Lawyers of Bayan Muna and the Genuine Opposition wanted the special canvassing to be declared illegal after discovering the irregularities in the certificates of canvass. They also questioned the nature of the special board and the manner it was created.
MANILA — Charg� d’Affaires, a.i. (CDA) Rosario P. Lemque of the Philippine Embassy in Doha, Qatar reported to the Department…
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information about the brutal torture of two men, both belong to Muslim minorities, following their arrest by soldiers over allegations they are involved in incidents of bombing in Central Mindanao.
The international day for the prevention of torture should serve as a reminder that in the following countries of Asia torture remains the primary mode of criminal investigations.
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has assured the 120,000-strong Filipino community here that the tough fiscal reforms her government has initiated are meant to keep the economic momentum going “with the hope that someday, working abroad would be a matter of a choice and not a necessity. “
MANILA — Bilateral relations between the Philippines and the Republic of Equatorial Guinea are expected to be boosted with President…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has expressed grave concerns for the future of media independence in Nepal, after the…
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) 11 is urging all small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the region to join the upcoming trade fair in New Jersey. The trade fair, tagged as �Philippine Fiesta,� is slated on Aug. 18 to 19 Meadowlands Exposition Center (MEC) in Secaucus, New Jersey, USA.
A reporter of the government-run Radyo ng Bayan was killed in an ambush in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, around 8 a.m. today, June 25.
Greenpeace demands immediate market withdrawal, moratorium on GMO approvals MANILA — Another genetically-modified (GM) corn variety, approved for food, feed,…
