July, 2022
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...R. Kelly survivors detail abuse in impact statements
July 5, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
R. Kelly survivors detail abuse in impact statements Some of the women who were abused by singer R. Kelly described how he had “destroyed so many people’s lives” as they addressed him in court before he was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Wednesday. “You made me do things that broke my spirit. I […]
Read More...R. Kelly given 30 years in jail for sex abuse
July 5, 2022 · By Sam Cabral, BBC News, Washington for www.bbc.com
R. Kelly given 30 years in jail for sex abuse US singer R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for using his celebrity status to sexually abuse children and women. The R&B artist, 55, was convicted last September in New York of racketeering and sex trafficking crimes. He had faced years of […]
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...The catastrophe to come- nuclear power plants
July 1, 2022 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
The catastrophe to come- nuclear power plants Fr. Shay Cullen 01 July 2022 When former president Rodrigo Duterte signed an executive order that allowed nuclear power plants to be considered as a source of electricity generation in the Philippines, a wave of concern swept through the minds and hearts of the security, environmental, medical, and […]
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