Philippine News
Indian Missiles In South China Sea! Philippines To Receive BrahMos Missiles From Tomorrow – Source
April 29, 2024 · By Ritu Sharma for www.eurasiantimes.com
Indian Missiles In South China Sea! Philippines To Receive BrahMos Missiles From Tomorrow – Source Story updated with inputs from BrahMos source. An Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster and Russian Il-76 will take off tomorrow for the South China Sea with important cargo that will help balance China’s increasing might in the region. An official, […]
Read More...Negros political detainees to hold another fast against rights violations
April 29, 2024 · By Raymund B. Villanueva for philippines.licas.news
Negros political detainees to hold another fast against rights violations Political prisoners in Negros are set to hold another 24-hour fast on Friday, April 19, to demand thorough and impartial investigations by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on reported human rights violations since July 2022. The families and friends of political prisoners under the […]
Read More...International human rights group denounces attacks on peasant advocate in Cavite
April 29, 2024 · By LiCAS News for philippines.licas.news
International human rights group denounces attacks on peasant advocate in Cavite The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) has voiced strong opposition against the Philippine military’s alleged harassment and red-tagging of Jeverlyn Seguin. Seguin is a peasant rights advocate in Cavite province, who serves as the deputy General Secretary of the peasant […]
Read More...Portuguese Catholic Church Announces It Will Compensate Victims of Sex Abuse
April 29, 2024 · By Associated Press for www.usnews.com
Portuguese Catholic Church Announces It Will Compensate Victims of Sex Abuse MADRID (AP) — The Portuguese Catholic Church said Thursday it has unanimously agreed to pay some form of compensation to victims of sex abuse by clergy. The country’s Bishops Conference said after a four-day general assembly meeting at the Fatima shrine that it will set […]
Read More...Biggest Philippine drug bust triggers call for reform
April 25, 2024 · By Ronald O. Reyes for www.ucanews.com
Biggest Philippine drug bust triggers call for reform A top rights activist has slammed the Philippines government for its poor handling of drug trafficking and called for reform in drug war policy following the biggest illegal drug bust in the country’s history. Police seized about two tons or 2,000 kilograms of methamphetamine hydrochloride, locally known as shabu, […]
Read More...Hydroelectric plants running below capacity due to El Niño, group reports
April 25, 2024 · By Raymund B. Villanueva for philippines.licas.news
Hydroelectric plants running below capacity due to El Niño, group reports Seventy percent of hydroelectric plants in the country are running below capacity due to the effects of El Niño, with Luzon forecast to suffer further decreases in power supply output this year. Citing Department of Energy (DOE) data, the Institute for Climate and Sustainable […]
Read More...Contradictions in Philippine fossil gas production for Japan
April 24, 2024 · By Father Shay Cullen for philippines.licas.news
Contradictions in Philippine fossil gas production for Japan When you see the new skyways, highways, and other expanding infrastructure in the Philippines, look to Japan as the source of many loans that helped build them. The Philippines’ foreign debt is at a record $125.4 billion as of last December. There is interest to be paid […]
Read More...Green group backs PH Senate probe into effects of mining
April 24, 2024 · By LiCAS News for philippines.licas.news
Green group backs PH Senate probe into effects of mining Alyansa Tigil Mina has expressed support for a Senate inquiry into the adverse effects of mining and quarrying activities in the Philippines. The inquiry, proposed by Sen. Risa Hontiveros through Senate Resolution No. 989, addresses issues including human rights violations, legal infractions, and environmental damages […]
Read More...DENR files criminal case vs vlogger, companion for ‘maltreatment’ of tarsiers
April 24, 2024 · By JOHN SITCHON for www.rappler.com
DENR files criminal case vs vlogger, companion for ‘maltreatment’ of tarsiers CEBU, Philippines – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Soccsksargen has filed a criminal case against vlogger Ryan Parreño and his companion for “maltreating” two tarsiers based on a viral video shot in South Cotabato. “For the information of the public…we filed a […]
Read More...Duterte to Quiboloy: ‘Please leave me out of this’
April 24, 2024 · By FERDINAND ZUASOLA for www.rappler.com
Duterte to Quiboloy: ‘Please leave me out of this’ DAVAO ORIENTAL, Philippines – Former president Rodrigo Duterte has declined to facilitate the surrender of his friend, fugitive doomsday preacher Apollo Quiboloy, saying he did not want to be part of his legal problem. During a late night news conference on Thursday night, April 11, Duterte told […]
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