Writ of habeas corpus petition filed to free Adonis

The jailed broadcaster has already secured a May 26 court order for his provisional release after he posted bail for another libel case filed against him by TV personality Jeanette Lomanta-Leuterio.

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Suspects win injunction in case of journalist’s murder in the Philippines

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) requests that courts in the Philippines, particularly the Court of Appeals, seek to ensure that the suspects in the murder of journalist Marlene Grace…

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No home for Lumad children

A total of 83 Lumad (indigenous) children are forced to leave their homes in Compostela and Monkayo towns as government troops continue their operations against the New People's Army. Often caught in the crossfire, sometimes subjected to military harassments and intimidation, more than 30 Lumad families leave their homes and end up in Davao City's Bankerohan gym on May 16, where they take refuge. The evacuees first stayed in Compostela gym, but were hounded by government troops there. Click here for more photos. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)

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