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OPINION | Romy, Lito, Rita, Kate, and the teenagers at the gaming shop are very different people, with lives highly unlikely to intersect. Yet they are bound together more tightly than twins, held captive and trapped by powerful addictions. Read: bit.ly/40HBc64

OPINION| The parameters for third-doctor consultations under the newly signed Magna Carta for Filipino Seafarers will reduce claimants’ chances of receiving favorable outcomes in compensation cases. Read: bit.ly/3O2MYjO

OPINION | Without a clear strategy for Philippine industrialization, however, this so-called “participation” will only make the country a location for foreign companies to profit from our mineral resources and cheap labor. Read the full article: bit.ly/3UMPezn

NEWS | Farmers and agricultural workers in the Cordillera region continue to bear the burden of an unequal system. This was the key discussion point in a forum organized by youth organizations on the region’s agricultural economy on Nov 9. Read the report: bit.ly/3Z46Aug

NEWS | NCIP Cordillera office has ordered Yamang Mineral Corporation to cease its mineral exploration activities in Abra, citing its failure to secure consent from the affected indigenous communities. Read the full report bit.ly/4fLqhwo

NEWS | Baguio RTC Judge Cecilia Dulay-Archog granted the Motion to Inhibit filed by state counsels, noting that denying it can be taken as confirmation of her alleged impartiality, “especially if the decision will not be to their liking.” Read: bit.ly/3USpBNL

NEWS | Abra Rep. Ching Bernos filed a resolution urging the House committees on cultural communities and natural resources to probe the alleged mining exploration on indigenous peoples’ land without consent from the community. Read the report: bit.ly/3CBzU2a

OPINION | Like most things, the concept of addiction is not ahistorical—it did not develop outside the movement of human history. Read the full article: bit.ly/3ZaUXBL

OPINION | UP continues to critically examine social and historical issues. It has molded students to fight for their beliefs and equipped them with the skills to communicate ideas and rally others toward social change. Read the article: bit.ly/4eyO3uu

OPINION | Justice remains elusive for Leonard, Sofronio, and Julio and for Ronino and Policarpio, who were wounded in the incident. It’s been 14 years, and no one has been made accountable. Read the article: bit.ly/3AJH7wO

NEWS | The Supreme Court issued the Writs of Amparo and Habeas Data for Dexter Capuyan and Gene “Bazoo” De Jesus, who have been missing since April 28 last year. The decision also included a Temporary Protection Order for their families. Read the story: bit.ly/3CN3e65

NEWS | “Systematic and deliberate” was how Leonida Tundangui, executive director of the Baguio-based non-profit KADUAMI, described the charges filed against development workers and their organizations. Read the article: bit.ly/3V8Y7DD

FEATURE | Baguio’s Smart Urban Mobility Project promises greener transport and smoother traffic, but the proposed congestion fee faces backlash, with critics calling it financially burdensome and discriminatory. Read the article:bit.ly/4fJxjlL

FEATURE | In the Philippines, the red-tagging of activists and non-profits has escalated to terrorist tagging, with authorities charging several groups and individuals under the country’s anti-terrorism legislation. Read the article: bit.ly/4fFNArL

OPINION | To solve the conundrum of addiction, we can start by studying the different parts of the puzzle we already know. Read the article: bit.ly/4ibG8X3

OPINION | APAA’s activities include exchanging information and views about Intellectual Property protection on anti-counterfeiting, copyright, patents, designs, trademarks, and their enforcement in different jurisdictions. Read the article: bit.ly/49izQ3F