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Why it's unlikely that Marcos would declare martial law

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 12:36 AM

Amnesty International said that some 70,000 people were imprisoned, 34,000 tortured and over 3,200 killed during the martial-law era. Read more »

Bakit makasaysayan ang pagbabalik-Malacañang ng mga Marcos?

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Posted at Jun 30 08:07 PM

Bakit nga ba makasaysayan ang naging panunumpa bilang pangulo ni Ferdinand Marcos Jr.? Read more »

'Guard against tyranny:' Martial Law victims hold own oath-taking rites

Raffy Cabristante, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 30 05:09 PM

Progressive groups held their own oath-taking ceremony at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, a monument bearing the names of Martial Law victims. Read more »

Torture victim relives horror as dictator's son rises

Cecil Morella, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 23 07:52 PM

Ferdinand Marcos Junior's quest for the Philippine presidency has Loretta Rosales recoiling in horror remembering the nightmare she went through standing up to his late father's brutal rule. Read more »

'Leni, Isko strong contenders in 1Sambayan selection'

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 20 03:23 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo and Manila City Mayor Franciso 'Isko Moreno' Domagoso are the strong contenders in 1Sambayan's selection process. Read more »

Why terminate pact that promotes peace and order? Ex-CHR chief asks

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 11:12 AM

The 1989 accord between the Department of National Defense and the University of the Philippines that bars state force inside campuses was borne out of an agreement to promote peace and order, a former chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights said Wednesday. Read more »

Reviving death penalty 'ignorance of law,' says ex-CHR chair

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Updated as of Dec 24 09:32 AM

Renewing calls for death penalty is "ignorance of the law," a former Commission on Human Rights chairperson said Thursday after at least 2 lawmakers sought to revive the capital punishment. Read more »

SC denies Akbayan’s bid to intervene in Manila Bay case over dolomite beach

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 06:30 PM

The Supreme Court (SC) has junked the bid of Akbayan to intervene in a 2008 case in an attempt to cite the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in contempt of court supposedly for violating a continuing order to keep Manila Bay clean by dumping crushed dolomite there. Read more »

Akbayan wants DENR cited in contempt over fake beach

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 25 07:15 AM

MANILA – A citizen’s group has asked the Supreme Court to cite the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in contempt of court supposedly for violating a court order to clean and preserve Manila Bay when it dumped “fake” sand on “dolomite beach.” Read more »

Philippines to suffer ‘big toll’ with possible loss of EU trade perks: rights monitor

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Posted at Sep 18 06:55 PM

The Philippine economy will suffer a “big toll” if the European Union cancels its tariff perks over alleged rights abuses, a rights advocate said Friday. Read more »

Govt again urged to disclose, audit Chinese loans

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 31 05:41 PM

Activist group Akbayan on Monday again urged government to disclose and audit all Chinese loans as the country's top diplomat proposed the termination of Manila's contracts with Beijing firms involved in West Philippine Sea reclamation activities. Read more »

Human rights, civic group leaders hold online rally vs 'unconstitutional' Anti-Terror Law

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 04 06:22 PM

Several leaders of different organizations held an online rally to denounce the signing of the Anti-terror bill into law, with many of them expressing their support to lodge an appeal to the Supreme Court to declare the law unconstitutional.    Read more »

Ex-human rights chair wants new SolGen after dismissal of another Marcos case

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Posted at Oct 29 03:12 PM

The Philippines needs to have another Solicitor General after state lawyers lost another forfeiture case against the Marcos family, former Commission on Human Rights chair Etta Rosales said Tuesday. Read more »

Former rights body chair: PCGG under Duterte has been very timid

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 02:58 PM

Martial law survivor and former Human Rights Commission Chairperson, Etta Rosales is disappointed over the Anti-Graft Court's dismissal of another ill-gotten wealth case against the Marcoses. Rosales claims the PCGG is not wining cases due to lack of support from president Rodrigo Duterte who is known to have close ties with the Marcos family.    Read more »