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By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Back story: France Castro: teacher, friend, activist MANILA– Amid red-tagging of the progressive leaders, ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro… 04/26/2019
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Solon wins int’l award on union rights
‘Marcos Manloloko’ Road Trip
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Travels down Martial Law memory lane on April Fool’s Day ManilaToday.net The organizers of the ‘Marcos Manloloko Road Trip’ or Road Trip vs. Marcos Dishonesty… 04/26/2019
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CPJ finds ‘shrinking space for free press in PH’
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“This is a very great concern for the CPJ and the international community, because the Philippines has long enjoyed a very robust free press. We… 04/26/2019
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Rage against state terror
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Fourteen farmers were dead after police conducted “legitimate operations” in different towns in Negros Oriental last March 30. Eight were killed in Canlaon City, four… 04/12/2019
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Privatization is creating an artificial water shortage
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By Arnold Padilla Bulatlat.com MANILA — Metro Manila’s supposed water crisis is one that is not caused by lack of supply and new water sources,… 03/22/2019
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38 Lawyers killed since President Duterte took office
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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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Under Duterte, attacks against Filipino lawyers escalating
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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
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‘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
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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
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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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