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On July 3, President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law the Anti-Terrorism Act, which critics fear could be used to target government critics

When pandemic lockdown began, women’s rights advocates were quick to notice the missing gender dimension in govt response

More activities and industries will be allowed to resume under the more relaxed “general community quarantine” starting July 10

New law broadens powers of local and mainland authorities to investigate, prosecute, and punish those deemed as dissenters

Human rights activists said they “can’t help but be reasonably cynical” about the statements made by the Philippines before the UN Human Rights Council

Families left by the wayside during the pandemic know it is the government that is the biggest threat to their safety and security

The pope emphasized that media is necessary to distinguish good from evil in terms of producing sound judgments

China, Russia, ASEAN and Latin American states, however, warn against using country specific resolutions to pressure governments

Cebuanos are urged to seek the intercession of Archbishop Camomot as Cebu has been declared the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic

The recourse to a mailed-fist policy in dealing with a health crisis is divisive and runs counter to guarantees of fundamental freedoms