FACT CHECK: Bangui Wind Farm in Ilocos Norte is not BBM’s project

The Bangui Wind Power, the first wind farm in Southeast Asia, was spearheaded by the NorthWind Power Development Corporation - now owned by AC Energy Holdings of the Ayala Group - and funded by the Danish International Development Agency.

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Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Chairperson Richard Palpal-latoc

Rights group hopes BBM-appointed CHR execs uphold commission’s ideals

A human rights group has urged the new members of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to uphold the commission’s “mandate and expectations” under the presidency of Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr.

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FACT CHECK: BBM’s claim that ICC can only act if a country has no ‘functioning judiciary’ needs context

According to the ICC, it intends “to complement, not to replace” national courts. It only intervenes when a State is unable or unwilling to genuinely carry out the investigation and prosecute those responsible for international crimes.

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