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MANILA, Philippines — Environmental groups applauded the issuance of the Supreme Court (SC) of protection writs on abducted environmental activists Jhed Tamano and Jonila Castro.
MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) has granted environmental activists Jhed Tamano and Jonila Castro protection from state security agents, saying there was an “established violation or threat” to their lives, liberty and security.
MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) has granted writs of amparo and habeas data as well as temporary protection order to environmental defenders Jonila Castro and Jhed Tamano, who accused the military of abducting them in Bataan last year.
MANILA, Philippines — The torture prevention body of the United Nations should conduct an independent and thorough investigation into the policies and practices of the country’s security forces that lead to torture as well as the use of secret detention facilities, a human rights group said Wednesday.
MANILA, Philippines — Environmental and human rights groups condemned the filing of perjury cases against two anti-reclamation activists who accused the military of abduction, labeling the move as judicial harassment.
The Department of National Defense (DND) on Wednesday said it filed perjury and grave scandal charges against two environmental activists who accused the military of abduction after going missing in Bataan.
MANILA, Philippines — Around 10 agencies will be affected by the plan of the House of Representatives to realign allocations under the confidential funds, according to House committee on appropriations senior vice chair Stella Luz Quimbo.