Topic: Philippines
Philippine News Digest 65
December 12, 2003 ·
Contents: =Rapist escapes death sentence as prosecution bungles case =Korean faces charges for molesting 11 girls =Ethnic group decries rights ‘violations’ by Army Rapist escapes death sentence as prosecution bungles case A rapist convicted on August 2, 2002 by the Malabon Regional Trial Court for raping his daughter on December 25, 1996 escaped the death […]
Read More...Vigilante killings alarm Philippines citizens
November 30, 2003 · By Alan Sipress Washington Post
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Clarita Alia has visited the San Pedro public cemetery every week for the last two years. From evening until dawn, she camps beside the graves of her two teen-age boys, stabbed to death a year earlier in separate attacks. When her 14-year-old son, Bobby, was released f rom jail last year […]
Read More...A Dirty Secret in the Philippines
October 30, 2003 · , Published in The Washington Times
Special correspondent John Zarocostas interviewed the Rev. Shay Cullen of the Missionary Society of St. Columban last week in Geneva about the plight of street children in the Philippines, where the Irish-born Roman Catholic priest works. Question: Can you elaborate on the death squads that are killing street children in the Philippines? Answer: Several years […]
Read More...Philippine News Digest 63
October 24, 2003 ·
Contents: -172 child rebels captured -26.5M Filipinos living below poverty line -UN to hear alternative report on human rights situation in the Philippines 172 child rebels captured Government troops have captured 172 children- 122 boys and 50 girls- recruited by the communist insurgents as combatants, courier guides, medics or spies in the past six years, […]
Read More...Philippine News Digest 62
October 5, 2003 ·
Contents: Child pornography ring exposed by German officials Law enforcement officials in Germany said Friday that an international police investigation had uncovered an immense child pornography ring involving some 26,500 suspects who swapped illegal images on the Internet in 166 countries. About 1,500 police officers searched more than 500 homes throughout Germany this week, seizing […]
Read More...Philippine News Digest 61
August 29, 2003 ·
Contents: More than half of juvenile deliquents suffer abuse under government custody Preda opens new home for children in conflict with the law Rape statistics rose by 16 percent More than half of juvenile delinquents suffer abuse under government custody A study conducted by Save the Children Foundation revealed that more than half of every […]
Read More...Philippine News Digest 60
August 24, 2003 ·
Contents: DSWD to probe children’s rights violations in Olongapo City 50% of streetkids snort ‘rugby’ TB remains among top ten leading causes of death in the Philippines DSWD to probe children’s rights violations in Olongapo City The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through its field office in Central Luzon conducted an investigation of […]
Read More...Philippine News Digest 59
July 23, 2003 ·
Contents: PREDA Fair Trade opens new website Union leaders denounce abusive practices in garments firms Indigenous people claim vigilante group harassing them PREDA Fair Trade opens new website The PREDA Fair Trade department opened a new website www.preda.net July 23 exclusively for fair trading, where visitors could access information on fair trade products and producers. […]
Read More...Philippine News Digest 58
July 15, 2003 ·
Contents: Equality Now airs concern over role of US military in rights violations 85 dead in vigilante-related killings in Davao since January Supreme Court rules gov’t owns ill-gotten money Equality Now airs concern over role of US military in rights violations In a letter circulated by Equality Now to its supporters, the international organization aired […]
Read More...Philippine News Digest 56
June 23, 2003 ·
Contents: -Number of children being affected bu HIV/AIDS is rising in Southeast Asia -In Asia, RP spends least on education Number of children being affected by HIV/AIDS is rising in Southeast Asia There are now 9,400 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) cases in the Philippines, says the Joint United Nations […]
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