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Cumpio, Domequil’s continued detention alarms UN experts

Five UN special rapporteurs said that journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and church lay worker Marielle Domequil’s  continued imprisonment is “deeply troubling,” as their petition for temporary liberty had been denied by a local court on the extra charge of terrorism financing.

BAYAN: US/Israeli aggression causing ‘oil price shocks, inflation explosion’

With a projected P15/liter increase in diesel and P7/liter in gasoline prices starting Tuesday, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) demanded the removal of value added and excise taxes on petroleum products, warning of a runaway inflation should the Ferdinand Marcos Jr. fail to swiftly act against oil price increases.