Cebu archbishop: ‘Culture of impunity reigns’

Cebu archbishop: ‘Culture of impunity reigns’

Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma issued what could be his strongest statement so far against the spate of killings gripping the province of Cebu and the rest of the country, saying it showed that “the culture of impunity reigns.”

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‘Killings create climate of lawlessness’ – LP

‘Killings create climate of lawlessness’ – LP

The opposition Liberal Party (LP) has warned that the series of killings of local officials could be orchestrated to create an “atmosphere of lawlessness” that would give the Duterte administration grounds for the imposition of martial law.

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Cops kill 7 in Calabarzon anticrime operations

SAN PEDRO CITY — Seven people, among them suspects in the killing of a police officer, died in gunfights with policemen in separate anticrime operations in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and, Quezon) region on Monday and Tuesday.

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Death in drug war aborts a Father’s Day date for 4 kids

Death in drug war aborts a Father’s Day date for 4 kids

In a small multipurpose hall in Sta. Cruz, Manila, where the shanties and houses rattle every now and then as trains pass through the neighborhood, Alexander Dimalanta’s family mourns his death so close to Fathers’ Day.

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