By: DJ Yap – Reporter/Philippine Daily Inquirer / January 18, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Sharp differences in the prices of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippines and neighboring countries smack of corruption, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said on Sunday. CoronaVac, the vaccine developed by the Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech, costs as little as $5…
Retired Army Major General Jovito Palparan faces life imprisonment after being found guilty of kidnapping and serious illegal detention for the 2006 disappearance of University of the Philippines UP students Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño. In today’s long-awaited promulgation, Branch 15 of the Malolos Regional Trial Court found the notorious Philippine Army officer guilty of…
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To the Public Opinion We reject persecution of indigenous rights defenders by the Government of the Philippines CHIRAPAQ, Center for Indigenous Cultures of Peru, expresses its support for Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples and Joan Carling, Co-convener of the Indigenous Peoples Major Group for Sustainable Development, who have been arbitrarily…
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(Photo by Carlo Manalansan/Bulatlat) By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA — The 14th Division of the Court of Appeals dismissed the petitions for the writ of amparo and habeas data filed by Karapatan, Rural Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP), and Gabriela, June 28. In the decision penned by Associate Justice Mario Lopez, the appellate court…