Raissa Robles
Investigative Journalist at Freelance
Senior Philippine Correspondent at South China Morning Post
Tweets - Fact-based Opinion; Investigative Journo; Publisher https://t.co/PWZvkL9clC - inside Ph politics & Beyond; freelance journo for foreign publications
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4 days ago |
scmp.com | Raissa Robles
A former chief aide of Philippine ex-president Rodrigo Duterte looks set to top the polls on Monday, with observers saying his victory would stem more from gratitude over a clever health legislation he wrote instead of a protest vote against the incumbent administration. Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, is known for the “Malasakit”, or “Compassionate” Centre, of which there are 163 countrywide, pioneered by him in Davao City in 2018 while he was Duterte’s “special assistant”.
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4 days ago |
flipboard.com | Raissa Robles
1 day agoCNN — A core group of top US officials — including Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State and interim national security adviser Marco Rubio, and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles — had been closely monitoring the escalating conflict between India and Pakistan when on Friday morning, the US …
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1 week ago |
scmp.com | Raissa Robles
A Philippine Senate probe has accused the Chinese embassy in Manila of funding a covert online influence campaign aimed at discrediting the country’s military and critics of Beijing ahead of midterm elections – prompting calls for diplomatic sanctions and potential criminal prosecution.
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2 weeks ago |
scmp.com | Raissa Robles
A symbolic battle over flags on a disputed reef has reignited tensions between China and the Philippines, exposing the challenges to achieving maritime stability even as Beijing pledges to complete a long-delayed Code of Conduct aimed at preventing conflict in the South China Sea.
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2 weeks ago |
scmp.com | Raissa Robles
To generations of Filipinos, Nora Aunor was not just a film star – she was the embodiment of their hopes, hardships and quiet resilience. Celebrated as the Philippines’ one and only “Superstar”, the diminutive actress with a golden voice and uncommon charisma rose from poverty to become a national icon – not for her glamour, but for her ability to portray the unvarnished lives of ordinary Filipinos.
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