Marcos’ amnesty program ends; Reds dismiss plan ‘an epic fail’
“Marcos’ amnesty program failed to deceive the Party, the masses and their revolutionary forces,” CPP chief information officer Marco Valbuena said.
“Marcos’ amnesty program failed to deceive the Party, the masses and their revolutionary forces,” CPP chief information officer Marco Valbuena said.
The peso closed at ₱59.735 per US dollar on Friday, surpassing previous lows of ₱59.50 last March 9 and ₱59.425 last January.
The Kalipunan ng Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas (Katribu) in an urgent alert on Friday said Bangibang was arrested in Tarlac City and is currently detained in Tabuk City, Kalinga.
The country’s militant transport group Piston said it is temporarily abandoning its stance of no fare hikes and now demands an emergency increase of P5.0 increase in base fares until diesel prices are substantially reduced.
By the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism’s count, 32 of the 64 party-list representatives in the 20th Congress come from active political clans although the parties they belong to claim to represent the poor, farmers, and ordinary folk from their provinces.
“This action is not only in defense of my own person and dignity, but more importantly, in defense of the women I represent in Congress and the broader sector of Filipino women who continue to face sexism, misogyny, harassment, and attacks meant to degrade and silence them,” Elago in a statement said.
DZRH reporter Misael “Boy” Gonzales Jr. was arrested by police officers while on coverage at the Department of Justice on Wednesday for an alleged violation of the Data Privacy Act by publishing details of an arrest warrant against Manila Councilor Rosalino Ibay Jr.
“The arrest of Duterte remind us that fascism has no place in a democratic society and accountability must reach the highest levels of government,” the Duterte Panagutin Network said.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa may be a step closer to final exoneration after the Philippine government recommended her acquittal from a cyber-libel conviction in June 2020.
The peso sank to a new all-time low as the country scrambles to find new crude sources as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz threatens its slim two-month buffer supply of petroleum products.




