Senator Leila de Lima on Thursday motioned that Commission on Human Rights Chairperson Chito Gascon to explain the position of the commission before the Senate committee and that the committee not jump from hearing the spate of extrajudicial killings to hearing the death penalty.
MANILA – There are indications the Chinese Coast Guard has left Scarborough Shoal, one week after President Rodrigo Duterte visited China to repair strained ties, his spokesman said Friday. China held the rich fishing ground since the end of a naval standoff in 2012, and its coast guard repeatedly shooed away Filipino boats even after Manila’s victory before a United Nations-backed arbitration court in July. Duterte, who is shifting alliances to China from the US, had said that Filipino fishermen could soon resume fishing in Scarborough…
Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez said that the House of Representatives plans to reinstate the Death Penalty bill before Christmas break when it reach the final reading on December. The bill is one of the priority measure of President Rodrigo Duterte, who has often threatened to kill criminals. “I don’t know with the Senate, I don’t control it, but as far as the House is concerned, we will approve it before the Christmas break,” Alvarez told reporters in Japan during the three day state visit of President Duterte. He said the House plans t…
Donald Trump has vowed he will “crush ISIS” once he becomes president — REUTERS Fans of the Islamic State are celebrating the election victory of Donald Trump, convinced the Republican candidate’s anti-Islamic position will alienate and anger many people around the world and rally more to their cause. “He’ll rule with undisputed control and this will lead to open conflicts with many people,” said one person on an ISIS forum Wednesday. Vocativ found several threads created on ISIS channels after the election results became clear, wit…
MANILA – (UPDATED) Ronnie Dayan, Senator Leila de Lima’s former driver, on Tuesday night admitted to receiving money from alleged drug lord Kerwin Espinosa on behalf of the former justice secretary. “Kay Kerwin…meron akong natatanggap para kay senadora po,” Dayan said at a press briefing in the House of Representatives. He said he turned over money from Kerwin to De Lima five times in 2014, or 2 years before the 2016 elections. “Hindi ko po binibilang magkano inaabot sa akin,” he said, adding the senator must have been aware of wha…
MAGUINDANAO – Assorted high-powered firearms, ammunition, vehicles, motorcycles and other items were confiscated in a law-enforcement operation in Talitay, Maguindanao on Wednesday. According to 6th Infantry Division commander MGen. Carlito Galvez, Talitay Mayor Montasir Sabal used the weapons and vehicles to prevent authorities from going after his drug syndicate. “Parang pinagmalaki niya ito eh na kaya niyang depensahan yung lugar para ‘di talaga mapasok ng military at PNP. Gusto niya talaga mabuo ‘yung sindikato. Alam naman natin…
A hard drive containing video footage of what may have transpired during the shooting incident which led to the death of Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. is missing, a provincial official said. Espinosa was shot dead by authorities inside his cell during an alleged search operation at the Baybay City Provincial Jail early Saturday. READ: Albuera Mayor Espinosa shot at police: official But Leyte provincial administrator Edgardo Cordeño said the hard drive containing CCTV footage of the jail, presumably also of the shooting inci…
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