Philippine News
EcoWaste Coalition Seeks Mayors’ Cooperation to End Trade of Perilous Cosmetics with Mercury
July 6, 2022 · By Philippines - EcoWaste Coalition for www.pressenza.com
EcoWaste Coalition Seeks Mayors’ Cooperation to End Trade of Perilous Cosmetics with Mercury 3 July 2022, Quezon City. In a bid to safeguard their constituents from health-damaging mercury exposures, the EcoWaste Coalition has reached out to the newly-installed local chief executives in 19 cities in Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao and the National Capital Region. In e-mails […]
Read More...WATCH: Former VP Robredo launches Angat Buhay NGO
July 5, 2022 · By Rappler News for www.rappler.com
Former vice president Leni Robredo says the organization is hoped to be the ‘biggest volunteer movement in Philippine history’ MANILA, Philippines – Former Vice President Leni Robredo leads the launching of the Angat Buhay nongovernmental organization on Friday, July 1. She says the organization is expected to be the “biggest volunteer movement in Philippine history.” The […]
Read More...Bishops adamant: No to nuclear power
July 5, 2022 · By Tina G. Santos - Reporter for newsinfo.inquirer.net
MANILA, Philippines—The church will not change its stand on the issue of reviving the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP), according to the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). Balanga Bishop Ruperto Santos recently issued a pastoral statement stressing that his diocese would counter any plans to use nuclear power to generate electricity in […]
Read More...The bloody legacy of Rodrigo Duterte
July 5, 2022 · By Howard Johnson & Virma Simonette, BBC News, Manila for www.bbc.com
The bloody legacy of Rodrigo Duterte A skull rolled towards my feet. It would have hit my trainers if it hadn’t been blocked by the zipline of a body bag it had just been thrown inside. Next to me, Gemma Baran, 44, watched in horror as more of her husband’s bones were loaded into the […]
Read More...National Academy of Sports: Home of future Filipino athletes
July 1, 2022 · By DELFIN DIOQUINO for www.rappler.com
The National Academy of Sports is envisioned to be the breeding ground of the next world-class Filipino athletes National Academy of Sports: Home of future Filipino athletes MANILA, Philippines – Young and aspiring athletes who are keen on pursuing a career in sports will now have the optimal place to do so. President Rodrigo Duterte […]
Read More...Inaction on Davao Death Squad part of push to resume ICC probe
July 1, 2022 · By LIAN BUAN for www.rappler.com
Inaction on Davao Death Squad part of push to resume ICC probe The ICC Registry also accredits Filipino lawyer Kristina Conti as assistant to counsel. Conti represents victims of the drug war. MANILA, Philippines – The failure of Philippine authorities to satisfactorily look into killings by the alleged Davao Death Squad is part of the […]
Read More...Robredo passes on torch as PH opposition leader to Hontiveros
July 1, 2022 · By MARA CEPEDA for www.rappler.com
Robredo passes on torch as PH opposition leader to Hontiveros MANILA, Philippines – Inside the near-empty lobby of the office she would vacate in three days, Vice President Leni Robredo gave a tight hug to the woman who would be taking the cudgels on behalf of the opposition from now on: reelected Senator Risa Hontiveros. […]
Read More...Philippine push for death penalty return resurfaces
July 1, 2022 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Philippine push for death penalty return resurfaces At least three anti-crime three groups in the Philippines are backing fresh calls to reinstate the death penalty for heinous crimes and drug lords. The Federation of the Anti-Illegal Drugs Campaign, together with the Anti-Crime Council of the Philippines and the Fight Drug Trade Movement, issued a joint statement on […]
Read More...Filipino police cadet’s death sparks call for hazing probe
June 30, 2022 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Filipino police cadet’s death sparks call for hazing probe Rights groups in the Philippines have called for an investigation into the death of a Muslim police cadet who they believe could have died due to maltreatment at the country’s police academy. Hazing Prevention Philippines, a non-profit organization, urged authorities on June 20 to conduct an autopsy on […]
Read More...Civil Society Leaders Present “Green Wish List” for a Healthy Environment and Democracy
June 30, 2022 · By EcoWaste Coalition for www.pressenza.com
Civil Society Leaders Present “Green Wish List” for a Healthy Environment and Democracy 28 June 2022, Quezon City. Ahead of the Philippine presidential inauguration this coming Thursday, civil society leaders made a pitch for priority action points to ensure a healthy environment and democracy under the new administration. Through a “green wish list,” leaders from […]
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