Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 21:34:58 +0000
The Supreme Court has issued writs of amparo and habeas data sought by Karapatan, Gabriela and the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines
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Read moreCredit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 18 May 2019 09:09:58 +0000
The Philippine Navy displayed some of its assets to the public on Saturday ahead of its upcoming founding anniversary later this month.
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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 21:28:40 +0000
With the P3.7-trillion national budget for 2019 signed by President Rodrigo Duterte
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 12 May 2019 13:06:38 +0000
A night before the 2019 midterm national and local elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), and the Philippine National Police (PNP) underscored their readiness for the exercise, in which over 61 million registered voters are expected to participate.
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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 09 May 2019 14:27:36 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — The Defense Press Corps, the press organization whose members cover the Department of National Defense and Armed Forces of the Philippines, has dismissed the claims of a two-star general on supposed ‘media bias’ and collusion with communists.
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Fri, 03 May 2019 23:21:56 +0000
The Supreme Court has granted the petition of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) for judicial protection for its members against alleged harassment and attacks by government security forces. In a special full court session on Friday, the court issued a writ of amparo and a writ of habeas data in favor of the […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 03 May 2019 15:00:00 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Friday said it has pieces of evidence to prove that the accusations of intimidation and threats by a group of human rights lawyers against them are baseless.
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 05:31:41 +0000
MANILA, Philippines – Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) personnel on Tuesday took part in the local absentee voting for this year’s midterm elections.
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Credit to Author: dmorcoso| Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 23:04:15 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — The military on Monday vowed to step up its information drive against groups identified as fronts for the communist movement. In a statement, Maj. Gen. Antonio Parlade, deputy chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, admitted that the military “needs to work some more” to inform the public about […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2019 12:54:00 +0000
RETIRED Lt. Gen. Jacinto Ligot, former military comptroller, has applied for probation before the Sandiganbayan First Division instead of serving six years of jail time over his perjury conviction. Ligot,…READ
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