Teka Teka

The silence rang loud on August 21 as Ninoy Aquino Day came and went with no acknowledgment from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. But this is just one of many awkward dates that the dictator’s son will have to face in his term. 

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On August 25, we commemorate the anniversary of the mass exodus of Rohingya from Myanmar. Bangladesh has opened its borders to more than a million Rohingya people but after five years the humanitarian response has become increasingly unsustainable. Doctors without Borders Dir. Paul McPhun give his insights from the “hospital on the hill”, Cox’s Bazaar in Bangladesh. 

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A contentious vaping bill lapsed into law last month despite strong opposition from the Department of Health and medical experts. What’s at stake? 

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The spoiler: they were all purchased by the procurement service of the Department of Budget and Management, under one man–Lloyd Christopher Lao. What is it with this agency and its problematic deals? 

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Join the Teka Teka news and What’s AP team as they visit the AVSECOM van that was used to transport the bodies of Ninoy Aquino and Rolando Galman shortly after the former senator was killed on the tarmac of the Manila International Airport on August 21, 1983. Rotting in a junkyard for decades, what secrets does the van hold? What stories may it still tell?

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"My son, my husband and I (both blindfolded) would be brought to a common visiting room for a supposedly 'two-hour' visit, but somehow the military guards always reduced this to one-hour or less.... On several occasions, although my son had a high fever, he forced himself to visit us because if he did not come, I and my husband will not be able to meet," reads this affidavit of a woman who was imprisoned with her husband from 1974 to 1977, under the Marcos dictatorship. 

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"Pinagbubugbog siya... magmula noon ay nagkasakit na ang tatay ko at nagsuka ng dugo at binigyan siya ng first aid treatment ng Philippine Red Cross.... Magmula noon ay hindi na siya nakapagtrabaho at nanghina na ang kanyang katawan," reads this affidavit of a son whose father was taken by authorities while they were having dinner in their Pampanga home in 1976.

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Usually, when Western firms open shop in Asia, they send down expatriates–who often hadn’t even been to the country they’re leading. But Bain and Co., a global management consultancy, decided to do it differently. They repatriated Patricia Nichol instead. 

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The landmark deal between two of the country’s networks has drawn a lot of support and scrutiny alike. Can they convince regulators a partnership is “in the service of the Filipino”?

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Senators are now asking: Why did we ever choose China over Japan when it came to important transport projects? Despite the hype, three railways didn’t see the light of day under Duterte because Beijing left us hanging. 

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