United States Senate Majority Whip Richard “Dick” Durbin (D-IL) on Thursday (Wednesday in Washington, D.C.) told Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. that the US recognizes the importance of its security cooperation with the Philippines but “not at the exclusion of the country’s...
Makabayan congressmen on Tuesday, Sept. 21 said the unabated incidences of human rights violations, many resulting in deaths, under the Duterte administration has given Filipinos instant flashbacks of the years when the country was under martial law. Human rights rally On the 49th commemoration of...
The Commission on Human Rights' (CHR) appealed to lawmakers Thursday, September 16, for an increased budget in 2022. Commission on Human Rights CHR chairperson Jose Luis Martin "Chito" Gascon that while the constitutional body was given an increase in its funds for the salaries of its personnel,...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque is firm that Malacañang will not share records of the administration's infamous drug war to the public nor the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) but assured the people that those guilty of crimes are being investigated, tried, and punished. Presidential Spokesman...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said on Thursday, September 16, that it will study and consider any request from the International Criminal Court (ICC) with regard to the launch of its investigation into the Duterte administration's "war" against illegal drugs. Commission on Human Rights...
A total of 367 distressed and undocumented Filipinos from the Middle East have finally made it home to the Philippines via a sweeper flight mounted by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) over the weekend. Filipino repatriates from Lebanon, Syria, and Bahrain undergo health protocol upon their...
Human rights violation has never been part of the government’s policy in addressing the country’s coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) woes, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año maintained on Tuesday, Sept. 14. “We assure na wala sa policy natin ang...
The youth arm of opposition coalition 1Sambayan on Monday, September 13, unveiled its 11-point agenda, which includes education, economic recovery, livable wages, economic protection, human rights, and national sovereignty, for the 2022 national election. 1Sambayan Youth, which is comprised of...
The use of human waste products like urine has been explored by scientists in the past few years. In a recent study, experts examined how the use of human urine in farms is linked to geography. Results showed that aside from population and proximity to farms, there are also other factors at...
The United States on Friday (Thursday in Washington, D.C.) reiterated its call for China to abide by the July 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague that invalidated Beijing’s excessive nine-dash line claim in the South China Sea. US State Secretary Antony Blinken made...
Philippines' ASEAMETRICS has formed a new strategic partnership with ESM, LLC, a software and consulting firm headquartered in greater Boston, Massachusetts, USA. ESM offers a suite of easy-to-use solutions that provide an automated system in formulating, implementing, measuring, and improving...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers halted six alleged human trafficking victims from boarding a plane to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City, reports reaching the Manila Bulletin said Sunday, August 8. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a...
