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The religious leaders said they "cannot in conscience accede to a law that may assault human dignity and human rights"

Statements by Philippine legislators indicate a desire to trap news outfits behind the steel bars of state-controlled news management

The groups called on all parties to “de-escalate” armed violence that displaces people and put communities at risk of COVID-19

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