The Katipunan ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP) on Monday, Jan. 17, endorsed the presidential bid of Vice President Leni Robredo, calling her the kind of president the “Philippines truly deserves.” Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) KANP is the party of human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Chel'...
Opposition senatorial candidate Chel Diokno has objections to the threats by the government to arrest unvaccinated Filipinos, saying it should instead launch a massive information campaign to address vaccine hesitancy. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (Photo from Diokno’s campaign team) This will...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo and opposition senatorial bet Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno on Tuesday, Jan. 11, called on the Duterte government to provide free mass testing to Filipinos as the country suffers from the worst surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections. Vice...
Senatorial aspirants from the opposition expressed hope for a new and better Philippines in 2022, with former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, a staunch critic of President Duterte, saying he is wishing for a “new government.” LIGHT UP THE SKY (Rakicevic Nenad) In messages posted on their official...
Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno has called on the government to give priority to Typhoon “Odette” victims by relaxing the documentary requirements to hasten their claims for benefits and financial assistance from concerned agencies. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno “We ask the government to be...
His experience as a trial lawyer helped human rights lawyer and senatorial aspirant Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno shrugged off the insults hurled at him by President Duterte in the past. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno and President Rodrigo Duterte (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO) On...
If he wins, senatorial candidate and human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno will propose a law to level the playing field for political candidates in terms of equal airtime on television ads. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno is the guest on Vice President Leni Robredo’s radio show on...
Should they win next year, the opposition candidates running with Vice President Leni Robredo will be more open to having the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigate the alleged extrajudicial killings (EJKs) that happened under the guise of the Duterte administration’s war on illegal...
Senatorial candidate and human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno has reasons to believe that the opposition slate is in a better position to win in the 2022 national elections. Vice President Leni Robredo and human rights lawyer Chel Diokno are joined by their supporters during a visit in...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, Dec. 13, thanked human rights advocates as they endorsed her and eight other senatorial candidates in the 2022 elections. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Aside from Robredo, the organizations under the coalition group HR Vote 2022...
While recognizing the importance of paying homage to three Filipino World War 2 heroes, human rights lawyer Chel Diokno on Monday, Dec. 13, expressed his reservations over replacing their portraits with the Philippine eagle in the new design of the P1,000 banknote. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno...
Human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno has reiterated his position that those behind the thousands of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) must be held accountable as he condemned the killing of Pampanga-based journalist Jesus Malabanan. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (Photo from Chel Diokno...
