(Photo from Unsplash) A youth group of gender equality activists and victim-survivors of sexual offenses on campuses called out the Department of Education (DepEd) for “failing” to provide the results of their investigation into the multiple cases of sexual abuse in Bacoor National High School...
Australia does not believe its strengthened military alliance with the Philippines will necessarily create tension in the South China Sea. Australian Ambassador to the Philippines HK Yu said that Canberra's enhanced military partnership with the Philippines, which includes more joint maritime...
The United States urged China to follow international law and stop its "routine harassment" of foreign personnel patrolling the vast South China Sea as Washington's commemorated on Wednesday, July 12, the 7th anniversary of the 2016 Arbitral Award on the contested water. US State Department...
Germany and France have expressed support for the Philippines after another incident of harassment involving China's Coast Guard against its Filipino counterpart right in the country's waters. German Ambassador to the Philippines Anke Reiffenstuel said an "aggressive behavior," particularly when...
Beijing's top diplomat in Manila on Thursday met with Department of Defense (DND) Secretary Gibo Teodoro in a visit that came shortly after another incident of harassment of Philippine personnel in the South China Sea. Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian sat down with newly-appointed Teodoro for talks...
Senator Raffy T. Tulfo denounced the harassment and discrimination against motorcycle riders by law enforcers. In today’s public hearing of the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights. Tulfo expressed his dismay at the way law enforcement officers conduct their checkpoint operations...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. has ordered an investigation into the alleged harassment of local policemen in Pangasinan on onion farmers in the province. In a statement, Abalos directed the DILG Region 1 and DILG Pangasinan offices...
The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) called on appropriate agencies to investigate “erring” content creators that promote sexual harassment, child abuse, and exploitation. (Unsplash) “Recently a concerned citizen brought to our attention a social media page and video streaming platform...
Gabriela Women’s Partylist filed a resolution seeking House probe on alleged sexual, verbal, and emotional abuse in the government-run Philippine High School for the Arts (PHSA) in Los Baños, Laguna. (Image courtesy of Philippine High School for the Arts) “The recent revelations about...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, July 11, disclosed the it sought the assistance of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to look into the reports of emotional, verbal, and sexual abuse allegations in the Philippine High School for Arts (PHSA) in Los Baños, Laguna. (DepEd...
TACLOBAN CITY – Two persons were allegedly gunned down by an armed band harassing residents of Balocawe, Gandara, Samar, Thursday, June 23. The victims were identified as Renato Pelambergo, 54, and Dionisio Caber, 58, both residents of Balocawe, a remote barangay about six hours boat ride and...
The Philippines and China have been handling in a "peaceful manner" the issue over the Chinese Coast Guard "harassment" of a research vessel in the South China Sea, the Chinese envoy to the Philippines said. Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian (Facebook/Manila Bulletin) Chinese...
