Press Statement | 16 March 2019 If the Philippine government’s factually dubious, legally anomalous and politically self-serving withdrawal from the Rome Statute takes effect tomorrow, it will lamentably exclude from the coverage of the ICC & therefore deprive the people of an international venue for legal accountability all future post-withdrawal crimes vs humanity, war crimes…
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Dabawenyos happily endured the scorching heat of the sun that reached up to 32 degrees Celsius on Saturday, March 16, to witness the “Parada Dabawenyo”, one of the most anticipated highlights of the celebration of Araw ng Dabaw.
File photo “The Duterte government is run by pathological liars and militarists who are corrupt to the core, able to subvert laws and mechanisms to evade accountability.” By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA — As the Philippines withdrawal from the International Criminal Court takes effect today, rights groups warned of escalating human rights abuses and…
Protesters call for an end to privatization of water services. Focusing on just Manila Water diverts the issue away from privatization as the central issue in, and underlying reason behind, the artificial shortage. As such, it also has the effect of absolving government of responsibility when in fact, the biggest accountability in all this lies…
The sixteen-day celebration of the 82nd Araw ng Davao concluded successfully on Saturday, March 16, with the Parada Dabawenyo that was joined by thousands of participants.
There is a need to assess the country’s law on the environment and Customs rules and regulations to prevent wastes from other nations to enter the Philippines as lawmakers are still investigating the thousands of tons of plastic trash imported from South Korea.
“If they can kill lawyers, then they can practically kill anybody.” Related story: International lawyers’ groups to probe attacks on Filipino counterparts By ALYSSA MAE CLARIN Bulatlat.com MANILA – One lawyer is killed per month. This is how the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) illustrated the escalating attacks against lawyers and judges in the…