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'HABANG HIRAP NA HIRAP ANG ORDINARYONG KABABAIHAN SA PAGBA-BUDGET SA ARAW-ARAW, LIMPAK-LIMPAK NA SALAPI ANG WINAWALDAS LAMANG NG ATING PINAKAMATATAAS NA OPISYAL'
WATCH: Gabriela Women's Party Rep. Sarah Elago delivered her sponsorship speech on the impeachment complaint filed against Vice President Sara Duterte.
"Walang sinuman, gaano man kataas ang posisyon, ang higit sa batas at higit sa interes ng sambayanang Pilipino," Elago concluded.
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‘PATTERNS OF DRUG USE DO NOT EXIST IN A VACUUM’
Paolina Massidda, common legal representative of victims of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war, highlighted the realities of why poor communities are vulnerable to drug use.
“In these communities, structural conditions including the absence of adequate mental health services, limited access to quality education, scarce employment opportunities, and the chronic stress associated with poverty, create an environment in which substance use is more likely to emerge,” she said during the confirmation of charges hearing on Tuesday.
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@StratbaseADRi Statement on Philippine-China Trade and Investment Relations
The Stratbase Institute rejects the Chinese embassy’s claim that any serious damage to diplomatic relations between the Philippines and China would “cost millions of jobs.” This assertion is not supported by official economic data from the Philippine government.
According to the latest data released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows from China from January to November 2025 amounted to USD 3.10 million, a 52.43% decrease from the USD 6.52 million recorded during the same period in 2024. These inflows represented only 0.27% of total FDI received by the Philippines in the first eleven months of 2025.
In 2024, China accounted for just 0.55% of total net FDI inflows. This continues a steady downward trend in China’s investment share, which declined from 12.04% in 2019 to just over 1% in 2023, before falling further in 2024. The data clearly indicate that China currently plays a relatively minor role in overall FDI inflows to the Philippines.
In terms of approved but unrealized investment commitments, China also trails behind other countries. Data recently released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) show that in 2025, Chinese investment pledges amounted to PHP 10.25 billion, only 3.76% of the total PHP 272.58 billion in pledges received by the Philippines.
While Chinese investment commitments surged during the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte – rising from PHP 2.33 billion in 2017 to PHP 50.69 billion in 2018 and peaking at PHP 88.67 billion that represented 22.7% of total pledges in 2019 – these commitments fell sharply to PHP 15.59 billion in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic and global lockdowns. Since then, Chinese pledges have remained comparatively low.
At the same time, the Philippines faces structural vulnerabilities, particularly a widening trade deficit largely driven by imports from China. While China is often cited as among the country’s top trading partner, the relationship is heavily skewed toward imports. This persistent and expanding imbalance, especially after former President Duterte’s pivot toward Beijing in 2019, heightened dependence on foreign goods, increased exposure to supply chain disruptions, and put pressure on the country’s balance of payments.
Taken together, official government data show that China’s contribution to Philippine investment inflows is limited, while trade relations remain structurally imbalanced. Claims that diplomatic strain would automatically lead to catastrophic job losses are therefore exaggerated and not supported by empirical evidence.

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DUTERTE’S CO-PERPRETRATORS, PINANGALANAN NA
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court identified several senior Philippine officials as alleged co-perpetrators in the crimes against humanity case against former president Rodrigo Duterte, saying they helped carry out a coordinated campaign of killings linked to the anti-drug war.
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