Rappler chief Maria Ressa posts P300,000 travel bond

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 11:09:52 +0000

RAPPLER Inc. Chief Maria Ressa posted a P300,000 travel bond, which a Manila court had set for her trips this March and April. Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa of Manila Regional Trial Court…READ

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‘Running priest’ refuses police ‘ironic’ offer of protection

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 08:22:53 +0000

ONE of the priests claiming to have received death threats for being a vocal critic of the government’s war on drugs rejected the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) offer to protect…READ

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2 fake Manila traffic enforcers arrested

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 04:31:08 +0000

TWO men pretending to be Manila traffic enforcers were arrested for allegedly pulling over passing motorists and extorting money during the wee hours of Tuesday, March 12. Investigators identified the…READ

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Local Govt chief Año, deputy oppose Manila Bay reclamation project

Credit to Author: CATHERINE A. MODESTO| Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 11:20:33 +0000

LOCAL Government Secretary Eduardo Año and his deputy are opposing the Manila Bay reclamation projects for they may end “killing people and destroying properties in Manila Bay.” “Ako po sa personal, ayaw ko…READ

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Court defers Maria Ressa arraignment for cyberlibel

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2019 03:07:59 +0000

  THE court hearing the cyberlibel charge of Rappler chief Maria Ressa has postponed the arraignment pending her motion to quash. Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 46 gave the prosecution,…READ

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‘No change,’ 33 years after EDSA People Power Revolution — analysts

Credit to Author: CATHERINE A. MODESTO| Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2019 04:06:28 +0000

AS the country commemorates the 33rd EDSA People Power Revolution, which ended the 20-year reign of the late president Ferdinand Marcos, a panel of analysts said the bloodless uprising did…READ

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Church cover-up of sex abuses ‘wounded victims, eroded trust’–Tagle

Credit to Author: CATHERINE A. MODESTO| Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 03:45:50 +0000

MANILA Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle has admitted that bishops have wounded victims sex abuse by going as far as “covering up scandals” of erring clergy. Tagle also acknowledged the…READ

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