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Awstralyanong madre, pinalaya na pero pinasasagot sa bintang

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 09:38 PM

Lagpas dalawang dekada nang naninirahan sa Pilipinas si Sister Patricia Fox kaya't marami ang nagulat nang bigla siyang damputin ng mga tauhan ng Bureau of Immigration.    Read more »

More than 600 on list of alleged 'terrorists'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 10 01:07 AM

The United Nations Special Rapporteur for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples believes the government's move to label her as a terrorist is an act of retaliation after she issued a warning on the effects of martial law in Mindanao. Read more »

Suspected Indonesian terrorist nabbed in Sultan Kudarat

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 08:30 PM

An Indonesian believed to be a terrorist was nabbed by members of the National Bureau of Investigation in Sultan Kudarat, authorities said Sunday. Read more »

Mga katutubo nag-rally sa Crame vs martial law sa Mindanao

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 15 02:27 PM

Kinondena ng grupong binubuo ng mga katutubo ang pagpapatuloy ng batas militar sa Mindanao, na anila'y nagiging mitsa ng ilang mga pang-aabuso. Read more »

Reds to fight Duterte 'without hesitation' if tagged as terrorists: Joma

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 12 03:04 PM

Communist rebels will fight President Rodrigo Duterte "single-mindedly" and "without hesitation" if the government brands them as terrorists, their exiled leader Jose Maria Sison warned Monday.  Read more »

Marcos-era journos decry 'deja vu' under Duterte

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 08 10:45 PM

MANILA - Several women journalists who witnessed censorship during the Marcos dictatorship said they have been experiencing "deja vu" under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Imee Marcos lauds millennials' 'exciting reassessment' of dad's legacy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 07 06:11 PM

Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos on Wednesday expressed admiration for "millennials" who have an "exciting reassessment" of the legacy of her father, the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, a revision of history that victims of the strongman's repressive regime have many times decried.  Read more »

Human rights board says only 15 pct of 75,000 claims approved

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 06 09:22 PM

A total of 10,616 claims for monetary reparation has been approved by the Human Rights Victims' Claims Board for martial law victims, its chairperson said Tuesday. Read more »

PNP chief says security lapses allowed Maute sub-leader to slip away

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 05 02:48 PM

Lapses in security measures in Mindanao allowed a suspected Maute group sub-leader to slip away and live in Metro Manila for over 2 months, the head of the Philippine National Police said Monday. Read more »

Sumbong ng 2 magsasaka sa CHR: 'Na-torture, sinilaban' daw ng militar

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

Dala ang affidavit at medical report, nais ng dalawang magsasaka na imbestigahan ng CHR ang pagdukot umano sa kanila ng pulisya sa Tagum City at pag-torture sa kanila ng militar. Read more »

Farmers file first torture complaint vs AFP under Mindanao martial law

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 03 01:18 AM

TORTURED, SET ON FIRE: Two farmers and part-time small-scale miners filed a complaint at the Commission on Human Rights over the supposed first documented case of torture allegedly perpetrated by soldiers while martial rule is in effect in Mindanao. Read more »

Edsa People Power’s message to Duterte

Raïssa Robles
Posted at Feb 25 05:57 PM

Edsa’s People Power message is clear and constant – leaders are accountable to the people and the people have the power over their leaders. Read more »

Mga estudyante, nag-walkout sa klase bilang protesta kay Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 24 12:37 AM

Nag-walkout sa kanilang mga klase ang mga estudyante sa iba't ibang paaralan para tutulan ang mga polisiya ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Sumama rin sa protesta ang mga jeepney driver at mga vendor.  Read more »

Marcos-era musical resonates with modern Philippines, director says

Swantje Stein, Reuters
Posted at Feb 22 04:47 AM

BERLIN - Filipino director Lav Diaz's musical about martial law under President Ferdinand Marcos is set firmly in the 1970s, but the movie is as much about today, he told Reuters at the Berlin film festival on Wednesday.   Read more »

3 months left to indemnify Martial Law victims

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 21 01:29 PM

MANILA - A final batch of human rights victims during Martial Law is set to receive monetary reparation, as an independent board continues to clean up its list for any fraudulent claims with less than 3 months left before it is dissolved. Read more »

Robredo says ‘signs’ of dictatorship ‘happening again’

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 17 05:04 PM

The vice president gave UST students a crash course in the martial law era during the 1970s, a time she described as oppressive and full of lies. Read more »

Palace welcomes SC decision to uphold year-long martial law extension

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 02:47 PM

Malacañang on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court decision upholding the year-long extension of martial law in Mindanao, saying it is a manifestation of confidence on law enforcement agencies. Read more »

Military hails SC ruling upholding Mindanao martial law extension

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 06 09:32 PM

MANILA - The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday hailed the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the year-long extension of martial law in Mindanao.   Read more »

Martial law hanggang dulo ng 2018, idineklarang legal ng SC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 06 06:11 PM

Legal at sang-ayon sa Saligang Batas ang idineklara ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na martial law sa Mindanao na tatagal hanggang sa katapusan ng 2018, ayon sa inilabas na desisyon ng Korte Suprema. Read more »

SC upholds year-long Mindanao martial law extension

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 06 08:05 PM

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the year-long extension of martial law in Mindanao. Read more »