Topic: Philipppines
PH to appeal resumption of drug war probe
January 31, 2023 · By By Agence France-Presse for www.manilatimes.net
PH to appeal resumption of drug war probe THE Philippines intends to appeal an International Criminal Court decision to reopen an inquiry into Manila’s brutal anti-drug campaign, which left thousands dead. Former president Rodrigo Duterte, who initiated the drug war, pulled the Philippines out of the ICC in 2019, a year after the Hague-based tribunal […]
Read More...Philippines: Stop Hampering Death Squads Investigation
May 6, 2011 ·
Investigators Face Harassment, Charges and Bureaucratic Delays (New York, October 6, 2009) Courts in Davao City and Manila should cooperate fully with investigations into death squad killings, in line with recent recommendations by a UN body, instead of undermining efforts to bring killers to justice, Human Rights Watch said today. Judges have delayed judicial […]
Read More...Philippine News Digest 21
April 1, 2002 ·
Contents: 1. Mango fest in Zambales 2. 3.4 million families are poor 3. 12-year old boy flees from suspected sex mafia syndicate 4. Total failure for the poor and the environment Mango fest in Zambales Residents and tourists flocked to the Mango Festival held in Zambales province north of Manila March 22 to taste the […]
Read More...Philippine News Digest 20
March 20, 2002 ·
Contents: 1. Vigilante group kills three 2. US-wide internet child-sex ring busted 3. RP-US war games threaten tribe with eviction 4. Mayor threatens street children Vigilante group kills three Unidentified vigilante groups killed three persons on two separate occasions in as many weeks in Manila, the capital city of the Philippines. It is believed that […]
Read More...Philippine News Digest 19
March 15, 2002 ·
Contents: Deaths of 11 million children ‘preventable’- UN Group pushes bill vs. abuse of women by their partners 15 senators file bill to scrap death penalty Death squad ends vacation, kills 3 Operations in Davao crime havens confirmed by cops Deaths of 11 million poor children ‘preventable’- UN Almost 11 million children, most of them […]
Read More...Philippine News Digest 18
March 12, 2002 ·
Contents: 1. First GMO developed by Filipinos: delayed ripening papaya 2. Bishops hit labor chief for legalizing prostitution 3. House targets sex traffickers 4. Minors used as drugs couriers in Negros First GMO developed by Filipinos: delayed ripening papaya Researchers at the Institute of Plant Breeding, University of the Philippines, Los Baños led by Dr. […]
Read More...Philippine News Digest 17
March 5, 2002 ·
Contents: Asian-American population blooms Greek faces 5 raps for molesting boys in Isabela P200 a month all that’s needed to feed poor kids Mangyans’ lands target of landgrabbers Asian-American population booms The United States’ Asian American population grew at about five times the national rate from 1990 to 2000. They now comprise 4.2 percent of […]
Read More...Philippine News Digest 16
March 1, 2002 ·
Contents: Army told not to use minor members of Abu Sayaff Child rapist wanted in US nabbed in RP 8,000 Filipinos lost jobs since January E-courts: Justice at click of mouse Army told not to use minor members of Abu Sayaff The secretary said no child should be a part or victim of war. At […]
Read More...Philippine News Digest 15
February 21, 2002 ·
Contents: Sex slave fund to end Activists urge cleanup of former US bases Senator pushes for special cell for “underaged 12” on death row 162 inmates go on hunger strike 3 kids die in Cotabato grenade explosion Japan sex slave: Gang-raped at 14, dead at 74 Sex slave fund to end The Asian Women’s Fund, […]
Read More...Philippine News Digest 14
January 28, 2002 ·
Contents: 4 in 10 Filipinos live on P36 a day Probe held in towns with cassava project Internet gets Pope’s imprimatur Vigilante killings won’t stop US starts military build up in South 4 of 10 Filipinos live on less than P38 a day Four in every 10 Filipinos are poor, living on less than P38 […]
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