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Read more about the article Cebu activists to file counter-charges on cops
Arrested are (left to right) Jaime Paglinawan of BAYAN Central Visayas, Bern Cañedo of UP Cebu University Student Council, Nar Athena Mae Porlas of Anakbayan UP Cebu, Dyan Paula Gumanao of Kabataan Partylist Cebu, Janry Ubal of Food Not Bombs Cebu, UP alumnus Al Ingking, and Joahanna Veloso of National Union of Students of the Philippines.(Photo Courtesy of Tug-ani)

Cebu activists to file counter-charges on cops

Counter-charges will be filed against police officers for the arrests of seven activists and one bystander during their protest on the Anti-Terror Bill along the University of Cebu campus last June 5.

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Read more about the article Amid transport crisis and pandemic, groups suggest what the gov’t should do
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Amid transport crisis and pandemic, groups suggest what the gov’t should do

Advocacy groups here have suggested solutions to the country’s ongoing transport crisis, which was made worse by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

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Davao Today columnist Margarita Valle. (Photo courtesy of Kodao Productions)

Journalist recalls abduction over ‘mistaken identity’ one year ago

“Justice delayed, justice denied,” says Fidelina Margarita Valle, columnist for Davao Today, remembering her experience a year ago being taken by police agents at an airport.

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Read more about the article Lawyers across the globe join Filipino lawyers in opposing anti-terror bill
Students, activists, and progressive groups hold an indignation rally on Thursday, June 4 at UP Diliman, Quezon City following the Lower House’s approval of the anti-terror bill on third reading. Protesters wanted the bill junked as they feared it will be used as a weapon against critics of the Duterte administration if passed into law. (Maro B. Enriquez/davaotoday.com)

Lawyers across the globe join Filipino lawyers in opposing anti-terror bill

A statement signed by 700 lawyers and law students worldwide showed the international community’s concern over the passage of the Anti-Terror Act of 2020.

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