Millions and Marshall, two American Staffordshire Terriers: Their senseless deaths slammed by animal lovers

Immae Lachica 05/18/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Dog breed discrimination is what the people say caused the deaths of two American Staffordshire Terriers in East London, United Kingdom. Marshall, a three-year-old dog, and Millions, a nine-month-old pup, were the victims of a…

Penalties sought for discrimination vs Muslims

Julie M. Aurelio 03/26/2023

MANILA, Philippines — In time for Ramadan, Probinsyano Ako Rep. Rudys Caesar Fariñas has filed a bill seeking to penalize discriminatory practices against women wearing traditional Muslim attire, such as the hijab, burqa, niqab, in public places.…

Fuschia Ravena speaks up against discrimination, harassment of transwomen

Doris C. Bongcac 10/23/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Transwomen in the country have found a defender in Miss International Queen 2022 Fushia Anne Ravena. In a recent Instagram post, Ravena made a promise “to use my platform and voice in whatever…

Magna Carta for Filipino seafarers and bullying  

ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO 09/13/2022

Seafarers are susceptible to mental health issues due to harassment and bullying that can take a wide variety of forms, ranging from physical or verbal aggression, ill-treatment, cyber-bullying or sexual discrimination. The pending bills on Magna Carta…

Cebu City passes ordinance for streamlined services for OFWs

Dyrecka Letigio 08/27/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) will now be taken care of better in Cebu City after the City Council passed an ordinance that would streamline services for them. Councilor Alvin Dizon, the proponent of…

VSMMC justifies hazard pay to workers not physically reporting to work

Derycka C. Letigio 08/20/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) justified its payment of P2.11 million to personnel not physically reporting to work during the pandemic as a humanitarian move for those who were quarantined after…

Controversial Plantation Bay exec ‘resigns’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – An executive of a high-end resort in Lapu-Lapu City, Mactan has vacated his post days after he received backlash over what netizens called a poorly handled response to allegations of discrimination from one…

‘I have no plans to sue Plantation Bay’ – mother in viral post

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The mother of a six-year-old boy with special needs has no plans to file charges against Plantation Bay after the infamous response of its stakeholder to her review of the resort on an…

Lapu-Lapu City gov’t won’t investigate Plantation Bay incident

Futch Anthony Inso 12/10/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines – The Lapu-Lapu City Government will not dip its fingers in the controversial incident involving a child with special needs and Plantation Bay Resort and Spa, one of the island’s high-end resorts. Cindi Chan,…

Resorts told: Be ‘disability sensitive’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines -The Autism Society of the Philippines (ASP) is asking the management of resorts to be more sensitive to the needs of special children. The group issued the appeal in response to reports of discrimination…

Paranoia in the neighborhood

J-Ann Avila - @inquirerdotnet 10/18/2020

“Love your neighbor as you love yourself,” God commands. Apparently, it is harder to do so during a pandemic. My late 90-year-old grandmother arrived home in Surigao del Sur after a dizzying eight-hour road trip from Cagayan…

Protesters block buses outside NBA campus, asking for help

AFP 09/13/2020

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida — A small number of protesters carrying signs and shouting into megaphones blocked at least two buses chartered by the NBA from briefly from entering the Walt Disney World campus on Saturday night,…

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