Australia helping restore WPS coral reefs

September 27, 2023
Australia is helping the Philippines restore the coral reefs in some parts of the West Philippine Sea. The Armed Forces of the Philippines Western Command (AFP WESCOM) and the Australian Embassy in the Philippines discussed the joint coral reef restoration projects to protect the marine environment during a forum on Wednesday. The forum was entitled […]
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Protecting human rights defenders

September 27, 2023
If human rights defenders are an endangered species, Senator Risa Hontiveros believes what they need is adequate protection from harassment and prosecution. The lawmaker has therefore filed a bill defining their rights and fundamental freedoms. Senate Bill 2447 asserts that human rights defenders (HRDs) are “treated with contempt, even threatened with violence” and “often subjected […]
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An Waray party-list unseated

September 27, 2023
The House of Representatives has officially removed from its roll of members the An Waray party-list after the Commission on Elections disqualified the group for allegedly violating the law governing sectoral representatives in Congress.