will present there (⏲️13:00-15:00, 💻Sala riunioni) her ongoing work "Paid work and grandchild care: Benefit or strain? Investigating cognitive outcomes in Europe" with @brunoarpinoEU@ValeriaBordone@webervienna
Yesterday @mk_cabaraban successfully held her #ECSR2024 presentation. 👏🏼
For all of you who didn‘t hear the presentation in person and are interested in the key meassage of her presentation: take a look at the slide below 👇🏽