Judge denies Cumpio, Domequil bail bid; rights group decries liberty curtailment based on ‘speculation’
“KAPATID stresses that with no proven criminal intent and key elements of the prosecution’s theory dismantled, continued detention is legally and morally indefensible. Justice demands evidence, not conjecture,” Lim said.
Manila’s Muslim district to hold Istiqbal before Ramadan
Few Filipinos know that Quiapo, regarded as the center of Catholic fervor in Asia, was originally an Islamic community.
Cumpio is nominee to this year’s UNESCO press freedom award
Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the Committee to Protect Journalists, and Free Press Unlimited nominated Cumpio, describing her “an icon of press freedom in the country.
ICC reveals Duterte’s co-perpetators in less redacted list
“Senator-in-hiding” Bato de la Rosa is given added excuse to absent himself from work as the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has uploaded a lesser redacted version of the complaint that includes his name.
More relationships but more self-love for Filipinos
At Quiapo’s Quinta Market, squash blooms were selling at Php50 per bunch and had reportedly been more popular among older men. “They are buying them as romantic jokes to their wives,” a vendor explained.
Joe de Venecia was masunurin
De Venecia’s friendship with Sison was the opening for a number of negotiations for the release of other soldiers, in one instance four Philippine Army (PA) officers, all of whom were freed not only as confidence-building measures but also as humanitarian gestures.
Keep out of sinking Mall of Asia (1)
Construction activity induces localized differential settlement. The researchers warn that subsidence increases the exposure to coastal hazards such as flooding and storm surges.
Sa pag-aresto kay Engineer Even Calajate
Ang pag-aresto kay Engr. Even Calajate ay senyales ng lumalalang repression laban sa mga lumalaban sa water privatization. Habang ang mga consumer advocates ay inaresto, ang mga corporate at political interests na nasa likod ng mga mahal na privatization schemes ay nananatiling walang pananagutan.
Did anti-Marcos impeachment solons celebrate too early?
The opposition lawmakers said the information bolsters earlier testimonies by undersecretary Bernardo as well as revelations by former legislator and erstwhile Marcos ally Elizalde Co about Marcos’ receipt of billions in kickbacks.
Tyranny of their truth
By dismissing the impeachment complaint filed by Bayan Muna against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the House of Representatives is serving notice to all and sundry that impeachment as a process of political rebuke and demand for accountability among erring public officials is dead.