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Duterte, Cabinet to meet on Monday

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 03:59 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte will meet with his Cabinet on Monday, his spokesman said.  Read more »

Unilever to resume advertising on Facebook, Twitter in US

Reuters
Posted at Dec 18 10:36 AM

Unilever Plc said it would resume advertising on Facebook Inc, Instagram and Twitter Inc in the United States after pausing in June due to divisiveness and hate speech on the platforms during the US election period. Read more »

Palace: Duterte speech edited to remove curses vs ex-adviser who raised concern on China vaccine

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 14 05:25 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's televised weekly speeches were edited to remove repeated curses against a former government adviser who raised concern on the country's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Malacañang said on Monday.  Read more »

Duterte to Filipinos asking #NasaanAngPangulo: ‘We were working’

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 14 11:41 PM

“Sa mga naghahanap kung nasaan kami, patawarin sana kayo ng Diyos. We were working, we were here, there was a summit going on while the typhoon was passing by. Sabi ko pagdating ng typhoon take off tayo,” Duterte said.  Read more »

Duterte creates task force to speed up response, rehab efforts after ‘Ulysses’

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 14 04:55 PM

Help is on the way for residents in flood-hit Cagayan valley, he said, and said the Philippine Coast Guard, the military and the Navy have been deployed to rescue the residents in the region trapped and desperately appealing for help from their rooftops.    Read more »

Los Angeles police get approval to record, store protest footage - report

Reuters
Posted at Oct 28 03:35 PM

Police said the new capability will expand its "operational readiness" while protesters and activists described the step as unconstitutional government surveillance, the LA Times reported.  Read more »

Facebook content moderators call for better treatment

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 27 10:16 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - As Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg prepares to be grilled by a Senate committee about the handling of politically-charged posts, content moderators are insisting that properly valuing their work is key. Read more »

Pakistani PM asks Facebook CEO to ban Islamophobic content

Reuters
Posted at Oct 26 01:03 PM

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's prime minister has appealed to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to ban Islamophobic content on the site, warning of an increase in radicalization amongst Muslims, the government said on Sunday. Read more »

Lawyers hit supposed questionable provisions in PH Anti-Terrorism Law

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 11:27 PM

More criticisms against the implementing rules and regulations of the Philippines' Anti-Terrorism Act. Read more »

Palace: DepEd modules allegedly discouraging protests are for younger students

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 19 05:56 PM

An alleged learning module from the Department of Education (DepEd) discouraged participation in protests is for younger students, Malacañang said Monday, following criticism from the Commission on Human Rights.  Read more »

CHR hits alleged DepEd module discouraging protests

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 12:49 PM

Obedience to the government is not the only measure of one’s love for the country, the Commission on Human Rights said Sunday as it raised concerns over an alleged learning module from the Department of Education (DepEd) that discouraged students from joining protests. Read more »

Bato wants probe of Facebook takedown of accounts linked to cops, soldiers

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 10:38 AM

Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa has filed a resolution urging the Senate to investigate the removal of some pro-government and anti-communist pages on Facebook, saying the move may be violating Filipinos' right to free speech. Read more »

Duterte rant vs Facebook part of 'media suppression, repression': journalist

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 09:13 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte's rant against Facebook is "part of a long trend of media suppression and repression," veteran investigative journalist Sheila Coronel said Wednesday.  Read more »

Robredo lauds Duterte's UN speech, South China Sea win commitment

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 11:34 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday lauded President Rodrigo Duterte for rejecting attempts to undermine the Philippines’ victory in a 2016 ruling on the South China Sea during his first appearance at the UN General Assembly last week.  Read more »

Beijing reiterates refusal to recognize Manila's 2016 arbitral win

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 25 11:55 PM

Unfazed by President Rodrigo Duterte's move to invoke Manila's arbitral win in the South China Sea before the United Nations General Assembly. Read more »

Human rights advocates hold anti-Duterte protest in front of UN headquarters in New York

Don Tagala, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at Sep 24 12:03 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte was not physically present at the United Nations headquarters in New York City for the UN General Assembly, but it did not stop human rights activists from protesting against the Philippine president's speech. Read more »

Duterte praised for raising Manila's arbitral win vs Beijing

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 10:52 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte received praise for invoking Manila's 2016 arbitral victory against Beijing in the South China Sea at the United Nations General Assembly.  Read more »

Groups alarmed by Duterte's move to 'vilify' rights defenders in UN General Assembly

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 10:32 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's defense of his anti-narcotics policies before the United Nations General Assembly did not sit well with human rights activists who claim he is just posturing at the international stage to evade accountability.  Read more »

Duterte pinuri sa paggiit ng South China Sea ruling sa UN assembly

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 23 06:45 PM

Umani ng papuri si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa naging pahayag niya sa United Nations General Assembly nitong Miyerkoles (Manila time), kung saan iginiit niya ang arbitral ruling sa South China Sea na naipanalo ng Pilipinas laban sa China. Read more »

'Regulate social media firms, not users': AFP chief clarifies earlier proposal on anti-terror law implementation

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 02 02:08 PM

Armed Forced of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff Lt. Gen. Gilbert Gapay on Wednesday clarified his earlier pronouncement that the military should "regulate" social media, saying his proposal covers online companies, and "not users" of any platform. Read more »