Archbishop calls for truth amid threats, and disinformation in wake of Duterte detention
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Archbishop calls for truth amid threats, and disinformation in wake of Duterte detention

MANILA  (SE): “Online bashers have clearly demonstrated the continuing threat of a Duterte ‘hate’ network…

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Duterte unapologetic over Philippine ‘war on drugs’
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Duterte unapologetic over Philippine ‘war on drugs’

MANILA (UCAN): Former Philippine president [2016-2022], Rodrigo Duterte, remained unapologetic over his controversial anti-drug war…

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Philippine government urged not to ban ‘lumad’ term; stop red-tagging labour activists
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Philippine government urged not to ban ‘lumad’ term; stop red-tagging labour activists

MANILA (SE): Archbishop Jose Cabantan of Cagayan de Oro criticised a government move to ban…

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Decades after Martial Law authoritarianism, impunity persist, notes Caritas
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Decades after Martial Law authoritarianism, impunity persist, notes Caritas

MANILA (LiCAS News): In a statement issued on September 20 to mark the anniversary of…

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A former aide to Duterte spills beans about the ‘war on drugs’
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A former aide to Duterte spills beans about the ‘war on drugs’

MANILA (UCAN): Jovie Espenido, a lieutenant colonel and the one-time poster boy of the anti-drugs…

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