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'Look who's talking': Solons twit Duterte for calling nun 'foul-mouthed'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 19 04:49 PM

MANILA - Activist lawmakers on Thursday slammed President Rodrigo Duterte for calling an Australian nun accused of engaging in "political activities" in the country "foul-mouthed."  Read more »

'Bato' ready to face raps over drug war

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 18 04:31 PM

The chief of the Philippine National Police, Director General Ronald dela Rosa, said Wednesday he was willing to face charges over the government's war on drugs. Read more »

Unmatched since Marcos: HRW blasts Dela Rosa's 'sordid rights record'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 18 10:17 AM

Outgoing Philippine National Police chief Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa should be held accountable for thousands of killings under the war on drugs, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. Read more »

Activist nun released

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 05:36 PM

Australian rural missionary, Sister Patricia Fox, talks to the media shortly after her release from the Bureau of Immigration (BOI) on Tuesday. Fox was arrested for participating in rallies critical of the Duterte government. The BOI said it had “established that the Australian nun holds a valid missionary visa and, thus, she is a properly documented alien." Read more »

Australia probes nun's arrest in Philippines, ex-solon says

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 17 02:36 PM

The Australian government has begun looking into the arrest of a 71-year-old Australian missionary, who was detained for allegedly engaging in partisan political activities here, a former party-list lawmaker said Tuesday. Read more »

Criminalizing criticism: Deportation of foreign activists 'act of cowardice' - Rosales

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 17 03:06 PM

Former Human Rights Chair Etta Rosales slammed on Tuesday the government's deportation of foreigners for alleged engagement in 'partisan political activities."' Read more »

BI denies crackdown on foreign critics

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 09:23 AM

MANILA - The Bureau of Immigration (BI) denied Tuesday that there is a government crackdown against foreigners who are critical of President Rodrigo Duterte's administration. Read more »

Blacklisted EU Socialist Party official 'worried' about PH political conditions

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 02:46 PM

MANILA - A European Socialist Party official said he is worried about the political conditions in the country after he was barred by Immigration officials from entering the Philippines. Read more »

Solon seeks probe on deportation of EU Socialist Party official

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 16 01:44 PM

The House of Representatives should investigate the deportation of a Socialist Party official from the European Union, a lawmaker whose party-list group invited him to the country said Monday. Read more »

Deal with Kuwait to provide 'maximum protection' for Filipino workers: Bello

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 13 11:33 AM

The agreement between Kuwait and the Philippines would provide "optimum and maximum" protection to the Filipino workers that will be going to the gulf state, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello said Friday. Read more »

Duterte says deal with Kuwait on OFWs reached

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 08:38 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said he may fly to Kuwait to witness the signing of an agreement with the Kuwaiti government that will guarantee the security of Filipino domestic helpers in the Gulf state. Read more »

Pulong ni Duterte sa mga Pinoy sa Hong Kong, sinalubong ng protesta

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 01:16 PM

Nagprotesta ang ilang Hong Kong at Pinoy activists bago ang isasagawang pulong ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa Filipino community. Read more »

Protest marks Duterte's Hong Kong visit

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 12 12:09 PM

Activist groups on Thursday held a protest action in Hong Kong as President Rodrigo Duterte visits the Chinese special administrative region. Read more »

OPINION: Mother of tokhang victim petitions Netflix not to show ‘Amo’

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Updated as of Apr 09 12:52 AM

There’s a petition going around online addressed to Netflix to stop the April 9  showing of the TV series “Amo” about the brutal war against illegal drugs being waged by President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Duterte blasts U.N. rights chief over 'psychiatric evaluation' remark

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 04 02:00 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday hurled curses at United Nations High Commissioner for human rights Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein, breaking his promise not to insult the Jordanian prince who earlier suggested that the Philippine leader should see a psychiatrist. Read more »

Artists, politicians, advocates gather for democracy and justice

April Rafales, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 03 02:32 PM

Politicians, celebrities, members of human rights groups and others supportive of the cause held an emotional gathering for justice and democracy Monday night. Read more »

Palace using same script in linking rights groups to drug lords: De Lima

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 04:02 PM

Detained Senator Leila de Lima on Monday condemned pronouncements from Malacañang linking human rights groups to drug lords, which she said puts rights advocates at risk of being hunted by death squads. Read more »

CHR says climate complaint findings can be used in court

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 09:21 AM

The Commission on Human Rights said Monday results of its investigation against companies allegedly contributing to climate change could be used to pursue charges in court. Read more »

Presuming criminals innocent until proven guilty is not defending them, CHR says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 01 01:21 AM

"Holding the accused innocent until proven guilty in the court of law is one of the most crucial principles of the Philippine justice system." Read more »

'Back with eyes open': Malala visits Pakistan district where she was shot

Lehaz Ali, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 31 04:15 PM

Malala Yousafzai visited the Swat valley Saturday for her first trip back to the once militant-infested Pakistani region where she was shot in the head by the Taliban more than 5 years ago. Read more »