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Some lawmakers to lodge fresh petition against anti-terror law

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 13 12:29 PM

Several lawmakers and concerned citizens will lodge "very soon" another petition asking the Supreme Court to strike down the new Anti-Terrorism Act as unconstitutional, rights lawyer Chel Diokno said Monday.    Read more »

Lider ng human rights group, tinangkang arestuhin ng pulis na nagpanggap na delivery man

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 09 11:14 PM

Ayon sa reklamo, labag sa handbook ng PNP ang ginawa ng mga pulis na maghahatid ng warrant  Read more »

Indonesian found in freezer on Chinese fishing vessel

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 09 10:36 PM

The 20-year-old may have been tortured and his body had been kept inside a freezer of the Lu Huang Yuan Yu 117 since late June, said Riau province police spokesman Harry Golden Hart. Read more »

Human rights group officer served arrest warrant by cop disguised as delivery man

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 08 11:41 PM

A leading officer of a Philippine human rights group cries foul after a policeman tried to serve her an arrest warrant while disguised as a delivery man.  Read more »

Lider ng human rights group pumalag sa tangkang pag-aresto

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 08 09:11 PM

Bukod pa sa aniya’y maling paraan ng paghain ng arrest warrant, matagal na siyang nakapagpiyansa para sa kasong iyon.  Read more »

Daan-daang lumabag sa mga ordinansa hinuli sa Quezon City

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 08 08:00 PM

Aabot sa daan-daang residente sa Quezon City ang pinagdadampot ng mga pulis at barangay official dahil sa paglabag sa ordinansa ng lungsod. Read more »

Bato: Terror law to boost drug war

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 08 02:09 PM

The new anti-terrorism law will help law enforcers go after drug traffickers who evade arrest with the help of extremist groups, Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa said Wednesday.    Read more »

'Why fear possible abuse?' Dela Rosa tells terror law critics

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 08 01:54 PM

Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa on Tuesday questioned the basis of critics of the Anti-Terror Law for claiming that the measure could spawn rights abuses and stifle legitimate dissent against the government.  Read more »

Court orders arrest of PMA cadets, officials in Dormitorio hazing death

Michelle Soriano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 08 11:24 AM

The Baguio City Regional Trial Court Branch 5 has issued warrants of arrest against 6 cadets and officials of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) involved in the hazing death of Cadet Fourth Class Darwin Dormitorio.  Read more »

Supreme Court consolidates 4 pleas vs Anti-Terrorism Act

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 07 04:17 PM

The Supreme Court has consolidated 4 petitions to block the Anti-Terrorism Act, which critics said could be used to target government critics, 2 sources told ABS-CBN News on Tuesday. Read more »

China detains professor who criticized Xi over coronavirus

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 06 04:29 PM

BEIJING — Chinese authorities on Monday detained a law professor who published essays criticizing President Xi Jinping over the coronavirus pandemic and his efforts to consolidate power, according to friends of the man.  Read more »

Terror law 'like a nightmare' for martial law survivors: Chiz

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 06 01:03 PM

The new anti-terrorism law is "like a nightmare being brought back again" for some critics who lived through the martial law under President Ferdinand Marcos, said former senator and Sorsogon Governor Francis "Chiz" Escudero said Monday.    Read more »

Intruder at Canada PM Trudeau residence faces 22 charges

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 04 06:27 AM

A 46-year-old Canadian army reservist who forced his way onto the estate where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lives was charged Friday with 22 counts of firearms violations and uttering threats, police said. Read more »

Man suspected of stabbing Hong Kong officer arrested on flight

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 02 02:36 PM

HONG KONG - A man suspected of stabbing a Hong Kong police officer in the shoulder during a protest was arrested on board a flight that was about to take off for London, police said Thursday. Read more »

9 huli sa pagsusugal, paglabag sa physical distancing sa Caloocan restobar

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 02 06:55 PM

MAYNILA - Arestado ang isang babaeng bar owner at walong lalaki matapos mahuli ng mga awtoridad na lumalabag sa ilang safety protocols contra COVID-19 sa isang restobar sa Barangay 106, Caloocan, gabi ng Miyerkoles.  Read more »

Kampo ng 'Pride 20' balak maghain ng kontra-demanda vs umarestong pulis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 27 12:54 PM

MAYNILA - Plano ng kampo ng tinaguriang “Pride 20” na kasuhan ang mga pulis na dumakip sa kanila sa umano’y marahas na tugon ng mga awtoridad sa kanilang protesta sa Maynila nitong Biyernes.   Read more »

'Wala kaming violation': Pag-aresto sa mga aktibista sa Pride protest kinondena

Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 26 09:27 PM

Kinondena ng mga LGBT groups at mga mambabatas ang ginawa ng pulisya lalo na't lumabas sa mga video na ang mga pulis ang lumabag sa physical distancing at nagpagulo sa sitwasyon. Read more »

OPINION: The case of Ronnel Mas is a preview of the possible horror of Anti-Terrorism law

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Updated as of Jun 26 04:46 PM

The case of public school teacher Ronnel Mas should give us a preview of the horror that we would have to go through if and when the Anti-Terrorism bill, which is awaiting the signature of President Duterte, becomes a law. Read more »

Shakedown or drug bust? Warrantless arrest of 2 Manila traders questioned

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 16 10:37 AM

Independent investigators should look into the warrantless arrest of 2 Muslim traders in Manila who were accused of links to the narcotics trade, a lawmaker said Tuesday, as he raised fear of increased police abuses under a new anti-terror bill.  Read more »

Going out without travel, quarantine pass not prohibited under RA 11332 - Bulacan court

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 06:14 PM

MANILA - Going outside the residence without travel permit or quarantine pass is not prohibited under Republic Act 11332 or the Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern Act, a Bulacan court has ruled as it junked a case against a former lawmaker and 8 others. Read more »