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

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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 »

PNP expects drug-related deaths to rise further

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Updated as of Jun 20 11:53 AM

MANILA - The Philippine National Police expects the number of drug-related deaths to rise further as President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration continues its war on drugs. Read more »

Youth groups bare 'matrix' of partylist groups tied to political dynasties

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 07 07:02 PM

Former Akbayan Party-list Rep. and Commission on Human Rights Chair Etta Rosales and several youth groups revealed Tuesday their own matrix of 38 party-list groups whose nominees allegedly have ties to political families. Read more »

P800-M pinagtatalunan ng martial law victims at gobyerno

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Posted at Apr 30 08:03 PM

Pinagtatalunan ngayon kung kanino mapupunta ang $13.75 milyon na bahagi umano ng tagong yaman ng mga Marcos.  Read more »

US judge OKs fees for lawyers in Marcos class suit

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 08:08 PM

MANILA—The American lawyer who led the successful class suit against the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his family in Hawaii is finally getting paid after more than 3 decades of litigation, his Filipino co-counsel said.   Read more »

Unproven? Duterte's statement on Marcos' ill-gotten wealth draws flak

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Posted at Feb 28 08:15 PM

MANILA - Victims of human rights abuses during martial law lashed back at President Rodrigo Duterte for his statement casting doubt on allegations that the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos and his family had amassed ill-gotten wealth.  Read more »

Survey rating on fewer drug users driven by fear, says ex-CHR chief

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Updated as of Feb 18 01:23 PM

Survey results showing a decreased perception of drug use prevalence is "largely driven by fear," former Commission on Human Rights Chairperson Etta Rosales said Monday. Read more »

'Imelda, Iselda': Martial Law victims call for ex-First Lady's arrest

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Posted at Nov 18 06:57 PM

Martial Law victims and youth leaders gathered at the People Power Monument on Sunday to call for the arrest of Ilocos Norte Rep. Imelda Marcos who was convicted of 7 counts of graft.  Read more »

Pananatili ng labi ni Marcos sa Libingan ng mga Bayani, ipinrotesta

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Posted at Nov 18 06:47 PM

Sumugod sa Libingan ng mga Bayani sa Taguig City ngayong Linggo ang ilang demonstrador kasabay ng ikalawang taon ng pagpapalibing doon kay dating Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos. Read more »

Imelda, humiling na payagang umapela sa hatol na 'guilty'

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Posted at Nov 12 07:06 PM

Naghain ang kampo ni dating First Lady at Ilocos Norte Rep. Imelda Marcos ng mosyon sa Sandiganbayan nitong Lunes para mapayagang iapela ang hatol na ibinaba ng korte noong Biyernes. Read more »

Activists want Ferdinand Marcos out of heroes’ plot after Imelda conviction

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 03:33 PM

Martial law victims on Monday warned against a possible pardon on former First Lady Imelda Marcos, saying her conviction of graft should even prompt the government to move the remains of her late husband out of the heroes’ cemetery. Read more »

Guilty verdict vs Imelda Marcos a strike vs impunity: martial law victim

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Posted at Nov 09 12:37 PM

Martial law victim Etta Rosales on Friday lauded the Sandiganbayan's decision finding former First Lady Imelda Marcos guilty of graft and corruption for salting away foreign currencies to Swiss accounts during her time as governor of Metro Manila.  Read more »

'Pagbaluktot sa kasaysayan, bagong hamon sa martial law victims'

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Posted at Sep 28 09:41 PM

Kasabay ng ika-29 death anniversary ni Marcos, naglabas ng pahayag ang kaniyang mga loyalista na isinisisi sa iba ang mga karahasan noong martial law.  Read more »

Satur, Casiño, itinangging kasama sila sa oust-Duterte plot

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Updated as of Sep 27 12:09 AM

Itinanggi nina Satur Ocampo at Teddy Casiño, mga dating kinatawan ng Bayan Muna party-list, na sangkot sila sa "Red October" destabilization plot laban kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.  Read more »

Marcos victims retell torture stories vs Enrile ‘revisionism’

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 26 04:44 PM

Human rights victims on Thursday retold their own stories of torture and detention to correct what they called former defense minister Juan Ponce Enrile’s “historical revisionism.” Read more »

Human rights abuses noong martial law, meron nga ba?

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Updated as of Sep 21 09:47 PM

Umani ng puna ang mga pahayag ni dating Senador Juan Ponce Enrile tungkol sa human rights abuses noong panahon ng martial law.  Read more »

He said what? Martial law victims debunk Enrile's claims of 'no arrests'

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Updated as of Sep 21 08:32 PM

Personalities who survived martial rule debunked former defense minister Juan Ponce Enrile's claims that no critic was arrested during the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos' regime. Read more »

Marcos not a reluctant dictator, Etta Rosales rebuffs Enrile

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 21 02:08 PM

Former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile was incorrect in saying President Ferdinand Marcos was reluctant in imposing martial law over the country, former Commission on Human Rights Chairperson Etta Rosales said Friday. Read more »

Ilang miyembro ng oposisyon, nakiisa sa 'Misa para sa bansa'

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Updated as of Oct 11 03:55 PM

Nagdaos ng misa ang mga miyembro ng isang lay Christian movement para ipanalangin ang bansa at ang ikatlong State of the Nation Address ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

PCGG needs support from Filipinos, former human rights chief says

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Posted at Jun 26 08:56 PM

"If you're just going to leave it to the legal system, you're not going to get much out of that." Read more »