Read more about the article Groups hit PH military-led action plan vs coronavirus
President Rodrigo Duterte in a press briefing has placed Luzon under enhanced community quarantine last March 16, 2010. (Presidential photo)

Groups hit PH military-led action plan vs coronavirus

President Rodrigo Duterte's order to the security forces to implement the country's action plan to contain the deadly coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) does not sit well among various groups demanding immediate medical-based action to deal with the pandemic.

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Read more about the article Rights groups slam govt’s ‘double standard’ on Koko Pimentel
Senator Aquilino 'Koko' Pimentel III (Photo from Sen. Pimentel's Facebook page)

Rights groups slam govt’s ‘double standard’ on Koko Pimentel

Human rights groups slam the Department of Justice's appeal for compassion for Senator Aquilino 'Koko' Pimentel III as "double standard" in its implementation of strict lockdown and quarantine.

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Officials: Stranded foreigners flown out of Northern Mindanao

Foreigners stranded in some parts of Northern Mindanao due to the implementation of the community quarantine all over the country were flown out of the Laguindingan Airport in Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental on Wednesday, tourism officials said Thursday (March 26).

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Read more about the article JOINT STATEMENT: On requiring journalists to get PCOO accreditation
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JOINT STATEMENT: On requiring journalists to get PCOO accreditation

WE, MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS, journalists, press freedom advocates and academics, raise our collective voice and declare our opposition to government requiring journalists to secure accreditation from the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) to be exempted from the enhanced community quarantine. While we recognize the gravity of the situation, we assert that this imposition is unnecessary, unreasonable and unconstitutional.

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