Tag: Rodrigo Duterte
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Alarm over vague Philippine anti-terrorism bill
MANILA (UCAN): “This government is criminalising dissent, further suppressing criticism, while at the same time…
Shutdown of broadcaster might be legal but not necessarily right
Joseph Peter Calleja On May 5, the Philippine government ordered the country’s top broadcaster, ABS-CBN…
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Philippine bishops decry shutdown of broadcasting network
MANILA (SE): The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) called on the government to…
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Duterte poised to ease strict Covid-19 measures
MANILA (UCAN): “It looks like Metro Manila will graduate from ECQ (extended community quarantine) by…
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Backlash as largest Philippine broadcasting network forced to close
MANILA (SE): “When freedom of speech or criticism is suppressed, tyranny abounds, liberty dissolves, our…
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Duterte deploys military against quarantine violators
MANILA (UCAN): Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, ratcheted up his government’s efforts against the Covid-19 coronavirus…
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Duterte extends Covid-19 lockdown
UPDATE: On April 24, Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte extended the duration of the Extended Community…
