Tag: Duterte

Crippling of ABS-CBN an attack on press freedom and people’s right to access free, independent information

Seorang biarawati asal Australia yang pada tahun 2018 memantik kemarahan Presiden Rodrigo Duterte karena turut serta dalam demonstrasi mengkritisi pemimpin Filipina itu karena diduga menggunakan pandemi untuk meningkatkan peran militer.

Taiwan claims that foreign workers' rights and interests are protected by relevant laws and regulations, including freedom of speech

The 73-year-old Catholic nun said Philippine govt is ‘militarizing the country’ instead of waging an all-out war against the virus

The Philippine president should avoid making outrageous claims in press conferences he likes to hold at ungodly hours

President Rodrigo Duterte, who claimed not to adhere to any organized religion, said God is ‘the only one who can really solve the problem for us’

Duterte tells business sector: ‘You really should help the govt and our country. Because if this govt goes down, you all go down, too.’

Supplies are low, Duterte grudgingly admitted, because the govt did not expect the contagion to spread so fast

Casual laborers and day workers who eke out a living on the streets of Manilla are badly affected by govt’s quarantine orders

While the declared three-week truce by the two sides is too short, the opportunity to pursue a durable and lasting peace remains