Palace condemns killings of activists, denies gov’t hand
Violence has no place in the country, Malacañang said on Wednesday as it denounced the killings of human rights activists Randall Echanis and Zara Alvarez.
Research group urges gov’t to hike budget for Covid-19 response; focus less on credit rating
A research group urged the government to allocate more funds for the local coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) response and to focus less on the country’s sovereign credit rating.
Health professionals call to end militaristic gov’t response on Covid-19
A group of healthcare professionals called on the government to end any “Duterte-style” enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) or lockdown to manage the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.
US senators urge Trump to address PH government’s alleged press freedom, human rights abuses
United States senators urged their government to address the Duterte administration’s alleged press freedom and human rights abuses in a letter to US Secretary of the State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday.