House committee seeks increase in Mindanao budget Sun.Star Increase 2019 budget for Mindanao, solon appeals Inquirer.net Full coverage
Families of victims of human rights violations under the Gloria Macapagal Arroyo government slammed the newly-installed House of Representatives Speaker, saying she is still accountable for the many atrocities from 2001 to 2009. Angered at the complete rehabilitation of Arroyo’s political career, the families said her comeback is an insult to the victims and to…
Sep 27, 2022, Jairo Bolledo ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan asserts that crimes under the drug war campaign appear to have been ‘at the very least encouraged and condoned by high-level government officials, up to and including the former President’ MANILA, Philippines – After pausing the probe and hearing the Philippine government’s side, International Criminal Court…
Apr 20, 2021 Dwight De Leon MANILA, Philippines The pioneering makeshift, sidewalk free food station serving the needy reopens Wednesday The woman whose trailblazing community pantry initiative inspired thousands of Filipinos to extend a similar helping hand to the needy has had enough of the red-baiting. Ana Patricia Non, in a virtual press briefing she…
World Press Freedom Day has always been the occasion for responsible journalists to reexamine the state of one of the fundamental needs of ethical practice. This year as in 2018, May 3rd was not so much an occasion for celebration as for alarm. As in many other parts of the world, the independent press is…
Baguio City imposes curfew on minors Manila Bulletin Baguio amends curfew ordinance The Manila Times Full coverage