By: Kurt Dela Peña – Content Researcher Writer /Philippine Daily Inquirer /December 10, 2021 MANILA, Philippines—“I don’t care about human rights.” Lost in those words uttered by Rodrigo Duterte as president in 2020 was the value of human rights not just as a vague idea or concept but as a key cog in the machinery…
Dec 9, 2021, Herbie Gomez, Inday Espina-Varona, Rappler.com Former workers and members of the Davao-based Kingdom of Jesus Christ organization are out to make the preacher account for the years of abuse and exploitation they experienced Embattled Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy allegedly exploited minors and women, manipulating them into believing…
Ali Bekhtaoui, Agence France-Presse Posted at Dec 07 2021, news.abs-cbn.com The share of global wealth of the world’s richest people soared at a record pace during the COVID-19 pandemic, a report on inequality showed Tuesday. Since 1995, the slice held by billionaires has risen from one percent to three percent, according to the World Inequality…
Dec 6 (Reuters) – Rohingya refugees from Myanmar are suing Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O), formerly known as Facebook, for $150 billion over allegations that the social media company did not take action against anti-Rohingya hate speech that contributed to violence. A U.S. class-action complaint, filed in California on Monday by law firms Edelson PC and…
Philippine Daily Inquirer / December 08, 2021 For fulfilling their duty to report on matters of abiding national significance, 21 journalists, editors, and executives of seven news organizations were unexpectedly slapped last Nov. 29 with multiple libel and cyberlibel suits by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi and Davao-based billionaire Dennis Uy. Their supposed crime? Publishing “libelous…
By: Gabriel Pabico Lalu – Reporter /INQUIRER.net /December 07, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The footprints and hallmarks of Malacañang and Sen. Bong Go appear to be all over the mess involving the Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp., Sen. Richard Gordon said as the names of past officials linked to both have been brought up during the investigations….
By Mario Alvaro Limos | Dec 14, 2019, www.esquiremag.ph You might not be aware of it but you may be using Filipino slang that your parents may have used way back in the ‘70s. Filipino slang is a fascinating topic for any scholar of language because of its quickly and constantly evolving dynamics….
Marc Jayson Cayabyab – The Philippine Star December 6, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Coalition 1Sambayan yesterday threw its support for news organizations sued for libel by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi regarding coverage of the Malampaya gas field deal. In a statement, the coalition that endorsed the presidential bid of Vice President Leni Robredo said it…