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'Marcos stimulus plan not enough to address pandemic'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 01:48 PM

A proposed stimulus program called "Bangon Bayan Muli" will not be enough to address the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, a think tank said. Read more »

China defends HK cardinal's arrest; Western alarm grows

Jerome Taylor, Su Xinqi and Florian Mueller, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 12 05:43 PM

China defended the arrest of a 90-year-old Catholic cardinal under Hong Kong's national security law, which triggered international outrage. Read more »

Cardinal among latest HK security arrests, say sources

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 11 11:57 PM

Cardinal Joseph Zen, 90, is a former bishop of Hong Kong and one of the most senior Catholic clerics in the Chinese business hub. Read more »

[OPINION] May Day Eve

Dean Dela Paz
Posted at May 05 12:04 AM

As god-fearing citizens dutybound to protect our democracy, we continue to pray that next week, a different May Day mirror-image appears, where true representative democracy prevails and we indeed see, not a demon, but ourselves reflected back. Read more »

Pulse Asia: On disinformation regarding our pre-election surveys

Ronald Holmes, Pulse Asia president
Posted at May 03 09:26 PM

We thank esteemed statistician, Dr. Romulo Virola, for taking the time in analyzing data from our surveys. Nonetheless, it is important to correct his assertions as regards the flaws in our surveys. Read more »

[OPINION] Reflecting on the importance of press freedom

Alain Gaschen, Anke Reiffenstuel, Annika Thunborg, Bjørn Staurset Jahnsen, Grete Sillasen, Jana Šedivá, Jorge Moragas, Laure Beaufils, Luc Véron, Peter MacArthur, and Pieter Terpstra
Posted at May 03 02:21 PM

May 3 is World Press Freedom Day, an opportunity for reflection on the importance of media freedoms and the vital role of journalists in democracies. Read more »

Veteran Hong Kong journalist arrested for 'sedition'

Xinqi Su, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 11 04:36 PM

A veteran Hong Kong journalist was arrested by national security police on Monday for allegedly conspiring to publish "seditious materials", police said. Read more »

'Day of Valor a reminder to defend country's sovereignty'

Nico Bagsic, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 10 12:22 AM

Professor Xiao Chua said the Day of Valor is a testament of the courage of the Filipinos to bring back the democracy to the Philippines. Read more »

Maria Ressa highlights attacks on PH press freedom in US Senate testimony

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 09:56 PM

Filipino journalist and Nobel laureate Maria Ressa called on US lawmakers to take action and rein in big tech in a bid to protect democracy. Read more »

Hong Kong martial arts teacher charged with sedition

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 22 08:13 PM

A Hong Kong martial arts coach accused of running an armed separatist movement with his assistant has been charged with sedition, police said Tuesday, after a raid that seized weapons including crossbows and machetes. Read more »

PH remembers ex-Pres. Magsaysay on his 65th death anniv

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 17 05:24 PM

Sixty-five years since his death, former President Ramon Magsaysay's 'words and actions... reverberate loudly' today, the foundation established in his honor said. Read more »

Youth, parents at #EDSA36 hope People Power is not forgotten

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 02:24 AM

“Wala ka sa lolo ko. Hindi siya Marcos apologist,” reads the placard brought by Luisa Olarte. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 24, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 12:02 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Outdoor exhibit about EDSA People Power Revolution

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 24 04:39 PM

Family members of Martial Law victims, as well as survivors of the military rule during the administration of the late President Ferdinand Marcos, Sr., view images of events leading up to the 1986 People Power revolution, at the Bantayog ng Mga Bayani in Quezon City on Thursday. Read more »

Former Hong Kong teen pop star arrested for sedition

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 15 07:24 PM

Local media said one of two people arrested was Tommy Yuen, a former member of Cantopop boyband "E-Kids". Read more »

Why one provision in SIM registration bill is worrisome

Mico Abarro, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 05 11:49 AM

Democracy.net.ph warns that the proposed measure not only leaves Filipinos vulnerable to hacking, it is also open to exploitation as well. Read more »

Hong Kong jails 2 for 'seditious publication'

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 01 08:02 AM

Hong Kong's courts jailed two people for publishing seditious content on Monday, the first time the colonial-era law has been used to secure a conviction for printed content since the city's 1997 handover to China. Read more »

A year after the coup: In Myanmar, journalism is a minefield

Ko Thet Paing, Reporting ASEAN
Updated as of Jan 29 01:59 AM

Journalists in Myanmar have been living in a state of chronic stress as they make decisions about their livelihood and safety with little knowledge of what the future looks like. Read more »

Myanmar sentences lawmaker from Suu Kyi's party to death

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 22 02:32 AM

The Southeast Asian country has been in chaos since the February coup, with more than 1,400 killed in a subsequent crackdown on dissent. Read more »

58% of Americans believe US democracy in danger of collapse: poll

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 13 06:11 AM

Seventy-six percent of those surveyed in the poll said they think political instability in the United States is a bigger danger than foreign threats. Read more »