Uproar over terror charge laid against Filipino activists
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Uproar over terror charge laid against Filipino activists

MANILA (UCAN): Rights activists and environmentalists have expressed dismay when two Filipino activists, Fritz Jay…

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Church backs Ati tribal people’s struggle
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Church backs Ati tribal people’s struggle

(UCAN): The Philippines Church has extended support to the Ati tribal people’s struggle to protect…

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Philippines compelled to move deadline for jeepney phase-out plan
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Philippines compelled to move deadline for jeepney phase-out plan

MANILA (UCAN): Jeepney drivers received a reprieve after the Philippine government deferred a plan to…

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Philippine government against Nobel Peace Prize winner going to Oslo
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Philippine government against Nobel Peace Prize winner going to Oslo

MANILA (UCAN): Philippine government lawyers opposed Nobel Peace Prize winner, Maria Ressa, going to Oslo…

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Red-tagging of religious sister by Philippine official criticised
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Red-tagging of religious sister by Philippine official criticised

MANILA (UCAN): Philippine presidential communications undersecretary, Lorraine Badoy, red-tagged (accused of being communist or terrorists)…

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