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Two Filipino nationals who were sentenced to death after drug conviction and another one serving a 15-year imprisonment in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been pardoned by the emir government, Malacañang announced on Friday, June 23. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Friday...

House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate on Monday, Dec. 21 strongly endorsed the grant of bail to convicts who have reached their twilight years or those who have become sickly while serving their sentence. Makabayan bloc2 Zarate aired the proposal in reaction to...