CEBU CITY – The United Nations’ Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Opinion and Expression arrived in Cebu on Monday, January 29, and had a dialog with some members of the media here. IRENE Khan (fourth from right), United Nations’ Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Opinion and Expression, poses...
United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Irene Khan lamented the plight of two jailed human rights defenders in Tacloban City after visiting them. UN Special Rapporteur Irene Khan during her visit to Tacloban City Jail (Photo from Khan's X post) As UN’s special rapporteur on freedom of...
A United Nations (UN) special rapporteur had a "very positive impression" of the vibrancy of the Philippine media as she visited Manila to check on the country's state of rights to freedom of opinion and expression, a Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) official said Thursday, Jan. 25. Irene...
The Philippines is "fully prepared" to welcome United Nations Special Rapporteur (UNSR) Irene Khan for her 10-day visit in the country. (From Irene Khan X account) Undersecretary Paul Gutierrez, executive director of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS), said they are fully...
United Nations Special Rapporteur (UNSR) Irene Khan's 10-day visit to the Philippines will focus on learning about the Marcos administration's efforts in upholding freedom of opinion and expression, and is not connected to the International Criminal Court (ICC) drug war investigation, a Palace...
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression Irene Khan will meet with House Speaker Martin Romualdez, Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla, and former senator Leila de Lima, according to Presidential Task...
Kalinga Party-list Rep. Irene Saulog has seemingly responded to viral calls for government to provide Filipinos with another round of "ayuda" or cash aid. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Saulog filed in the ongoing 19th Congress House Bill (HB) No.2022, or the proposed Act providing cash aid to all...
Kalinga Party-list Representative Irene Gay F. Saulog (Photo taken from the House of the Representatives website) Irene Gay F. Saulog will continue the advocacies of the Kalinga Partylist as its representative in the 19th Congress, after she had served in the 18th Congress as assistant minority...
State-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) wants to trim down further its financial obligations by implementing cost-cutting measures while increasing revenue collection, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In a statement, Irene Joy Besido Garcia, PSALM president and...
Three members of K-pop girl group Red Velvet have been diagnosed with Covid-19 while two more members of boy band Seventeen have fully recovered. SM Entertainment announced on March 14 that Red Velvet members Irene, Joy and Yeri tested positive for Covid-19 over the weekend. (Clockwise from top...
Kusina Kween winner Irene Rose Ortega Home cook Irene Rose Ortega was hailed as the first-ever ‘Kusina Kween’ as her leveled-up mechado dish emerged as the winning entry in Cinema One’s cooking challenge last Christmas. Irene turned the well-loved Pinoy dish mechado more special by...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided more than P99.6 million worth of assistance to the areas affected by typhoon Odette. Resident-volunteers of Barangay Luna, Surigao City are repacking Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) family food packs (FFPs)...
