Topic: Philippines
Philippine News Digest 88
November 3, 2006 ·
Contents: 1. Thousands of children and women trafficked in the US 2. Amnesty calls on governments, IT companies to stop online repression 3. Woman says daughter held for prostitution 4. Girl stabbed dead fighting off attempted rape Thousands of children and women trafficked in the USChristian Newswire Oct. 26, 2006 LOS ANGELES — According to […]
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October 20, 2006 ·
Contents: 1. Punishing the exploiters, not the exploited 2. Commentary : Violence against children Punishing the exploiters, not the exploited INQUIRER HEADLINES – REGIONS October 18, 2006 by; Tonette Orejas, Inquirer ALMA Bulawan is 45. Mylene Aniola is 27. Although they have 18 years between them, the two women have fought the same battles. Bulawan’s […]
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October 15, 2006 ·
Contents: 1. Children’s Month Celebration 2. International Day of No Prostitution 3. ANTI-AIDS CAMPAIGN FOR CHILDREN LAUCNHED IN DAVAO CITY MEET MURDER OF FILIPINO BISHOP TRIGGERS WORLDWIDE ANGER AND CONDEMNATION International Coordinating Secretariat PERMANENT PEOPLES’ TRIBUNAL: SECOND SESSION ON THE PHILIPPINES 13 October 2006 “That Bishop Alberto Ramento was named an enemy of the state […]
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October 6, 2006 ·
Contents: 1. Children’s Month Celebration 2. International Day of No Prostitution 3. Ramento’s murder angers fellow bishops Children’s Month Celebration October 2006 The month of October of every year has been declared as National Children’s Month per Proclamation No. 267 and DILG Memo Circular 2006-61 that urged local government units in all levels to conduct […]
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September 29, 2006 ·
Contents: -NEW LAW ON JUVENILE JUSTICE WEAK- CBCP -RP to withdraw from UN pact on death penalty? -Pampanga fiscal nabbed for extortion NEW LAW ON JUVENILE JUSTICE WEAK- CBCP Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 29, 2006 A committee in the Catholic Bishop’s Conference of the Philippines concerned with the issue of child protection has criticized […]
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September 19, 2006 ·
Contents: 1. Women’s Group Lists 58 kids Victims of Killings 2. GMA Ready to Parry HR Abuses Charges 3. Owners Refuse to Dismantle Subic Fish Pens Women’s Group Lists 58 kids Victims of Killings By: Delfin T. Mallari Jr.,Inquirer Southern Luzon, The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sept. 19, 2006 A total of 58 children have become […]
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September 15, 2006 ·
Contents: 1. The World Bank smells corruption. 2. US govt donates $35,000 for antitrafficking drive. 3. Children Propose Plans for Safe IT Campaign The World Bank smells corruption The Manila Times, September 13, 2006 The managing director of the World Bank, Juan Jose Daboub, was being polite when he said it is “really puzzling” how […]
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September 8, 2006 ·
(Mabuhay, Sunday Examiner, September , 2006) Contents: 1. Shadow of death stalks land reform but proponents remain confident of success. 2. Water cannons do not dampen anti-mining protesters. 3. Are the real heroes working overseas or at home? Shadow of death stalks land reform but proponents remain confident of success. Jose Noel Olano and Armando […]
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February 6, 2006 · , ITV NEWS
There is now a curfew from dusk till dawn. Most children go home. A few never return. ITV News correspondent Chris Rogers concludes his series of reports on the child prisoners of the Philippines. Davao is a city where people believe child criminals are being sent to graves in cemeteries instead of cells in prisons. […]
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February 2, 2006 ·
Contents: Mayor to CHR: Probe Davao Death Squad Police investigate summary killings in Metro Manila Killing by Davao death squads continues, priest laments Mayor to CHR: Probe Davao Death Squad SUN STAR DAVAO, By Ben O. Tesiorna Wednesday, February 4, 2009 DAVAO City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte urges the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to conduct […]
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