Tag: The Philippines
Shutdown of broadcaster might be legal but not necessarily right
Joseph Peter Calleja On May 5, the Philippine government ordered the country’s top broadcaster, ABS-CBN…
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Philippine bishops decry shutdown of broadcasting network
MANILA (SE): The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) called on the government to…
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Transparency of Philippine Covid-19 aid efforts criticised
MANILA (UCAN): Responding to complaints that very little government aid had reached those most in…
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Duterte poised to ease strict Covid-19 measures
MANILA (UCAN): “It looks like Metro Manila will graduate from ECQ (extended community quarantine) by…
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Philippine police shoot and kill quarantine violator in Manila
MANILA (UCAN): Retired Phlippine Army corporal, Winston Ragos who was killed by a policeman near…
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Duterte deploys military against quarantine violators
MANILA (UCAN): Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, ratcheted up his government’s efforts against the Covid-19 coronavirus…
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Duterte extends Covid-19 lockdown
UPDATE: On April 24, Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte extended the duration of the Extended Community…
