Bayan Muna today urged Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, the presidential security adviser for regions 11 and 12, to lobby for a thorough review of the anti-terror Law or the Human Security Act, saying ?the mayor?s objectives in keeping peace and order" should be consistent with the protection of human rights and the upholding of democracy.
DAVAO CITY??Junk the Human Security Act,? this was the cry of the students and youth organizations in the National Day of Youth and Students Protest held today in front of the University of Mindanao Bolton Campus.
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The city government is celebrating July as Nutrition month by carrying out activities relative to good nutrition, proper breastfeeding, and a sustained campaign against malnutrition.
The group said the charge against Gilbert Cardino illustrates the fact that the Arroyo regime has ?rigorously, systematically and intentionally waging an all-out war against the Filipino people who are participating in legitimate struggles against political repression and human-rights violations.?
?The intention of the law is very good,? Avisado said. But the lady lawyer said that the big problem of the law is with the budget or lack of it, a problem that has drawn flak from the law?s critics.