The self-proclaimed “conscience of the Filipinos”, activist Renato Reyes is the secretary-general of Alyansang Makabayan, or Bayan for short, an alliance of left-wing organizations which formed originally as opposition to […]
Rodrigo Duterte and the Specter of Dictatorship in the Philippines
Since Rodrigo Duterte took office as president of the Philippines in June 2016, there has been a surge in extrajudicial killings for drug-related allegations. Duterte’s controversial “war on drugs” now […]
Wisc.Microfinance Funding Sustainable Businesses In Haiti & Phili...
Seven years ago, UW Madison grad student Gergens Polynice departed his Port Au Prince home to return to Madison just hours before a 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the Island of Haiti. […]
Wisconsin Microfinance: Focus on Making Loans
Local non-profit organization Wisconsin Microfinance provides small start up loans to entrepreneurs in countries like Haiti and the Philippines. 8 O’Clock Buzz host Brian Standing visits with co-directors Meg DiPoto […]
Philippine Lawmakers Vote to Reinstate Death Penalty
Reinstatement of the death penalty in the Philippines moved closer on Wednesday as the Philippine House of Representatives approved a president-backed bill on the second reading. In a voice vote, […]
Bad Moon Rising
This Week On Mel & Floyd: The Quicken Loans Super Moon, Patrick The Old Wombat and his 32,000 Facebook Followers, Cubbies WIN! plus more signs, omens, auspices and harbingers of […]
