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NO TO MARTIAL LAW. Progressive groups in Davao City hold a protest along Roxas Avenue to condemn the extension of martial law in Mindanao for one more year. In a joint session on Wednesday, December 13, the Congress approved the request of the Palace to extend the implementation of martial law until December 31, 2018. (Robby Joy D. Salveron/ davaotoday.com)

SC decision on ML extension draws flak from Lumad schools, solons

The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the third extension of Martial Law extension in Mindanao until the end of 2019 has drawn flak from various progressive groups, calling it as “outright neglect of human rights.”

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Arrest of Rappler’s Maria Ressa ‘a shameless act of persecution by a bully government’

Rappler chief Maria Ressa was detained overnight at the National Bureau of Investigation headquarters in Pasay City for cyber libel charges, in what media watchdog and lawyer’s group called, as a “shameless act of persecution by a bully government.”

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Women’s group on Bato’s campaign stunt: ‘crass, sexist, misogynist’

Former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief and now senatorial aspirant Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa pulled a campaign stunt on Tuesday but it has raised the eye brows of women rights advocates, saying the stunt was crass, sexist and misogynist.

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Read more about the article Soldiers held captive by NPA begs to Duterte: ‘Suspend military operations’
Cpl. Eric Manangan (Left) and Private First Class Darlino Carino Jr. (Right) appeal for help fromm President Rodrigo Duterte to suspend military operations to pave way for their release in a video released by the New People's Army on Wednesday, February 13, 2019. (Screenshots from the NPA's video)

Soldiers held captive by NPA begs to Duterte: ‘Suspend military operations’

Two soldiers being held captive by the New Peoples Army (NPA) appealed for help from President Rodrigo Duterte to cease military operations to pave way for their release.

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