The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has lauded the filing by the Department of Justice (DOJ) of a murder case in court against six Navotas City policemen in the killing of 17-year-old Jerhode Jemboy Baltazar last Aug. 2. The Navotas City regional trial court (RTC) has ordered the arrest of PSSg....
While Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Chairperson Richard Palpal-latoc agreed with the war on illegal drugs by the previous administration, he strongly disagreed on the extrajudicial killings that happened during the operations conducted by law enforcers. Palpal-latoc cited the statement of former...
Three convictions out of the 6,000 alleged cases of extra-judicial killings (EJKs) in the Philippines are "not enough" to ensure that the country will continue enjoying the benefits of the European Union's (EU's) Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) status. EU Special Representative for...
Manila 6th District Rep. Bienvenido Abante, Jr. on Tuesday, Nov. 15, pitched a lineup of proposed measures forming part of his committee’s legislative priorities in the 19th Congress that “would definitely bear the mark of a rights-based approach to legislation.” (Karapatan / Manila Bulletin)...
Vice President Leni Robredo said she was "saddened" but not surprised by the Philippine's low ranking in the latest World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index, especially with was she has seen under the Duterte administration. Vice President Leni Robredo (Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, July 9 welcomed the election of Bishop Pablo Virgilio David as the new head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), saying his courage and compassion is necessary to fight the abuses and corruption in the government. “I can attest to...
