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Human Rights Watch accuses Duterte admin of “heightening its repression” in 2018

Calls on “donor governments” to “intensify pressure” on Duterte (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration has “heightened its repression” in 2018 so “donor governments should intensify pressure” on the chief executive, the Human Rights Watch said in a statement. According to the group, the government’s “murderous ‘war on drugs’” has “expanded to cities outside Manila,” while “attacks against activists, journalists and critics of the government” continue. “President Duterte has used the killing of thousands […]

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Año welcomes ACT petition vs PNP “profiling” of the group’s members

(Eagle News) — Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Thursday, Jan. 17, welcomed the Alliance of Concerned Teachers’ filing of a petition seeking to put a stop to the Philippine National Police’s information gathering on its members. In a statement, Año, however, also stood by the police’s intelligence gathering, describing it as routine work. He noted Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison himself admitted ACT was one of the group’s fronts. “The PNP will […]

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Robredo wants SC to junk Marcos’ request for an examination of voting records in three additional provinces

(Eagle News) — Vice President Leni Robredo has asked the Supreme Court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, to junk former Senator Bongbong Marcos’ plea he be allowed to conduct a technical examination of voting records in three other areas. In opposing Marcos’ request to secure alleged evidence of electoral fraud in Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao and Basilan, Robredo, through her lawyers, noted the three provinces were not included in the scope of the electoral […]

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Trillanes to take up teaching stint after his term as senator expires in June

(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Thursday, Jan. 17, said he plans to take up a teaching job once his term in the Senate expires in June. According to Trillanes, who has a masters degree in public administration from the University of the Philippines, he might teach public policy and governance in college, and graduate studies. He, however, did not dismiss the possibility of running for a Senate seat in the future anew. […]

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Comelec to hold mock midterm polls on Saturday, Jan. 19

(Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections is slated to hold mock midterm elections on Saturday, Jan. 19, to “test and ensure the security features, accuracy, and functionality” of the automated electoral system. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez made the announcement in a press conference on Thursday, Jan. 17. According to Jimenez, the mock polls will be held in 60 polling places across the country. These include Quezon City, Taguig, Manila, Pasig, Pateros, Valenzuela City, Muntinlupa City, […]

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FDA nagbabala ukol sa hindi rehistradong anti-rabies vaccine

(Eagle News) — Naglabas ng babala sa publiko ang Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) kasunod ng rekomendasyon ni Health Secretary Francisco Duque III laban sa “verorab,” isang anti-rabies vaccine na maaari umanong maglagay sa panganib sa buhay ng sinumang matuturukan nito. Ang hindi rehistradong gamot na orihinal na gawa ng Sanofi Pasteur, ay wala umanong label ng FDA-licensed Philippine importer at distributor; FDA registration number ; RX symbol; paalala mula sa FDA at wala ring […]

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PNP stands by its gathering of info on ACT members; says Sison himself admitted the group was a Communist front

(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police stood by its gathering of information on members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers, noting that it was Jose Maria Sison, founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines himself who admitted the group was “among the front organizations under its wings that work in support of the the forces of the armed revolution.” In a statement, the PNP said that while it used to recognize ACT as […]

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Palace denies Duterte authorized MTRCB member to lead backchannel talks with Communist rebels

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Thursday, Jan. 17, denied the claim of  Movie and Television Review and Classification Board member Avelino Andal that he was asked by President Rodrigo Duterte to conduct backchannel talks with the Communist rebels. In a press conference, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said President Duterte himself had denied ever authorizing Andal for such. “Baka (Andal) misunderstood the conversation. I can’t blame him,” Panelo said. Earlier, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana denied Duterte had made […]

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ACT, affiliate groups ask CA to stop alleged PNP profiling of their members

(Eagle News) — The Alliance of Concerned Teachers and its other affiliate groups has asked the Court of Appeals to stop what it said was the implementation of Philippine National Police memoranda directing the police to “conduct an inventory of all public and private school teachers” who are aligned with their organizations. In seeking for a temporary restraining order and/or writ of preliminary injunction, the ACT, represented by its national chair Joselyn Martinez, the ACT […]

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Trillanes to Locsin: Stay away from social media and focus on the job

(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV urged Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. to stay away from social media and to focus first on his job as the country’s top diplomat. Trillanes gave the “unsolicited advice” after Locsin said the Department of Foreign Affairs former passport maker, Oberthur Technologies, made away with passport applicants’ data, then later clarified the data was merely “made inaccessible.” The National Privacy Commission has, however, launched a probe into […]

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Trillanes asks Comelec for gun ban exemption

But Palace dismisses senator’s fears for his life as a “figment of his imagination” (Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Thursday, January 17, revealed he has asked the Commission on Elections to allow him to be exempted from the gun ban due to alleged threats to his security. According to Trillanes, “hindi nawala ang threat kasi the moment na pinagplanuhan kang patayin, aantayin na lang (ang) opportunity.” But in a press conference, Presidential […]

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Palace on drop in PHL average hunger rate: “The best is yet to come”

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, Jan. 17, welcomed the results of a recent Social Weather Stations survey that showed the average hunger rate in the country in 2018 was the lowest since 2003. “The best is yet to come, as the Chief Executive continues to work double time in the remainder of his term to uplift more Filipino families out of poverty and hunger, towards a more comfortable and prosperous life for all,” […]

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