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Saturday, January 19, 2008 |
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Don’t ignore Freedom House report–CHR |
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Rights commissioner Soriano even believes the
international organization is credible and has integrity
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HUMAN Rights Commissioner Wilhelm Soriano on
Friday said that the Philippine government should seriously take the
findings of Freedom House on the country’s democratic
situation, and analyze and study on how such findings can be able to
improve the country’s human rights situation.
Soriano said government should take the findings
of Freedom House seriously, so that by end of the year, the
democracy watchdog “can validate significant improvements and
eventually lift the Philippines’ ranking as human-rights
compliant.”
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DOH helpless over doctor’s protests
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The Department of
Health (DOH) yesterday said it cannot do anything to prevent doctors
working for private hospitals from joining the planned hospital
holiday that the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) is planning to
hold to protest certain provisions of the Cheaper Medicines Bill.
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6th destabilization suspect in AFP hands;
Esperon insists plot is for real
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THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Friday finally admitted
that it has in its custody the sixth suspect in the rumored
destabilization plot against the administration.
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High Court weakens hold
order on ‘running priest’
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THE Supreme Court has granted the appeal of running priest Fr.
Robert Reyes for the issuance of a writ of amparo, which will affect
the hold departure order (HDO) earlier issued by the Department of
Justice (DOJ) against him.
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Boystown lands eyed as
Metro Manila’s food basket
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The Manila Boystown Complex, known to many as the home for street
children and abandoned elderly, may soon become the food basket of
Metro Manila.
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Immigration ready to grant
resident status to Chinese
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IN a bid to attract more investors from one of the world’s fastest
growing economies, the Bureau of Immigration is now issuing
permanent resident visas to citizens of the People’s Republic of
China.
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