Sep 21, 2019 | Top Stories
Malacañang has ordered all departments and agencies to stop negotiations for all loans and grants from countries that voted in favor of a resolution, introduced by Iceland before the United Nations Human Rights Council in July, to issue a full report on the...
Jul 17, 2019 | Top Stories
President Rodrigo Duterte will not face a human rights probe conducted by Westerners, saying he wanted to be tried by a Philippine court.“I will only face a – be tried or face a trial in a Philippine court presided by a Philippine – Filipino judge, prosecuted by a...
Jul 16, 2019 | In the trenches, Top Stories
By Manuel Mogato The UN Human Rights Council in session. (UN file photo/Elma Okic) In the past, countries cut diplomatic ties as a prelude to war. Since the 1960s, it has been common for sovereign states to sever relations to express displeasure over a political or...
Jul 16, 2019 | Top Stories
Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (pcoo.gov.ph) Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said the Philippines won’t leave the UN Human Rights Council after it approved a resolution calling for a full report on the country’s human rights situation.The Philippines also...
Jul 15, 2019 | Top Stories
President Rodrigo Duterte is photographed upon his arrival at Jolo Airport, before heading to Camp Bud Datu in Indanan, Sulu on July 15, 2019. (Ace Morandante/Presidential Photo) President Rodrigo Duterte is “seriously considering” cutting diplomatic relations with...
