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Walden Bello asks court to suspend proceedings of cyber libel case
August 17, 2022 · By JAIRO BOLLEDO for www.rappler.com
Walden Bello asks court to suspend proceedings of cyber libel case His lawyers cite their pending petition with the Department of Justice to review the case MANILA, Philippines – The camp of former vice presidential candidate and Laban ng Masa (LNM) chairperson Walden Bello asked the court to suspend proceedings of the cyber libel case […]
Read More...DOJ charges members of religious group with terror financing
August 17, 2022 · By JODESZ GAVILAN for www.rappler.com
DOJ charges members of religious group with terror financing (1st UPDATE) Rural Missionaries of the Philippines, established in 1969, has consistently denied being a communist front organization MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged at least 16 people, including nuns, linked with the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP) for the non-bailable […]
Read More...EcoWaste Coalition Asks Nations to Make Trade of Mercury Cosmetics History
August 16, 2022 · By Journal Online for journal.com.ph
EcoWaste Coalition Asks Nations to Make Trade of Mercury Cosmetics History (27 Products Sent by EcoWaste Coalition to South Korea for Analysis Found to Contain High Levels of Mercury) 15 August 2022, Quezon City. As the fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the Minamata Convention is observed on August 16, a toxics watchdog group […]
Read More...Toxics Watchdog Group Presses Swift Removal of Product Ads for Mercury-Added Cosmetics amid 8.8 Online Shopping Sale
August 10, 2022 ·
Press Release Toxics Watchdog Group Presses Swift Removal of Product Ads for Mercury-Added Cosmetics amid 8.8 Online Shopping Sale 8 August 2022, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition for the nth time urged online shopping platforms to take down ads for skin whitening cosmetics banned or flagged by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for containing […]
Read More...Philippines refuses to cooperate in ICC trial over drug war
August 10, 2022 · By UCANews for www.ucanews.com
Philippines refuses to cooperate in ICC trial over drug war Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr says he has no plan to rejoin the International Criminal Court where a tribunal’s prosecutor is seeking to resume a probe into the ex-president’s deadly drug war. Rodrigo Duterte, who left office on June 30, pulled the Philippines out of […]
Read More...[Vantage Point] Social media foments culture of hate
August 10, 2022 · By VAL A. VILLANUEVA for www.rappler.com
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[Vantage Point] Social media foments culture of hate “Kailan kaya si Leni?” (When is Leni’s time?) This was just one of the social media posts which flooded Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and other social media platforms in reaction to the July 24 killing of former Lamitan City Mayor Rose Furigay. Two other people died with Furigay […]
Read More...Marcos inherits P12.79-trillion debt
August 10, 2022 · By RALF RIVAS for www.rappler.com
Marcos inherits P12.79-trillion debt MANILA, Philippines– The Philippine government’s debt stood at P12.79 trillion in end-June, the last month in office of former president Rodrigo Duterte, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed on Friday, August 5. The end-June figure is higher by 2.4% or P296.057 billion more than the P12.5 trillion debt in […]
Read More...Philippine bishop issues ‘gambling pandemic’ warning
August 10, 2022 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Philippine bishop issues ‘gambling pandemic’ warning A senior Catholic official in the Philippines has expressed alarm over the spread of illegal gambling activities in Kidapawan City in the Mindanao region. Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo of Kidapawan Aug. 4 expressed the fear that the rise in the age-old practice of cockfighting for gambling purposes in the province could negatively […]
Read More...A Solidarity Statement with our OCD Nuns of Cebu Carmel of St. Joseph
August 5, 2022 · By Cebu Carmel of St. Joseph
August 4, 2022 Feast of St. John Mary Vianney “Then you will know the truth and the truth will make you free.” (John 8:32) (A Solidarity Statement with our OCD Nuns of Cebu Carmel of St. Joseph) We, the members of the Joint Executive Board representing the 368 institutes of consecrated life and societies of […]
Read More...Hontiveros: Sign into law anti-online sexual abuse of children bill
August 5, 2022 · By Daniza Fernandez - Reporter for newsinfo.inquirer.net
Hontiveros: Sign into law anti-online sexual abuse of children bill MANILA, Philippines — Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday urged the executive branch to sign into law now the Anti-Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children (OSAEC) bill. Hontiveros noted the urgent need for the signing of the measure as she shared screenshots of social media […]
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