Lawyers’ groups warned that the anti-terror bill being pushed by President Duterte in Congress will weaken democracy and Constitutional protection of people’s freedoms.
A court case against former AnakPawis Congressman Ariel Casilao and six relief volunteers for alleged violating quarantine rules was dismissed by the court of Norzagaray, Bulacan.
The progressive Bagong Alyansang Makabayan comes to the defense of the displaced Lumad in UCCP Haran who have been accused of “murdering” two lumad infants due to negligence.
A United Nations (UN) official slammed countries like the Philippines where law enforcement has been acting beyond international law in the use of force while implementing quarantine measures.
The proposed bill allows the warrantless arrest of suspected person and detention of up to 24 days while surveillance can be conducted by the police or the military for 60 to 90 days.
The distribution of ChickenJoy meals by Mayor Sara Duterte to reward district clusters with the least cases of Covid-19 drew discussions from netizens.
y is just one of the problems that greeted overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) returning as part of the government’s policy to repatriate them to their hometown.
Scientists from the University of the Philippines raised concerns on the continuing errors and delays in the Department on Health statistics on the coronavirus diseases (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines.
Government should place high risk areas of COVID-19 such as Davao City and National Capital Region under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ), a research group from University of the Philippines says.
The Department of Education (DepEd) is rolling out preparations for the school opening on August 24, as it seeks local government units to assist in distributing printed learning materials for students with no gadgets and internet access.
