The Guardian, Daniel Boffey in Brussels, 27 Nov 2020 Provisionally approved act will allow EU to freeze assets and impose travel bans The EU will take on powers to freeze assets and impose travel bans on individuals involved in human rights abuses from next month, after the bloc’s member states provisionally approved a European Magnitsky…
By Paul John Caña, esquiremag.ph Many parents of kids who grew up in the ‘80s and ‘90s were able to send their kids to school with the help of College Assurance Plan or CAP. The founders of the company—Enrique A. Sobrepeña Jr., James Marsh Thomson, Rafael E. Evangelista, Ernesto M. Espaldon, and Romulo M. Espaldon—hit upon…
Bulatlat.com COVID-19 hastens PH economic decay As COVID-19 wipes out whatever is left of the limited opportunities for Filipinos to earn a living, the Duterte administration’s lacking response, combined with an oppressive political environment, creates conditions for a perfect storm of social unrest. Duterte’s double treason Under the guise of ‘freedom of navigation’ and ‘commitment…
By: Neil Arwin Mercado – Reporter /INQUIRER.net /October 15, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Marcos family should return their ill-gotten wealth and apologize for abuses during the presidency of their late patriarch, presidential aspirant and Sen. Manny Pacquiao said Friday. Pacquiao made the remark as he faces former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., the son…
With the spread of false information amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication published a series of media literacy videos to help Filipino students become more discerning of news they read or watch and to demand better journalism. Among the journalists featured in the video series are: ABS-CBN reporters Jervis Manahan,…
The Office of the Ombudsman indicted former Department of Transportation (DoTr) secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya and 16 others over a P4.2billion contract with several private companies for a three-year maintenance service of the problematic Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT3). Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales found probable cause to charge Abaya and the other respondents for violation…