February 25, 1986. The day Filipinos reclaimed their long-lost freedom. After three days of a mass gathering of hundreds of thousands of Filipinos forming a human wall defying orders from Malacanang to disperse — to show a stand against dictatorship — along the main thoroughfare that is known...
ILOILO CITY—The Province of Iloilo is holding a freedom countdown on Friday, Feb. 25, to mark the 36th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution. Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. said the provincial government of Iloilo will lead a commemoration to mark the 36th EDSA People Power Revolution on...
In Bacolod City, youth volunteers caught the attention of senatorial candidate Chel Diokno for defending their rights to free expression amid the supposed removal of campaign materials in private properties. Senatorial bet Chel Diokno meets the youth volunteers who created the mural supporting the...
Amid the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) “Operation Baklas” that sought to remove campaign materials even from private properties, the camp of presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo called for the assurance of the people’s “Constitutional right to freedom of speech.” The...
Recognizing that the right to information is constitutional, the Department of Education (DepEd) assured that it will continue its efforts to make sure that the free exchange of information is “unhindered and accessible” to every Filipino citizen through the implementation of Freedom of...
Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles said the Palace respects the opinion of presidential daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio when it comes to the non-discrimination of unvaccinated persons against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Rodrigo...
Activists conducting demonstrations and protest rallies will not be treated as terrorists even if they condemn and go against the policies of the government in the same breath that press freedom will outmostly be respected by authorities. This was assured by Department of the Interior and Local...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo hopes that the Supreme Court will resolve all concerns raised against the controversial Anti-Terror Law that some critics said will lead to more red-tagging of government critics. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Robredo noted the advisory from the...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima said the libel and cyberlibel charges that Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi had filed against some members of the press over their coverage of the controversial Malampaya gas field buyout were frivolous and baseless. De Lima likened the suits filed by Cusi against the...
Senator Richard Gordon on Sunday lauded the decision of the Court of Appeals (CA) to grant Rappler CEO Maria Ressa’s petition to allow her to travel to Oslo, Norway and personally receive her Nobel Peace Prize for 2021. Gordon said the CA’s decision sends a strong message to the whole world...
The lawsuit filed by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi against seven media organizations, including the Manila Bulletin, for publishing a story on him and Davao City-based businessman Dennis Uy facing a graft complaint over irregularities in the Malampaya gas field buyout was meant to stifle freedom of...
Editorial Andres Bonifacio shares with Jose Rizal the distinction of being honored on a non-working holiday for his contribution to the shaping of a national identity among Filipinos. While Rizal is honored on the date of his martyrdom, the Bonifacio commemoration coincides with his birthday. Born...
