By LLANESCA T. PANTI, GMA News Published October 13, 2021 The Philippine government has removed the mandatory quarantine in a facility for inbound travelers fully vaccinated against COVID-19 from their country of origin classified as “green country” or with low risk of infection, the Palace said Wednesday. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the travelers must…
Artwork by Dee Ayroso / Bulatlat If there exists an actual, substantive, and strong basis for the people to call for Duterte’s resignation, ouster, or removal from office by whatever means, the people have the right to exercise their sovereign will to do so. By GERIFEL CERILLO* Bulatlat.com In light of the alleged ouster plot…
INQUIRER.net /October 01, 2022 MANILA, Philippines — The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) supported the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) rejection of the government’s appeal to end the investigation on the supposed drug war abuses under the administration of former president Rodrigo Duterte. This was after ICC prosecutor Karim Khan released a…
Contributed photo “As hardworking Filipinos who struggle to support our families through honorable means, we deserve no less than wages and salaries that would afford us humane living conditions. We say enough of the Duterte government’s neglect of our plight.” By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – Workers from the public and private sectors…
Civil liberty groups honored groups and individuals they said uphold human rights despite wanton violations by the Duterte regime. On the occassion of the Araw ng Kagitingan or Day of Valor honoring heroes who fought against Japanese imperialism in the Philippines, the groups said the honorees embody courage as they stand up against abuses of…
The Southern Philippines Medical Center announced on Monday an increase of their testing capacity for COVID-19 cases with the addition of two Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) machines and one automated extractor.