Office for Transportation Security (OTS) administrator Ma. O Aplasca, who resigned Tuesday night, has criticized the “cultural decay” within the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) security management teams which, he said, allowed corrupt screeners to remain in their jobs. In an interview with TeleRadyo Serbisyo on Wednesday, the former police general and House sergeant-at-arms said […]
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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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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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