Read more about the article Galvez inviting EU, UN to probe Haran will backfire, says rights groups
Lumad evacuees in UCCP Haran conducted a flag ceremony to commemorate the 122nd Independence Day.

Galvez inviting EU, UN to probe Haran will backfire, says rights groups

Rights advocates say that presidential peace adviser and retired general Carlito Galvez’s challenge to let European Union and United Nations investigate UCCP Haran’s alleged profiting from the Lumad in its sanctuary may reveal instead the real reason why the Lumad are displaced.

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Read more about the article Fiancé hopeful seaman is alive in September 2 shipwreck in Japan seas
Jay Ann Cabilao and Regie Sedillo

Fiancé hopeful seaman is alive in September 2 shipwreck in Japan seas

Jay Ann still holds a slight hope that Regie and the other 36 crew members might still be alive. But they realized they had to unite and find ways to push agencies and officials to act to search for their loved ones

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UNESCO says Ampatuan case “unresolved” as families still pursue justice

A United Nations body made changes in their position on the Ampatuan massacred case from “resolved” to “ongoing/unresolved” following appeals of the family of the media victims and media organizations.

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Duterte lashes on critics for “weaponizing human rights” in UN speech

President Rodrigo Duterte spoke for the first time before the United Nations (UN) General Assembly online to defend accusations of human rights abuses, as he took a swipe on critics for “weaponizing human rights” against him.

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