Rappler.com MANILA, Philippines – Human rights lawyer and senatorial candidate Chel Diokno slammed President Rodrigo Duterte for weaponizing lists against government critics. The Otso Diretso… 03/08/2019
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Chel Diokno to Duterte: Stop weaponizing lists
Hands Off the Bearers of the Gospel
Ecumenical Bishops’ Forum EBF Statement on the Red-Tagging of Bishop Felixberto Calang and Bishop Antonio Ablon The Ecumenical Bishops Forum (EBF) decries the malicious tagging… 03/08/2019
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Journalists, institutions decry ‘absurd legal attack’ against Rappler
MANILA, Philippines – A number of journalist groups and institutions slammed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recommendation to file cyber libel charges against Rappler Incorporated,… 02/08/2019
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Minimum age of criminal responsibility, reset to 12 years old, from 9
12, not 9 years old; “social,” not criminal responsibility, says House ABS-CBNNews.com MANILA–The House of Representatives on Wednesday (Jan. 23) approved on second reading a… 01/25/2019
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Bill exempting journalists from being witnesses in anti-drug operations filed
By Kath M. Cortez DavaoToday MANILA, Philippines – As the government intensifies its campaign against illegal drugs, Makabayan representatives in Congress filed a bill to… 01/25/2019
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Alliance calls on Filipino people to act amid ‘bleak situation under Duterte’
“The mass killings are meant for mass intimidation! Not just in the drug war, but in the war against authoritarianism, in the war against poverty,… 01/25/2019
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Fil-Am actor cast as lead in Broadway hit ‘Hamilton’
Philstar.com MANILA, Philippines — Last January 19, Filipino-American actor Marc dela Cruz took the stage as the lead role of the hit-Broadway musical “Hamilton” for… 01/25/2019
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Ex-bank manager guilty of money laundering
Philstar.com MANILA, Philippines — A Makati City court Thursday (Jan. 10) convicted a former bank branch manager of money laundering for her role in one… 01/11/2019
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Ocampo et al released on bail, vow to file countercharges against perpetrators
“Make no mistake about it: while we welcome this victory, those responsible for these despicable acts cannot just rest yet because they will be surely… 12/07/2018
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No need for nationwide Martial Law declaration, there is de facto martial law
ManilaToday.net On November 22, Rodrigo Duterte said there is no need to declare Martial Law nationwide. This is the nth time he said this. But… 12/07/2018
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