The Duterte administration may have made a blunder by requesting the International Criminal Court (ICC) to defer its investigation on President Duterte’s war on drugs, according to an assessment made by former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (MANILA BULLETIN FILE...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima has welcomed Senator Panfilo Lacson’s move to withdraw the bill he filed which seeks to reinstate the death penalty for heinous crimes. De Lima urged the Senate to instead give more push to the bill she filed which seeks to mete qualified reclusion perpetua to...
Regional bloc Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) can improve cooperation with India in the fight against terrorism, violent extremism, and transnational crimes "through exchanges of best practices and information". (Photo from Wikipedia/ Unsplash) President Duterte had this to say...
The leaders of the ten-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) vowed to collectively strive to prevent and combat transnational crime through stronger cross-pillar and cross-sectoral cooperation in the post coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) era, the Department of the Interior and...
President Duterte has revealed one of his "things-to-do" after he goes back to being a civilian next year: to prepare his defense for his case before the International Criminal Court (ICC). President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during his "Talk to the People" public briefing on Monday, October 4, 2021....
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Sunday said he supports calls for increased police visibility to prevent further incidents of anti-Asian hate related crimes committed against Filipinos in the United States. Lacson made the call following the latest incident where a female Filipino consular...
Photo from World Famous Yum Yum Food Truck Facebook page Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson stepped up to aid a Filipino food truck business in Salt Lake City after it was vandalized with racist messages early this week. In a social media post, the Fil-American NBA player said he teamed up with...
Poster photo from IMDB.com Legendary boxer Manny Pacquiao shows his support in the fight against Asian hate crimes through the film “Zeus.” In his Instagram post, Pacquiao proudly announced that he is the executive producer of the said film set to be released in digital platforms on Aug. 13....
President Duterte is making a fresh pitch for the reimposition of death penalty for heinous crimes in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) The President, who launched a bloody war on drugs, said he was in favor of the "restoration" of capital punishment especially against...
Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao has lauded United States President Joseph Biden for signing the Anti-Hate Crimes Act which seeks to counter the increasing incidence of hate crimes and violence against Asian-Americans in the US. Pacquiao is one of the many personalities who condemned the...
The United States of America has assured the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that it is standing by Asian-Americans as violence against the said group grew in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Foreign Affairs Acting Undersecretary for Bilateral Relations and ASEAN...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House The mounting violence and racism against Asian Americans, including Filipinos, in various parts of the US are deeply troubling. Reports said that from March 2020 to February 2021, some 3,800 incidents of physical assault, verbal...
