Group condemns arrest of 11 anti-terror law protesters in Cabuyao

July 5, 2020

Police arrested and detained 11 activists who were staging a protest action against the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 in Cabuyao, Laguna on Saturday afternoon. Human rights alliance DEFEND–Southern Tagalog said the 11 activists who were arrested for conducting a peaceful

READ MORE

P304-M aid given to ex-Reds under E-CLIP – DILG

July 5, 2020

A total of P304.43-million financial and other assistance for the past three years were given to over 4,000 former members of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) and Militia ng Bayan through the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) of

READ MORE

2 Ilocos Sur cops facing murder charges for minor’s death – PNP

July 5, 2020

Ilocos Sur police filed murder charges against two of their personnel for the death of a 15-year old complainant in a case of acts of lasciviousness against one of them, Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Sunday. In a statement,

READ MORE

Lorenzana to critics: Give Anti-Terrorism Act a chance

July 5, 2020

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Sunday appealed to the public to read and give the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 a chance. In a statement, Lorenzana said it is a much-needed measure “to clothe law enforcement agencies with the necessary power

READ MORE

Palace welcomes DOST study on use of blood plasma for COVID-19 patients

July 5, 2020

Malacañang on Saturday said the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is set to start a study on the use of convalescent plasma as adjunctive therapy for patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “The Palace welcomes the announcement of Department of

READ MORE

DILG, security forces hail passage of Anti-Terrorism Act

July 5, 2020

Interior Sectary Eduardo Año said the signing of the Anti-Terror Bill into law is an important step in the whole-of-nation approach against terrorism. In a statement released on Saturday, Año said all attached agencies of the Department of Interior and

READ MORE

PNP denies arresting Cebu journalist

July 5, 2020

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Sunday denied that members of the Special Action Force (SAF) arrested a local journalist from Cebu City last June 2. PNP said the journalist Sheriza Mae Uy debunked a news report that she was

READ MORE

DFA repatriates over 68,000 Filipinos since the beginning of COVID-19 repatriation efforts

July 5, 2020

This week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) facilitated the return of almost 10,000 overseas Filipino (OFs) repatriates. This brings the total number of repatriated OFs to 68,440 since the DFA began its COVID-19 repatriation efforts in February 2020. Of

READ MORE