Rights advocate Leila de Lima cleared of all charges
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Rights advocate Leila de Lima cleared of all charges

MANILA (UCAN): On June 24, the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court dropped all remaining criminal charges…

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Calls mount to outlaw offshore gambling
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Calls mount to outlaw offshore gambling

MANILA (SE): Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan, the Philippines, wrote a pastoral letter saying that…

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Philippine peace advocate Father Picardal passes away at 69
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Philippine peace advocate Father Picardal passes away at 69

MANILA (SE): Redemptorist Father Amado Picardal, a peace advocate who campaigned against the drug-related killings…

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Philippine government under fire over new rights panel
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Philippine government under fire over new rights panel

MANILA (UCAN): Philippine government’s new Special Committee on Human Rights Coordination, a  “super body” set…

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Church backs Ati tribal people’s struggle
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Church backs Ati tribal people’s struggle

(UCAN): The Philippines Church has extended support to the Ati tribal people’s struggle to protect…

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