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Read more about the article Mindanao lawmakers see BBL okay prior to Duterte’s SONA
Legislators and local government officials a light moment by taking a group photo after the conduct of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) consultation held at the Mindanao Civic Center gymnasium in Tubod, Lanao del Norte, on Thursday. In the photo are Lanao del Norte 1st District Rep. Mohamad Khalid Dimaporo and her mother, Provincial Gov. Imelda Quibranza-Dimaporo. Taking the photo is Tawi-Tawi Rep. Ruby Sahali, House committee chair on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity. Sahali presided the proceedings of the BBL consultation. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Mindanao lawmakers see BBL okay prior to Duterte’s SONA

Lower House lawmakers said they are optimistic to pass the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) in time for the State of the Nation Address (Sona) of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte this July.

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Read more about the article Duterte still obligated to cooperate with ICC investigation despite withdrawal
President Rodrigo Duterte met with various mining companies in the country at the Heroes Hall of Malacañan Palace on August 3, 2017. (ACE MORANDANTE/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)

Duterte still obligated to cooperate with ICC investigation despite withdrawal

President Rodrigo Duterte has declared the Philippines' withdrawal from the Rome Statute, a treaty which established the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC is currently conducting a preliminary examination into the Duterte administration’s bloody war on drugs.

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Read more about the article National ID system, PNP subpoena powers: ‘witch-hunt tools’ vs the people
Activists in a press conference on March 13, 2018 in Quezon City, hold up placards bearing calls to end the terror tags against leaders and members of progressive groups. (Photo courtesy of Kathy Yamzon)

National ID system, PNP subpoena powers: ‘witch-hunt tools’ vs the people

Progressive groups on Monday warned that the national identification system and the recently-signed law granting subpoena powers to the Philippine National Police (PNP) are additional tools for witch-hunt, abuse, and all-out repression.

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Read more about the article ‘Duterte gov’t move to declare 600 persons as terrorists, a prelude to massive crackdown on critics’
President Rodrigo Duterte, in his speech during his visit to the Ozamiz City Police Station on August 17, 2017, warns those involved in illegal drugs to stop their illicit activities or they may face harsh consequences. (KARL NORMAN ALONZO/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)

‘Duterte gov’t move to declare 600 persons as terrorists, a prelude to massive crackdown on critics’

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has sought the declaration of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), its armed wing, New People's Army (NPA), and at least 600 progressives as "terrorists."

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