Published : Wednesday June 19, 2013 | Category : Top Stories | Views : 234
By : Bernadette E. Tamayo
SENATOR Loren Legarda has expressed fear that parts of the country may eventually become a “waterworld” if concerned government agencies and local officials do not “fully” implement laws on climate change prevention as well as solid waste management. She made the remark amid the perennial problem of flooding even in... Read more
Published : Wednesday June 19, 2013 | Category : Top Stories | Views : 121
By : Bernadette E. Tamayo
SENATOR Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wants to punish armed groups, whether government forces or rebel groups, who will use children in armed conflicts. He intends to file a bill providing special protection for children in situations of armed conflict (CSAC) at the opening of the 16th Congress on July 22. Marcos... Read more
Published : Wednesday June 19, 2013 | Category : Top Stories | Views : 198
By : Ike C. Gutierrez
I was. Packed like sardines in a 12-hectare detention facility are over 3,800 inmates, day and night under a suffocating heat, devoured by hunger and diseases. They call it Manila City Jail. I call it a pothole in hell. Consider the chilling facts and figures: the detention facility is over-congested... Read more
Published : Wednesday June 19, 2013 | Category : Top Stories | Views : 75
By : Cristina Lee-Pisco
THE International Labor Organization and the Bangsamoro Development Agency yesterday signed an agreement that will contribute to peace building efforts through local economic development, decent work and sustainable livelihoods in Mindanao. In 2011, the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) had the highest rate of vulnerable employment at 84 per... Read more
Published : Wednesday June 19, 2013 | Category : Top Stories | Views : 128
By : Hector Lawas
JUSTICE Secretary Leila de Lima yesterday vowed to investigate the imprisonment of an alleged drug user for five years despite no formal charges filed against the suspect. “I’m aghast. It’s indeed an unfortunate and deplorable case of violation of the constitutional and human rights of the respondent concerned. I am... Read more
