Philippine legislators rapped for shutting down broadcasting network
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Philippine legislators rapped for shutting down broadcasting network

MANILA (Agencies): “The heavens now weep for this blow to the Constitutional guarantee of the…

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Philippine anti-terror bill signed into law
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Philippine anti-terror bill signed into law

MANILA (UCAN): “The bill is a glaring attempt to silence critics and destroy any disagreement…

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Red-tagging of religious sister by Philippine official criticised
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Red-tagging of religious sister by Philippine official criticised

MANILA (UCAN): Philippine presidential communications undersecretary, Lorraine Badoy, red-tagged (accused of being communist or terrorists)…

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Conviction of Maria Ressa a blow to press freedom bishops say
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Conviction of Maria Ressa a blow to press freedom bishops say

MANILA (UCAN): The apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Manila, Bishop Broderick Pabillo, said the…

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The chilling effect of Duterte’s anti-terrorism bill

Joseph Peter Calleja Former United States (US) president, Woodrow Wilson, once said: “Liberty has never…

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