Irregularities, violence, rigging in Philippine midterm polls slammed
Posted in Asia NEWS The Philippines

Irregularities, violence, rigging in Philippine midterm polls slammed

MANILA (SE): “The people have spoken, but it was not a perfect discourse. Money tainted…

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Philippine government urged not to ban ‘lumad’ term; stop red-tagging labour activists
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Philippine government urged not to ban ‘lumad’ term; stop red-tagging labour activists

MANILA (SE): Archbishop Jose Cabantan of Cagayan de Oro criticised a government move to ban…

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Philippines leads Asia in deaths of environmental defenders
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Philippines leads Asia in deaths of environmental defenders

MANILA (LiCAS News): The Philippines is the deadliest country for environmental defenders in Asia, according…

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Child witnesses protected by bishop and senator
Posted in Cullen's Corner Features | Commentary Human Rights The Philippines

Child witnesses protected by bishop and senator

Were it not for the courageous few Philippine bishops, priests and human rights defenders, among…

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Philippine child rights group tells vice president to use funds on basic social services
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Philippine child rights group tells vice president to use funds on basic social services

MANILA (UCAN): “While many Filipino children cannot go to school because education is no longer…

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