October, 2021
Gordon claps back at Duterte: ‘You are a cheap politician, Mr. President!’
October 5, 2021 · By MARA CEPEDA for www.rappler.com
Gordon claps back at Duterte: ‘You are a cheap politician, Mr. President!’ MANILA, PHILIPPINES ‘You are not a President the Filipino people can respect,’ Senator Richard Gordon tells President Rodrigo Duterte Senator Richard Gordon doubled down on his criticism of President Rodrigo Duterte, calling him “cheap” for attacking the ongoing probe into anomalous pandemic contracts […]
Read More...SC dismisses Naga City judge facing sexual abuse charges
October 5, 2021 · By Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News for news.abs-cbn.com
SC dismisses Naga City judge facing sexual abuse charges MANILA— The Supreme Court has dismissed a Regional Trial Court judge in Naga City, Camarines Sur after being found guilty of grave misconduct following allegations of rape and acts of lasciviousness, a court ruling released on Saturday showed. Naga City Judge Jaime Contreras, who was dismissed […]
Read More...Simone Biles: ‘I blame system that enabled Larry Nassar abuse’
October 4, 2021 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Simone Biles: ‘I blame system that enabled Larry Nassar abuse’ Elite US gymnast Simone Biles has testified before the Senate about abuse she suffered at the hands of disgraced former team doctor, Larry Nassar. Former teammates Aly Raisman and McKayla Maroney also appeared before the committee, along with FBI Director Christopher Wray. The committee is […]
Read More...Military attacks church in battle-ravaged Myanmar
October 4, 2021 · By UCA News reporter, Mandalay for www.ucanews.com
Baptist church in Chin state hit by artillery fire on Sept. 14, no casualties reported Military attacks church in battle-ravaged Myanmar A church in Myanmar’s western Chin state, a predominantly Christian area, has been attacked by the military as fighting intensifies in the region. The Johnson Memorial Baptist Church in Thantlang town was hit by […]
Read More...Uyghur Tribunal concludes, ignoring China’s tantrums
October 4, 2021 · By UCANEWS for www.ucanews.com
Uyghur Tribunal concludes, ignoring China’s tantrums The most comprehensive, complex and potentially consequential inquiry into the persecution of the Uyghurs – the Uyghur Tribunal – concluded on Monday. After eight days of public hearings in London in June and September in which the tribunal heard from over 70 witnesses and – according to Counsel to the Tribunal […]
Read More...56 Percent of Young People Think Humanity Is Doomed
October 4, 2021 · By Sophia Smith Galer for www.vice.com
56 Percent of Young People Think Humanity Is Doomed Lichen, an 18-year-old living in Hawaii, used to worry about the end of the world, but lately that doesn’t feel all that distant. Now, they’re simply worried about what’s next. And it’s a worry that is affecting nearly half of the world’s young people. According to […]
Read More...Human rights issues dominate Asia
October 4, 2021 · By UCA News for www.ucanews.com
Human rights issues dominate Asia A Catholic bishop sparked a controversy after he warned the faithful against “narcotic jihad” and “love jihad” in his diocese in southern Indian Kerala state. During a recent homily, Bishop Joseph Kallarangattu of Pala Diocese said Muslims terrorists engage in so called “loved jihad,” in which they lure non-Muslim women into marriage and to terrorism. They also […]
Read More...More Child Abusers to be Jailed for Life
October 1, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
More Child Abusers to be Jailed for Life Shay Cullen 30 September 2021 The Philippine Senate has finally approved the final draft of the Philippine Senate Bill (SB) 2332 or An Act Increasing the Age for Determining Statutory Rape and other Acts of Sexual Abuse and Exploitation to Protect Children. This law is historic and […]
Read More...Philippines records second-highest daily COVID-19 tally at 23,134
October 1, 2021 · By MICHELLE ABAD for www.rappler.com
Philippines records second-highest daily COVID-19 tally at 23,134 MANILA, PHILIPPINES There are more than 184,000 people who are currently sick with COVID-19 in the country The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, September 18, confirmed 23,134 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the Philippines – the second highest single-day COVID-19 tally since the pandemic […]
Read More...Duterte spokesman who mocked the UN now hopes they’ll give him a job
October 1, 2021 · By Alan Robles in Manila for www.scmp.com
Harry Roque, who defended the war on drugs and once called the UN’s human rights arm a ‘toothless tiger’, is seeking a role at the International Law Commission But protests by Philippine law groups, his quarrel with Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin, and regional challengers could come between Roque’s bid to join the agency Duterte spokesman […]
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