By Carlos H. Conde HRW.org Another lawyer has been murdered in the Philippines, the 38th to have been killed since President Rodrigo Duterte took office… 03/22/2019
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38 Lawyers killed since President Duterte took office
Under Duterte, attacks against Filipino lawyers escalating
By ALYSSA MAE CLARIN Bulatlat.com MANILA – One lawyer is killed per month. This is how the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) illustrated the… 03/22/2019
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Reportage that challenged Marcos rule
‘PRESS FREEDOM UNDER SIEGE’ BOOK LAUNCH “Press Freedom Under Siege: Reportage that Challenged the Marcos Dictatorship” (University of the Philippines Press) will be launched on… 03/22/2019
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Inflation lower but poorest Filipino families still struggle with high prices
IBON.org Families struggling with meager incomes still have to put up with high prices even amid lower inflation posted in February 2019. Research group IBON… 03/22/2019
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IBON: Duterte govt’s accusations baseless, aim to hide truth about economy
The Duterte government’s accusations against IBON are baseless and aim to stifle economic analysis that is inconsistent with its preferred narrative of growth and development.… 03/22/2019
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Sketches of my High School Classmates
By Jojo Sabalvaro Tan I was suddenly driven to do sketches of my high school classmates to commemorate our entry into our seventh decade. Most… 03/22/2019
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On EDSA uprising anniversary, progressives assail ‘shadows of tyranny’ under Duterte
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — The EDSA Shrine has once again been filled with battle cries of the Filipino people as a… 03/08/2019
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Businessmen cashing in on Metro Manila Reclamation project –IBON
IBON.org Research group IBON said that the Manila Bay reclamation project under the Build, Build, Build program is a profit-led infrastructure plan that will mainly… 03/08/2019
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Cheaper rice for now, but at what cost?
By Sonny Africa IBON.org The government’s economic managers claim that the new Rice Tariffication Act which takes effect on March 5, 2019 will ensure the… 03/08/2019
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Rice tariffication puts PH food security at risk—IBON
IBON.org IBON Executive Editor Rosario Bella Guzman said that non-quota tariff rice importation undermines the food security principles of supply stability and affordability. She said… 03/08/2019
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