Using a plastic trash bin, a man tries to douse a burning grassy area in Barangay Macabalan, Cagayan de Oro City, early Saturday afternoon, March 9. The Bureau of Fire Protection has reminded the public to be vigilant as the dry season is slowly being felt throughout the country, which might cause sudden conflagrations. (Jigger…
Jan 12, 2021, Mara Cepeda Charter change (Cha-Cha) is once again alive in Congress and lawmakers are pushing for it exactly a year before the campaign period for the 2022 presidential elections officially begins. Critics are rightly raising red flags over the timing of this fresh bid to amend the 1987 Constitution. Cha-Cha is a…
On the third anniversary of the murder of 17-year-old Kian Loyd Delos Santos, human rights watchdog Karapatan reiterated its call for justice, which the group asserted, “remains elusive for the thousands of victims killed in the government’s sham and bloody war on drugs as it continues to claim more and more lives with rampant impunity.”…
It was a simple ceremony but Mr. Mario Tipan, Chair of the Laak Multipurpose Cooperative (LAMPCO) felt like it was hope dawning on the farmers in the province of Davao del Norte.
Gaea Katreena Cabico – Philstar.com May 13, 2024 MANILA, Philippines — Amnesty International Philippines criticized the newly-formed special committee on human rights coordination as an unnecessary layer of bureaucracy as it urged the Marcos government to prioritize genuine solutions to the country’s human rights issues. Malacañang issued last week Administrative Order (AO) 22 creating an…
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