Philippine News
Assert Philippines sovereignty, Marcos urged
June 27, 2022 · By Janvic Mateo - The Philippine Star for www.philstar.com
Assert Philippines sovereignty, Marcos urged MANILA, Philippines — Former Supreme Court associate justice Antonio Carpio has urged president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to translate into action his commitment to assert the country’s sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea. “I was pleasantly surprised that the president-elect said that we will assert the arbitral award – that we […]
Read More...ICC prosecutor to reopen Philippines ‘drug war’ investigation
June 27, 2022 · By Aljazeera News for www.aljazeera.com
At least 6,117 suspected drug dealers were killed in police encounters up to April 2021, according to government data. ICC prosecutor to reopen Philippines ‘drug war’ investigation The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said he would seek to reopen an investigation into killings and other suspected human rights abuses during former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s […]
Read More...How the Government Fails Filipino Athletes
June 23, 2022 · By Lemuel Deinla for ins-ph.medium.com
How the Government Fails Filipino Athletes With the historic win of Filipino athletes in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the government was quick to claim their victories as an achievement of the Duterte administration. The truth is that their stories are among the many stories of Filipino athletes who were failed by their own government. In […]
Read More...Meggie Ochoa’s biggest fight vs child sexual violence
June 23, 2022 · By Denison Rey A. Dalupang, Francis T.J. Ochoa for sports.inquirer.net
Meggie Ochoa’s biggest fight vs child sexual violence Child sexual violence is not the easiest issue to shine a light on. It’s not as simple as white-sand beaches and turquoise waters under threat of human wastes, or the necessity of spaying stray cats. The victims that Meggie Ochoa wants to save often live in the […]
Read More...Filipino priest plants crosses, trees to stir nationalism
June 21, 2022 · By Joseph Peter Calleja for www.ucanews.com
Filipino priest plants crosses, trees to stir nationalism A Catholic priest in the Philippines has started to plant crosses and trees along the streets of capital Manila to “rebuild the nation” after dictator’s son Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. won the recent presidential election. Anti-corruption priest Father Robert Reyes planted 500 wooden crosses and trees on […]
Read More...SC: Photos, messages on social media can be evidence in court
June 21, 2022 · By JAMIL SANTOS, GMA News for www.gmanetwork.com
SC: Photos, messages on social media can be evidence in court The Supreme Court has ruled that photos and messages gathered by private persons from a social media account are allowed to be presented as evidence in court. In a 31-page decision penned by Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez, the high court has upheld the conviction […]
Read More...He was once a street kid with no future, now he’s a John F. Kennedy awardee
June 20, 2022 · By RHIA GRANA for news.abs-cbn.com
He was once a street kid with no future, now he’s a John F. Kennedy awardee He was once a boy with no dreams. As a child, Roberto “Ambet” Yangco slept on the streets, scavenged food, sniffed rugby, and was in conflict with the law. But the goodness of people he would later meet will […]
Read More...EcoWaste Coalition Bares Continued Sale in Manila of Kidney-Damaging Cosmetics with Mercury
June 17, 2022 · By Quezon City. Philippines - EcoWaste Coalition for www.pressenza.com
EcoWaste Coalition Bares Continued Sale in Manila of Kidney-Damaging Cosmetics with Mercury As National Kidney Month is observed this June in line with Presidential Proclamation No. 184, a toxics watchdog group has revealed the continued sale in the City of Manila of skin whitening cosmetics contaminated with mercury that is known to cause kidney damage. […]
Read More...Racist skin-whitening creams to be taken down from Shopee and Lazada
June 17, 2022 · By Daily Guardian for dailyguardian.com.ph
Racist skin-whitening creams to be taken down from Shopee and Lazada The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has directed leading e-commerce companies Lazada and Shopee to remove product listings for mercury-containing skin care and other non-compliant cosmetics on their platforms. In response to the report lodged by the EcoWaste Coalition last June 2, the FDA […]
Read More...Young Filipinos keep the faith but shun conventional piety
June 17, 2022 · By Michel Chambon for www.ucanews.com
Jayeel Cornelio is an associate professor of sociology and associate dean for research and creative work at the Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines. His research revolves around changes in religious landscapes in the contemporary Philippines concerning youth, politics and development. In 2016, he published the book Being Catholic in the Contemporary Philippines, which explores […]
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