CHR help sought in surfacing missing Batangas fisherfolk organizer
Philstar.com December 1, 2023 | 3:28pm MANILA, Philippines — A fishers’ group has called on the Commission on Human Rights to help locate a fisherfolk organizer who has been missing for more than two weeks and is suspected to be…
Marcos prioritizes release of 17 Filipino seafarers held in Red Sea
Kristine Daguno-Bersamina – Philstar.com December 1, 2023 | 11:10am MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has committed to utilizing all available means to ensure the safe return of 17 Filipino seafarers being held hostage by Houthi rebels in Yemen….
Marcos to Pinoys: Emulate Bonifacio
Alexis Romero – The Philippine Star December 1, 2023 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos called on Filipinos yesterday to emulate the heroism of revolutionary leader Andres Bonifacio and to contribute to economic and social development. In his message…
No last-minute secret fund insertions in budget – Congress
Delon Porcalla, Marc Jayson Cayabyab – The Philippine Star December 1, 2023 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — There was no last-minute move by Congress to restore the P650-million confidential funds (CF) in the budgets for next year for the office…
NUPL, Rise Up to Marcos: Accept ICC ad hoc jurisdiction
November 30, 2023 | 7:33pm MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. can accept the ad hoc jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the drug war investigation, a group of human rights advocates and lawyers said on Wednesday….
Philippines urged to push for fossil fuel phaseout, climate justice at COP28
Gaea Katreena Cabico – Philstar.com November 30, 2023 | 5:58pm MANILA, Philippines — As COP28 opens in Dubai Thursday, climate and energy groups are hopeful that the Philippines will lend its voice to the calls for an equitable and swift…
House starts process for congressional concurrence on Marcos’ amnesty proclamations
Cristina Chi – Philstar.com November 30, 2023 | 1:21pm MANILA, Philippines — Leaders at the House of Representatives have begun the process of granting congressional concurrence to recent amnesty proclamations made by the president to former members of rebel groups. …
LIVE updates: Mayon Volcano restiveness
PhilstarLIVE – Philstar.com November 30, 2023 | 9:21am MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised on June 8 the status of Mayon Volcano in Albay to Alert Level 3 after it showed an “increased tendency towards a hazardous eruption.”…
‘Government-NDF final peace agreement likely’
Evelyn Macairan – The Philippine Star November 30, 2023 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — With both parties agreeing to resolve the decades-old armed conflict, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin broached the possibility of the government and the National Democratic Front (NDF),…
Pasay coastal projects complied with environment standards – DENR
Alexis Romero – The Philippine Star November 30, 2023 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The two projects of the Pasay Eco-City Reclamation have been allowed to resume because they complied with the requirements set by the government, the Department of…