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US senator urges Duterte anew to release De Lima

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 09 07:14 AM

A US senator has urged Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte anew to release Sen. Leila de Lima, who is nearing 3 years in detention over what he called as "dubious and politically-motivated" charges. Read more »

Washington urged to look at UN report to identify De Lima jailers

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 03 04:26 PM

A provision in Washington’s new spending law tasks Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to apply penalties against these officials under the Global Magnitsky Act, which includes preventing them from entering and freezing their assets in the country. Read more »

US senator blasts Duterte admin for threatening new visa rules for Americans

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 31 12:11 PM

A US senator has slammed the Philippine government for threatening to impose visa requirements for Americans after he sought to ban Filipino officials involved in the imprisonment of Sen. Leila de Lima. Read more »

Pope Francis denounces 'torture, slavery' in Libyan migrant camps

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Dec 19 10:30 PM

"How can we fail to hear the cry of so many brothers and sisters who prefer to face a tempestuous sea rather than die slowly in Libyan detention camps, places of torture and ignoble slavery?" he said. Read more »

Widower says to go after acquitted Maguindanao massacre suspect Sajid Ampatuan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 19 03:16 PM

Maguindanao Rep. Esmael "Toto" Mangudadatu said his lawyers would study the ruling that acquitted due to reasonable doubt Sajid Ampatuan, incumbent mayor of Shariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao. Read more »

LOOK BACK: Duterte helped search for Maguindanao massacre site

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 19 08:41 AM

Duterte, who was then mayor of neighboring Davao City, helped borrow a helicopter to search for the hilltop massacre site, said Maguindanao Rep. Esmael "Toto" Mangudadatu. Read more »

Fight for justice continues beyond Maguindanao verdict, says massacre widower

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 19 02:14 PM

The Ampatuan clan, whose heads are among 101 who stood trial for murder, are returning the power and can appeal the verdict. There are also some 80 other suspects who remain at large, said Maguindanao Rep. Esmael "Toto" Mangudadatu. Read more »

Zaldy Ampatuan back in jail on eve of Maguindanao massacre verdict

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 18 02:55 PM

Zaldy Ampatuan, one of the primary accused in the Maguindanao massacre, returned to detention from the hospital on Wednesday, the eve of a Quezon City court's ruling on one of the country's worst political attacks.  Read more »

US Senate committee passes resolution backing De Lima, Ressa

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 13 05:35 AM

MANILA (3rd UPDATE)—A US Senate committee has passed a resolution calling for the release of Sen. Leila de Lima and the dropping of charges against Rappler boss Maria Ressa, its proponents said Tuesday. Read more »

Babaeng dinukot, kinulong ng mga kapuwa Chinese sinagip

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 08:50 PM

Nasagip ng Philippine National Police ang isang babaeng Chinese na kinidnap umano ng kapuwa niya Chinese. Read more »

Duterte blasts De Lima anew as she marks 1,000 days of detention

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 11:14 PM

The President also claimed again that De Lima has an alleged sex video. Read more »

‘Absolutely no mercy’: Leaked files show China’s mass detentions in officials’ own words

Austin Ramzy and Chris Buckley, The New York Times
Updated as of Nov 21 07:40 AM

Beijing has sought for decades to suppress Uighur resistance to Chinese rule in Xinjiang. The current crackdown began after a surge of anti-government and anti-Chinese violence, including ethnic riots in 2009 in Urumqi, the regional capital, and a May 2014 attack on an outdoor market that killed 39 people just days before Xi convened a leadership conference in Beijing to set a new policy course for Xinjiang. Read more »

Free Leila: Robredo, et al seek De Lima's release after 1,000th day in detention

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 06:48 AM

MANILA—Leaders, activists and organizations from around the world is urging the Philippine government to free Sen. Leila de Lima, who is spending her 1,000th day in jail over what they called trumped-up and politically-motivated illegal drug charges. Read more »

Babaeng dinukot ng kapwa Chinese, nasagip sa Subic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 12:45 AM

Dating empleyado ang biktima sa kompanya ng mga suspek na itinuturong sangkot sa illegal online gaming. Read more »

Trillanes: Kidnapping complainant lied 12 times in own affidavit

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 07:28 PM

Trillanes pointed out that Guillermina Barrido lied 12 times in her own complaint, in his counter-affidavit which he submitted to the justice department in connection with its probe on the kidnapping with serious illegal detention raps against him, Jesuit priest Albert Alejo, lawyer Jude Sabio and a certain Sister Ling. Read more »

Taiwanese 'dinukot, ginulpi' ng 3 dayuhan sa hotel sa Makati

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 07:36 PM

Nasagip ng mga awtoridad ang isang Taiwanese national na dinakip umano at ginulpi ng tatlong dayuhan sa isang hotel sa Makati City. Read more »

Australian travel-blogging couple held in Iran released: Canberra

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 05 12:56 PM

An Australian travel-blogging couple who were last month revealed to be detained in Iran have been released following "very sensitive negotiations" with Tehran, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said Saturday. Read more »

Ban them here too: Go, Sotto scoff at US senators' call for travel ban vs De Lima jailers

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 29 01:09 PM

Two administration senators on Saturday hit the move of United States Senators Patrick Leahy and Dick Durbin to ban from American soil Philippine officials involved in the detention of Sen. Leila de Lima.    Read more »

PH envoy wary of US senators’ ban call vs De Lima jailers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 02:51 PM

MANILA - Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez has expressed concern over the proposal of two US senators to ban Philippine officials involved in the detention of opposition Sen. Leila de Lima.    Read more »

US Senate panel approves ban of PH officials who jailed De Lima

Arianne Merez and Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 27 04:04 PM

A US Senate panel has approved an amendment to deny entry to any Philippine official involved in the 2-year detention of Sen. Leila de Lima, a US senator said Friday.  Read more »