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Gov’t admission of drug war lapses not surprising, says Ateneo rights center

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 04:37 PM

The Ateneo Human Rights Center said Friday it was not surprised to Justice Secretary Guevarra's admission that lapses were made by law enforcers in the conduct of war on drugs. Read more »

4 na dinukot na Chinese nasagip, 11 kidnapper arestado sa operasyon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 10:59 AM

Ligtas na nasagip ng awtoridad ang apat na Chinese kidnap victims habang arestado naman ang 11 mga suspek sa magkahiwalay na operasyon sa Quezon City at Pampanga, Miyerkoles ng gabi.   Read more »

Tulong pinansiyal at groceries, ibinahagi sa mga nasunugan sa Maynila

Jerome Lantin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 06:25 PM

Namahagi ang lokal na pamahalaan ng Maynila ng financial assistance at grocery items sa mga naapektuhang pamilya sa tatlong magkakahiwalay na sunog na nangyari noong isang buwan.    Read more »

Brazil rescues more than 100 slavery victims in nationwide swoops

Fabio Teixeira, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jan 29 05:58 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO - A maid enslaved for decades was among dozens of slavery victims rescued in coordinated raids across Brazil, government officials said on Thursday, hailing the operation as a "milestone" in anti-trafficking efforts. Read more »

3 teens arrested in Denver fire that killed 5 Senegalese immigrants

Keith Coffman, Reuters
Posted at Jan 28 01:17 PM

Three teenage boys were arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of murder and arson stemming from a house fire last year that killed a family of 5 Senegalese immigrants, including 2 small children, police said. Read more »

California dispatches dozens of trailers to store COVID victims

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 08 07:44 AM

California has distributed at least 166 refrigerated trailers to be used as temporary morgues by overwhelmed hospitals facing record COVID-related deaths, officials said Thursday. Read more »

BAHAYanihan kicks off

Jay Ganzon, OVP
Posted at Dec 12 04:39 PM

Workers, volunteers and recipients of the BAHAYanihan, the Office of the Vice President’s housing initiative done with various partners for families affected by recent typhoons, builds a house at its first site in Brgy. Mauraro in Guinobatan, Albay, on Saturday. Read more »

Panibagong relief supplies, naihatid sa Catanduanes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 08 03:08 PM

Dumating sa Virac, Catanduanes ngayong Martes ang barko ng Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) na may dalang relief supplies para sa mga residente ng lalawigang hinagupit ng mga nagdaang bagyo.   Read more »

Group seeks gov’t aid for typhoon-hit education workers

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 05:08 PM

The country’s largest teachers union on Monday staged a protest as it urged the Department of Education to provide aid to education workers affected by recent typhoons.   Read more »

BDO waives remittance fee for donations to typhoon victims until yearend

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 11:34 AM

BDO Remit said Sunday it waived fees on overseas donations for typhoon victims until December 31. Read more »

Palace says justice served 11 years after Maguindanao massacre; victims' kin say fight not over

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 05:24 PM

Malacañang said Monday justice has been served 11 years after the Maguindanao massacre, even as relatives of the country's worst political slaughter kept up their legal battle against suspects.  Read more »

11 years on, kin of Maguindanao massacre victims say fight not over despite guilty verdict

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 23 06:59 PM

Families and lawyers of victims of the 2009 Maguindanao massacre on Monday vowed to keep fighting for justice despite a guilty verdict on some members of the Ampatuan clan for the carnage that left at least 57 people dead, mostly media workers. Read more »

WATCH: Pacquiao hands out cash, relief goods to Ulysses victims

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 19 06:31 PM

Pacquiao recently led the handing out of relief goods to residents of Marikina and Rizal who bore the aftermath of typhoon Ulysses. Read more »

PWD, namalimos para may maibigay na tulong sa mga binaha sa Marikina

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 09:11 PM

Ibinigay ng isang PWD ang kaniyang pinaglimusan na aabot sa P12,000 sa mga nasalanta ng bagyo.  Read more »

DSWD assures enough stockpile of relief goods for typhoon victims

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 09:02 PM

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured Thursday it has sufficient stockpile of relief goods for those displaced by the recent typhoons including Ulysses (International name: Vamco). Read more »

Only 65 pct of houses for Yolanda victims complete 7 years since super typhoon: official

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 07:13 PM

Nearly 7 years after the wrath of Super Typhoon Yolanda, the National Housing Authority (NHA) has yet to fully construct some 180,912 housing units for those who lost their homes to the strongest tropical cyclone that hit the Philippines in recent years, Housing officials said Wednesday. Read more »

LOOK: 'Fall of Brutal' Freedom Memorial Museum to rise in UP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 07:16 PM

A museum dedicated to victims of martial law will be built inside the University of the Philippines – Diliman Campus. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 17, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 11:37 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Tribute to fallen human rights activists

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 02:20 PM

Human rights activists hold a eulogy and light candles for colleagues from the Cagayan Valley who were victims of alleged extrajudicial killings during the Marcos and Duterte administrations, at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani in Quezon City on Thursday. Read more »

Filipino victims of Beirut explosion arrive home

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 07:38 PM

Babylyn Serohijos was among four Filipinos who died in the catastrophic explosion in Beirut, Lebanon on Aug. 4 that claimed the lives of close to 200 people and injured thousands. Read more »