MANILA, Philippines (First published Feb. 6, 7:30 p.m.) — President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive to halt all foreign explorations in Benham Rise indicate that the government is unable and unwilling to manage both risks and benefits of marine scientific research, a maritime law expert said. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol has announced that the president wants the Navy to…
Keeping political prisoner Reina Mae “Ina” Nasino and her newborn baby behind bars is “brutally and grossly merciless,” human rights alliance Karapatan asserted, as the group reiterated its call for the humanitarian release of prisoners — more than three months after Nasino and 21 other political prisoners urgently appealed on the Supreme Court to grant…
By: Gabriel Pabico Lalu – Reporter /INQUIRER.net /January 25, 2022 MANILA, Philippines — An international watchdog has urged the Senate of the Philippines to pass the Human Rights Defenders Act, which is seen to protect rights workers from harassment and extrajudicial killings (EJKs). According to the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, the…
MANILA, Philippines – The Sandugo Movement of Moro and Indigenous Peoples for Self Determination staged a protest in front of…
A Roman Catholic Church leader has reminded the Filipino electorate of the criteria in choosing their political leaders and how to make a wise decision ahead of the midterm elections on May 13.
Feb 15, 2021, Ralf Rivas MANILA, Philippines Remittances of overseas Filipinos contract by only 0.8% in 2020, beating economists’ expectations Despite mass layoffs worldwide, repatriations, and lockdowns, remittances of overseas Filipinos (OFs) fell by only 0.8% in 2020, as workers found ways to send home much-needed funds to help support struggling loved ones in the…