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Mon, 8 Mar 2021 17:24:00 +0800
Up to regional police to explain, but PNP stands by bloody raids
"Issuance of search warrants is as difficult as getting arrest warrants. There is deposition of witnesses and the examining judge has to make probing questions. Serving of warrants also requires the presence of at least 2 witnesses. The operations at...

Mon, 8 Mar 2021 16:13:00 +0800
Minority senators: Bloody Calabarzon raids part of 'long-standing policy'
"The president's recent televised threats of red-tagging and outright murder are unbridled human rights violations that must be held to account," Sen. Risa Hontiveros said.

Mon, 8 Mar 2021 16:06:00 +0800
Philippines logs over 3,000 new COVID-19 cases as total hits 597,763
The Department of Health logged 3,356 new COVID-19 cases, pushing to 597,763 the total number of COVID-19 infections. 

Mon, 8 Mar 2021 15:08:00 +0800
DOH: Non-compliance with health measures contributed to rise in COVID-19 cases
The DOH official stressed the spike in COVID-19 cases “cannot be solely attributed” to the presence of more transmissible coronavirus variants in the country.” 

Mon, 8 Mar 2021 14:52:00 +0800
After bloodbath day, Duterte claims admin promotes women's rights
“Women who criticized Duterte’s blatant remarks and wrongdoings have experienced denigration, vilification, and became the central topic of his sexist jokes to entertain people or divert the issue fired at him,” added Paclarin.

Mon, 8 Mar 2021 14:10:00 +0800
DOJ-led task force on extrajudicial killings to investigate 'Bloody Sunday' raids
The Department of Justice’s task force investigating politically-motivated killings will look into the deaths of at least five activists in a series of police raids in the Southern Tagalog region on Sunday.

Mon, 8 Mar 2021 13:32:00 +0800
Upland farmers band together to restore forests in Kaliwa watershed
In 2013, some villagers of Mamuyao decided to establish a farmers’ association to participate in the country’s most ambitious reforestation effort: the National Greening Program (NGP).

Mon, 8 Mar 2021 12:27:00 +0800
Stricter quarantine not yet needed despite rise in COVID-19 cases — officials
Both government officials stressed localized responses such as granular lockdowns are the most appropriate strategies at this point. 

Mon, 8 Mar 2021 11:39:00 +0800
Senator wants probe into 'sagot for sale' scheme, warns students will bear brunt of practice
"I know this is challenging, but again we need to fully understand the assessment conducted by the DepEd. And we also want to see a per subject analysis because we all know that we need to help our students by looking at their weaknesses in differen...

Mon, 8 Mar 2021 11:00:00 +0800
Cheat sheet: Petitioners argue for the nullification of anti-terrorism law
Here is a rundown of what transpired in the past four sessions of the oral arguments:



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