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Poe: Law shouldn’t be used to curtail freedoms

August 13, 2019 admin anti-subversion law, Constitution, Democracy, freedom, Grace Poe, Latest News Stories, local news, Nation, national news, news, Philippine news updates, Policy, rights, Subversion

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 10:23:52 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — A law should not be used to weaken the mechanisms of democracy. This was what Senator Grace Poe said Tuesday amid a proposal to put back a law criminalizing subversion. “Ang alam ko, hindi ito kinatigan ng korte, kaya nga hindi natuloy,” Poe told reporters at the Senate when asked about her […]

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The Trump Administration Just Gutted the Endangered Species Act

August 12, 2019 admin climate change, endangered species, endangered species act, Policy, trump administration

Credit to Author: Madeleine Gregory| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 18:16:09 +0000

The Trump Administration released sweeping regulations to weaken the law credited with saving the bald eagle and the grizzly bear.

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CSC reminds gov’t agencies: Provide PWD lane

July 24, 2019 admin CSC, disability, disabled person, express lane, Latest News Stories, local news, Nation, National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week, national news, news, Philippine news updates, Policy, PWD, pwd lane

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 11:57:05 +0000

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) on Wednesday reminded government agencies to provide express lanes for persons with disabilities (PWDs). 

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The EPA’s Lies About Air Pollution Are Killing Americans

May 21, 2019 admin Air pollution, Environmental Protection Agency, HEALTH, Policy

Credit to Author: Ankita Rao| Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 21:18:08 +0000

In its latest move to protect industry, the government has ensured that we’ll see more deaths from asthma, heart problems and cognitive degeneration.

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MMDA: Give Edsa provincial bus ban a chance

April 21, 2019 admin Celine Pialago, give a chance, latest news, Latest News Stories, latest updates, local news, Metro, MMDA, news, Philippines news updates, Policy, provincial bus ban

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2019 02:40:05 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) appealed to the public on Monday to give the provincial bus ban a chance.

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I Was Pulled Off a Bus and Humiliated by US Border Patrol

January 31, 2019 admin border, cops, ICE, immigration, law enforcement, Policy

Credit to Author: Justin Caffier| Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 18:27:02 +0000

The author of a viral Twitter thread talks about how his run-in with aggressive law enforcement officers who he says called him an ‘illegal.’

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DOH thanks Duterte for signing HIV, AIDS policy law

January 10, 2019 admin AIDS, DoH, HEALTH, health care, HIV, IRR, Latest News Stories, law, Nation, news, Policy, sexual disease

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 08:55:02 +0000

Department of Health (DOH) acknowledged President Rodrigo Duterte for signing the HIV and AIDS Policy Act of 2018, saying the law will support Filipinos suffering from the disease.

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Duterte signs HIV and AIDS Policy Act

January 8, 2019 admin AIDS, HIV, Latest News Stories, law, local news, Nation, national news, news, Philippine news updates, Policy, Rodrigo Duterte

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2019 06:23:57 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed the Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act of 2018, Malacañang said Wednesday.

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Angono cops apologize for victim blaming anti-rape ‘reminders’

July 18, 2018 admin ANGONO, Crime, empowerment, Facebook, feminism, gender, Latest News Stories, law enforcement, Lifestyle, polcie, Policy, politics, rape, Regions, Rizal, social media, Society, Women

The Angono Municipal Police in Rizal said sorry Thursday over its Facebook post that suggested ways for women to avoid rape.

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Confusion, uncertainty at the border after Trump halts family separation

June 21, 2018 admin border, Donal Trump, immigration, Latest News Stories, melania trump, Policy, politics, US, World

McALLEN, Texas — The United States government has wrestled with the ramifications of President Donald Trump’s move to stop separating families at the border without a clear plan to reunite the more than 2,300 children already taken from their parents.

This also came as Congress again failed to take action on immigration reform.

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