Sison warns against Duterte’s ‘war panel’
Sison said the NDFP does not want to be baited into accepting a war panel of the Duterte regime, “whose purpose is merely to seek the impossible, such as the surrender of the revolutionary forces, especially the New People’s Army.”
Lower official poverty estimates don’t mean less poor Filipinos — IBON
IBON observed that the supposed improvement is based on a daily per capita poverty threshold averaging just some Php69.50 nationwide and a daily per capita subsistence or food threshold of only some Php48.60 in the first semester of 2018.
Bishop calls for end to ‘barbaric attacks’ as police general says church ‘not competent’ to probe Negros killings
“Why continue this madness? Why execute people by mere suspicion? Why shed blood just because of command from the mighty? Why? We demand answers,” Bishop Alminaza said.
Paolo still refuses to show tattoo
The tattoo allegedly bears Duterte’s serial code as among the leaders of the drug syndicate responsible for smuggling in tons of illegal drugs into the country.
‘Atin ang ‘Pinas, China layas!’
Nananawagan sila na itigil ng China ang panghihimasok nito sa teritoryo ng bansa kabilang na ang mga isla sa West Philippine Sea (WPS). Ayon sa P1NAS, sa kabila ng panalo ng bansa sa International Tribunal ay patuloy pa rin ang pag-okupa ng China at pag-angkin sa ilang isla sa WPS.
Survivors’ tales show ‘most evil intentions’ in Negros Oriental killings
“Then they grabbed and my daughter and forced us out of the room.”The last thing she heard Valentin say was a prayer: “Gino-o, gitugyan nako kanimo ang tanan.” (Lord, I leave everything up to you.)
Duterte admits ordering drug-related killings
“Ang droga hindi ko nga makontrol. P— ina, pinapatay ko na ang mga h–dot na ‘yan. Nandiyan pa rin ‘yung droga,” he said.
Lawyer: No reason for Duterte to suspend privilege of the writ of habeas corpus
President Rodrigo Duterte’s threat to suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus has no legal basis and is an illogical reaction to criticism and opposition, a human rights lawyer said. “First of all, there is absolutely no legal, constitutional, and factual basis to suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus,” National […]
Gov’t designed Kaliwa loan to favor China
IBON executive director Sonny Africa however warned that the Kaliwa loan agreement signed last year during the visit of Chinese president Xi Jinping is unduly biased for China and against the Philippines.
Fake pro-Duterte Facebook pages taken down
“[These] frequently posted about local and political news, including topics like the upcoming elections, candidate updates and views, alleged misconduct of political opponents, and controversial events that were purported to occur during previous administrations. Although the people behind this activity attempted to conceal their identities, our investigation found that this activity was linked to a network organized by Nic Gabunada,” Facebook said.