BBM creates human rights 'super body'
(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the creation of a human rights «super body» composed of key government agencies, Malacañang bared on Sunday.
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House tackles bill to lower rice prices
THE House of Representatives will begin plenary debates this week on a bill that aims to lower the price of rice to below P30 a kilo.
Marcos' 2021 negative drug test result brought up in Senate 'PDEA leaks' hearing
MANILA, Philippines — Representatives of the hospital that administered the drug test of then-presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in 2021 assured senators there was nothing irregular with how the test, which produced negative results, was conducted.
DFA probes ‘illegal’ activities by diplomats
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday it would investigate alleged illegal activities by foreign diplomats, following calls to probe China’s possible violation of Philippine laws over a phone call recording.
Marcos forms human rights coordination body
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has created a body on human rights coordination to enhance mechanisms for the promotion and protection of human rights, a move viewed by advocates as a "desperate attempt to window-dress" the situation in the country.
Philippines sends ships to disputed atoll where China building 'artificial island'
MANILA: The Philippines said on Saturday it has deployed ships to a disputed area in the South China Sea, where it accused China of building "an artificial island" in an escalating maritime row. The coast guard sent a ship "to monitor the supposed illegal activities of China, creating 'an artificial island'," the office of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said in a statement, adding two other vessels were in rotational deployment in the area.
NGO to Marcos admin: Surface Mindanao labor organizer a month into abduction
MANILA, Philippines — The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s administration to surface veteran Mindanao labor organizer William Lariosa after being allegedly abducted by state agents on April 10.
Groups call for Charter convention forum
SEVERAL groups have called for a Constitutional Convention (Con-Con) forum to draft a new governmental framework that would be able to address the current needs of the Philippines.