“Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Cayetano harps on national sovereignty whenever international actors criticize the Philippine government on its human rights record. If Cayetano meant an ounce of truth in his pronoucements that the country should fully exercise its rights as a sovereign nation, he should uphold the rights of a Filipino citizen who suffered physical…
The city government reiterated its offer to the Misamis Oriental Provincial Health Office to take in patients infected with coronavirus (Covid-19) after one of the provincial hospitals was closed due to infection of the hospital personnel.
Members of the Manobo-Pulangihon tribe from Quezon, Bukidnon, ready to go back home after their arrival at the Cagayan de Oro port Monday night. The group escaped from their employer in Pangasinan whom they accused of maltreating them. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)
I woke this morning to hear there had been an order from the Bureau of Immigration about my case. I was surprised as I had thought the process was that I would have 10 days to put in a counter affidavit to answer the charges. It was through the media that I heard of the…
“DepEd Sec. Leonor Briones’ pep talk on fighting fears and teaching our students courage does not assuage our apprehensions as they are based on our rational assessment of the country’s present condition.” By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – The broadest group of public school teachers in the Philippines called on the Department of…
Nov 6, 2021 Pauline Macaraeg MANILA, Philippines Their core message is clear: The ongoing climate negotiations in Glasgow are dangerously following previous patterns where pledges were big but actions were lacking Filipino youth advocates urged global leaders to deliver on their promises regarding the climate and the environment amid the ongoing United Nations (UN) Climate…