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Two days apart this week, two important commemorations took place. One evoked a resounding plea for long-delayed justice; the other, for the resumption of peace… 09/09/2022
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At Ground Level
Phl has most number of ‘desaparecidos’ in SEA
Despite having left ICC, Phl cannot evade probe
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By Satur Ocampo “Withdrawal from the Rome Statute does not discharge a state party from the obligations it has incurred as a member. Consequently, liability… 08/12/2022
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A deeply ingrained militaristic mindset
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Yesterday president-in-waiting Ferdinand Marcos Jr. named Juan Ponce Enrile as his presidential legal counsel. A key implementor during Marcos Sr.’s martial law dictatorship, Enrile figured… 06/24/2022
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Red-tagging as weapon in electoral campaign
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One wouldn’t have been surprised, but definitely would have wished that President Duterte – basically in self-respect but much more so in respect for his… 04/22/2022
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Duterte’s last gamble: ‘Give up, get land, house’
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Going into his final three months in office, President Duterte apparently realized he was far from achieving another one of his 2016 campaign promises: to… 04/08/2022
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Deeper look into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24 – which the Ukrainian government and people have determinedly resisted, spurring support for them in the United Nations… 03/11/2022
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Challenges to terror law will continue before SC
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With a caveat to the public and the contending parties in the case, the Supreme Court announced on Thursday that it had stricken down as… 12/17/2021
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Global rights watchdogs tag Duterte as violator
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By Satur Ocampo Going into its last year in office – with President Duterte saying he’s “somewhat sold on the idea” of running for vice… 07/26/2021
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Arming civilians as ‘force multipliers’
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“If you have this coalition, you have a list of people who are there and can arm themselves. I will order the police. If you… 07/09/2021
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ICC probe on ‘drug war’ must be pursued
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It was only a preliminary examination. It essentially focused on documented complaints and information received from various sources – including from families of victims –… 06/25/2021
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