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Philippines congress approves bill granting compensation to human rights victims

January 24, 2013 10:25:25 AM

The Congress of the Philippines on Thursday approved a bill on its second reading allocating 10 billion pesos (USD $246 million) for the victims of human rights abuses committed by the regime of former president Ferdinand Marcos [JURIST news...

January 14, 2013 01:19:57 PM

The Philippines on Sunday officially began a nationwide 150-day ban on the carrying of firearms in public areas in preparation for congressional and local elections slated for mid-May. Only top-officials, military and police entities will be exempt from the...

January 2, 2013 10:24:18 AM

Opponents of the newly signed Reproductive Health legislation petitioned the Supreme Court of the Philippines on Wednesday to stop implementation of the law, which is set to go into effect by mid-January. The petition...

January 1, 2013 09:47:17 AM

The Catholic Church, which remains an influential institution in the Philippines where 80 percent of the population is Catholic, on Saturday announced that it will challenge newly approved birth control legislation before the Supreme Court. The...

December 29, 2012 03:53:08 PM

Philippine House Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales III announced on Friday that Philippine President Benigno Aquino III had quietly signed into law on the 21st of December a bill which will make...

December 23, 2012 12:58:05 PM

Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Friday signed legislation that criminalizes enforced disappearances. According to the Presidential Communications Operations Office , the Anti-Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance Act of 2012 criminalizes the "arrest, detention, abduction or...

November 23, 2012 03:28:43 PM

Amnesty International (AI) urged Philippine authorities on Friday to put a stop to the killings of Maguindanao massacre witnesses and their families. Marking the third anniversary of the infamous mass murder of journalists, AI's Deputy...

October 29, 2012 12:38:41 PM

A Philippines court entered a not guilty plea on behalf of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Monday. Arroyo is accused of misappropriating $8.8 million in state lottery funds while in office. The judge entered...

October 22, 2012 03:10:21 PM

Former Philippines President and current Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has filed a bill seeking to allow the country's Department of Justice to grant "medical parole" to sick inmates....

October 9, 2012 12:05:52 PM

The Supreme Court of the Philippines on Tuesday supended a cybercrimes law that became effective last week. The suspension will be for 120 days while the court considers whether provisions of the...

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