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UN draft report: No to death penalty; allow UN Rapporteur’s probe without conditions

Universal Periodic Review draft makes 257 recommendations   (Eagle News) -- The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) working group…

Philippine assault on extremists sends 24,000 fleeing

  MANILA, Philippines (AFP) - More than 24,000 people fled their homes as the Philippine military used airstrikes and artillery against…

PHL records the most number of HIV cases in March

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) -- Almost 1,000 new HIV/AIDS cases -- or 968 cases to be exact -- were reported…

Kidnap threat at Philippine tourist hotspots

  By Ayee Macaraig Agence France Presse MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- Terrorists are planning to kidnap foreigners in tourist hotspots…

US warns of kidnapping threat on Philippine tourist island

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- Terrorists are planning to kidnap foreigners on a Philippine island popular with tourists, the United States…

“No new wave of killings,” says Cayetano as PHL defends Duterte’s war on drugs in Geneva

  A high-level Philippine delegation presented the country's human rights situation during the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) before the United…

PHL joins forces with China to fight and stop illegal gambling

(Eagle News) -- The Philippines has joined forces with China to tackle the problem of illegal gambling in the country.…

Philippines, US launch smaller military exercises

by Mynardo MACARAIG Agence France Presse MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- The Philippines and the United States launched annual military exercises in…

National Heritage Month

Month of May is National Heritage Month Infographics by Dex Magno Research by Jodi Bustos, edited by Jay Paul Carlos

UN Special Rapporteur condemns drug war; PHL to lodge UN protest

  The United Nations' special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings has condemned the use of violence to combat illegal drugs, as…

Satellite that will provide range of video, data services to PHL, other Asian countries launched into space

A range of video and data services will soon be available in the country after a rocket carrying the telecommunications satellite that…

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