Human Rights

Read more about the article Wanted: More doctors to serve in barrios
DOCTORS FOR THE POOR. During the regular program of Pulong-Pulong ni Pulong on Tuesday, Feb. 7, Dr. Myles Clement Ababon,a young doctor assigned in Paquibato District, urges other young doctors to serve in public health to give assistance to the people especially those who are living in far-flung communities. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

Wanted: More doctors to serve in barrios

Dr. Myles Clement Ababon urged his fellow young doctors to serve at the public health centers in far-flung areas.

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Read more about the article Sickly prisoner freed after 5 years
FREEDOM. Political prisoner Reynante Malcampo hopes to see his three children after the court dismissed his case of illegal possession of explosives on January 26, 2017. He was freed Thursday, Feb. 2 after almost five years of imprisonment. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

Sickly prisoner freed after 5 years

A sickly political prisoner was released Thursday in a twist of sad fate showing that it took more than four years for the court to realize that the person who filed the information lacked the authority after all.

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Read more about the article Filipino immigrants ?feel ?threatened by Trump’s policies

Filipino immigrants ?feel ?threatened by Trump’s policies

Ren Clacer, member of the New Jersey Filipino Women’s Organizing Committee, said they ?were alarmed with Trump's "unjust policies towards immigrants, the poor, people of color, and other marginalized groups - further oppressing people who are victims of US policies in their homelands."

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