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Philippines stresses Callamard did not properly tell them of her arrival

May 6, 2017

The Philippines reiterated that UN Special Rapporteur Agnes Callamard ” conveniently failed to disclose that when the UNHCHR ( UN High Commission for Human Rights) office in Geneva informed the Philippine Mission there about her trip to the Philippines, the Mission

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War on drugs doesn’t work – UN rapporteur

May 5, 2017

The “war on drugs” does not work, said visiting United Nations Special Rapporteur on extra-judicial summary or arbitrary executions Agnes Callamard on Friday. Malacanang hit Callamard for her visit in the country without contacting the government in advance, saying this

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Arrested Abu Sayyaf bandit in Bohol killed after escape try

May 5, 2017

A member of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) who was arrested in Bohol was killed after allegedly trying to escape from police custody. Senior Insp. Reslyn Abella, Central Visayas regional police spokesperson, said on Friday that Saad Samad Kiram, who

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Ex-DOTC chief Abaya, others charged over “defective” MRT coaches

May 5, 2017

Several groups filed graft and corruption complaint against former Department of Transportation and Communications Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya and other officials before the Office of the Ombudsman over the “defective” coaches bought from a Chinese supplier. Aside from Abaya, the

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Air Force still clueless why chopper crashed; other units grounded

May 5, 2017

The Philippine Air Force (PAF) was still clueless why its chopper crashed, killing three soldiers, in Rizal province as it grounded the other units, an official said on Friday. Col. Antonio Francisco, PAF spokesman, said they have to ground the

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NPA leader nabbed; police post attacked in Cagayan

May 5, 2017

A high ranking leader of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) was arrested while a police community precinct was attacked by the rebels in the province of Cagayan on Thursday. Supt. Chevalier Iringan, Cagayan Valley regional police spokesperson, identified the arrested

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Carpio’s e-book Mandarin version debunking Chinese “historic” claim in SCS out soon

May 5, 2017

Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio will soon release a Mandarin version of his new e-book that would belie China’s “historic” claim over almost the entire South China Sea. Carpio, who launched on Thursday his book, “Philippine Sovereign Rights

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UN rapporteur Callamard in country, but only to deliver a speech

May 4, 2017

UN special rapporteur Agnes Callamard is in the country to speak at human rights forum, a spokesperson of the Commission on Human Rights said Thursday. Jacqueline de Guia told Daily Manila Shimbun Callamard attended the commission’s 30 th anniversary gathering

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