Philippine News
DOJ revises rules on appeals of prosecutor rulings
July 19, 2022 · By Benjamin Pulta for www.pna.gov.ph
DOJ revises rules on appeals of prosecutor rulings MANILA – The Department of Justice (DOJ) will now review appeals on resolutions of the Prosecutor General in cases referred by government agencies and provincial prosecutors in cases cognizable by regional trial courts. It is among the revised rules on appeals from rulings of prosecutors, “in the interest […]
Read More...Hontiveros seeks probe of sexual abuse in PHSA
July 18, 2022 · By Bernadette E. Tamayo for www.manilatimes.net
SEN. Ana Theresia “Risa” Hontiveros has sought a Senate investigation on the reported “culture of abuse”, harassment and violence at the Philippine High School for the Arts (PHSA). Hontiveros filed a resolution to investigate the alleged gender-based sexual harassment, emotional abuse and other violence experienced by alumni and students of the government-run boarding school. The senator also […]
Read More...Duterte-Carpio steps into controversy linking school to sexual abuse
July 18, 2022 · By Kaithreen Cruz for www.manilatimes.net
Duterte-Carpio steps into controversy linking school to sexual abuse VICE President and Education Chief Sara Duterte-Carpio requested from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) an investigation into reports of emotional, verbal, and sexual abuse on students of the Philippine High School of the Arts (PHSA) in Los Baños, Laguna. In a letter received by the NBI on Monday, Duterte-Carpio […]
Read More...School supports students over sex abuse claims
July 18, 2022 · By Kaithreen Cruz for www.manilatimes.net
THE Philippine High School of the Arts (PHSA) has assured its students that the teaching and non-teaching staff of the government-run institution will give support and hear their concerns for their safety and well-being after alleged sexual abuse reports surfaced on Vice News. In a statement dated July 5, the management of PHSA recognized the statements of some […]
Read More...US House agrees to block aid to PNP until PH meets basic human rights standards
July 18, 2022 · By Xave Gregorio - Philstar.com for www.philstar.com
US House agrees to block aid to PNP until PH meets basic human rights standards MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives of the United States has agreed on an amendment to a defense spending measure blocking aid, including equipment and training, to the Philippine National Police until the Philippines is deemed to have met […]
Read More...Manila’s Catholic center resumes supporting homeless, beggars
July 18, 2022 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Manila’s Catholic center resumes supporting homeless, beggars A Catholic center in the Philippine capital Manila has reopened its doors to allow the homeless and hungry to have meals and bathe, ending a closure for more than two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. St. Arnold Janssen Kalinga Center, run by the Society of Divine Word, […]
Read More...Normalization of abuse
July 15, 2022 · By By: Anna Cristina Tuazon - @inquirerdotnet for opinion.inquirer.net
Normalization of abuse The Department of Education (DepEd) announced that it has formally asked the National Bureau of Investigation to investigate claims of multiple physical, verbal, and sexual abuse inside the Philippine High School for the Arts (PHSA). News of these allegations rocked education and parenting circles, horrified at the possibility of children being systematically […]
Read More...Biden invites Marcos to Washington despite US court contempt order
July 7, 2022 · By RAMBO TALABONG for www.rappler.com
Biden invites Marcos to Washington despite US court contempt order United States President Joe Biden invites President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to Washington despite a $353-million contempt judgment by a US court against Marcos MANILA, Philippines – United States President Joe Biden invited President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to Washington, further cementing Marcos’ immunity in the US […]
Read More...Philippine Church hints at ‘principled cooperation’ with Marcos Jr.
July 7, 2022 · By Joseph Peter Calleja for www.ucanews.com
The archbishop of Manila and the retired archbishop of Cotabato led the thanksgiving Mass of the new president in Manila Philippine Church hints at ‘principled cooperation’ with Marcos Jr. Two cardinals leading the thanksgiving Mass of new Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. is being perceived as the Catholic Church’s willingness to have ‘principled cooperation’ with […]
Read More...Damning the Kaliwa Dam project
July 7, 2022 · By Mary Aileen Diez-Bacalso for www.ucanews.com
Huge water supply scheme is a dire threat to the environment and to people Damning the Kaliwa Dam project What is the Kaliwa Dam project? Manila’s Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System claims that the project is a new water source to meet increasing water demand through the construction of a dam for its area’s domestic […]
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