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Tag: human rights

The fixer

I have a friend who works as a “fixer.” And in journalism lingo, such a person is not someone who helps you get the...

Human and animal rights

Now that the facts are clearer, I thought it would be timely and helpful to weigh in on the controversy over the slaughter of...

Troubled waters…until now

Apparently miffed by the decision of at least two US agencies to withhold aid for the Philippines because of human rights issues and, quite...

Feet of clay

THERE was a fair measure of irony—unintended, we are sure—when Senator Leila de Lima described why she was traveling to the United States and...

Advent and human rights

For the second week in a row, as we celebrate tomorrow the Third Sunday of Advent, we find ourselves in the company of John...

Human rights are forever

On Saturday, December 10, we celebrate the 68th year anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This is a monumental...

A student’s killing

I started watching and I couldn’t look away. And way before the end of the short, silent black-and-white CCTV clip, I was heart-broken and...

Against perverts

Addressing several students of the Adamson University in Manila, embattled Senator Leila de Lima goes ballistic, describing her critics as 'perverts.' De Lima also...

The US, the hypocrites and human rights

The sissyness of the United States on the issue of human rights violations stems from the fact that President Duterte does not only know...

Moral crusades and human rights

Rodrigo Duterte decisively won the presidency in May 2016. He had a clear vision of governance and society and the promise of strong leadership...

Inviting isolation

In his speech at the United Nations General Assembly, Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. lectured the international community against interfering in Philippine domestic policy,...

PDP backs Rody’s anti-US stance

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte’s tirade is not personally directed at US President Barack Obama, but a reaction on the seeming interventionist agenda in the guise...

Checkpoint troops told to strictly observe human rights

TROOPS tasked to augment police checkpoints and visibility operations across the country have been directed to strictly uphold human rights and the rule of...

Duterte recalls brief exchange with Obama

President Rodrigo Duterte recalled his brief exchange with United States President Barack Obama in a holding room just before the dinner gala for ASEAN...
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