Rappler gets support from media, rights group after SEC’s shutdown order

Media organizations and rights group expressed their support to Rappler after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ordered it to cease operations on June 28, two days before Pres. Rodrigo Duterte stepped down from office.

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Read more about the article Marcos’ legitimacy a moral question, say Martial Law survivors
Progressive groups held a protest at the Plaza Miranda in Manila as Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son and namesake of the Philippines’ late dictator, took his oath as the country's new president on Thursday, June 30, 2022. (Photo by Carlo Manalansan/Bulatlat)

Marcos’ legitimacy a moral question, say Martial Law survivors

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was sworn in Thursday of June 30 after clearing all disqualifications filed against him at the Comelec and Supreme Court, but survivors of his late father's dictatorship will continue to question his presidency.

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Read more about the article Envi groups denounce San Miguel Corp. over fossil fuel expansion
Children of protesters belonging to the Riverwatch group join in the call against San Miguel Corporation’s planned expansion of its fossil fuel operations. (Photo courtesy of the Power for the People Coalition)

Envi groups denounce San Miguel Corp. over fossil fuel expansion

Mindanao-based environmental organizations, together with cause-oriented advocates across the nation, have criticized San Miguel Corporation (SMC) for its massive plans on new fossil fuel power plants.

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Read more about the article In CDO, dad mulls national econ summit to resolve looming crisis
Cagayan de Oro Councilor George Goking (3rd from left) joins the City Price Coordinating Council inspecting team to check the prices of basic commodities in the city’s malls and major supermarkets on June 1, 2022. (Photo courtesy of the Cagayan de Oro City Information Office)

In CDO, dad mulls national econ summit to resolve looming crisis

To address the skyrocketing prices of fuel and basic commodities, a member of the local council in this city plans to hold the economic summit, as soon as all elected officials are sworn into office next month.

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