LOOK: Rallyists hold program near CHR office before ‘People’s Sona’

07/22/2019

MANILA, Philippines – Militant groups have converged near the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) office along Commonwealth Avenue prior to the holding of their “United People’s Sona” at the St. Peter’s Parish in the afternoon. According to…

Mom of farmer ‘slain by soldiers’ demands justice in Sona protest

07/22/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Two months ago, exactly May 5, the 35-year-old farmer, Melvin Cabe, went out of his house in Las Navas, Northern Samar to look for food for his family. Melvin was not able to return…

Job regularization leaves tens of thousands out in the cold

07/16/2019

(First of a series) In his heart, “Marlon” knew he had found the one. But work circumstances wouldn’t let him ask her to marry him. Until a month ago, Marlon, 36, of Pasay City, had been working…

Bernal wants ‘hopeful, grand’ Sona contrary to last year’s House coup

07/08/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Romantic comedy director Joyce Bernal wants President Rodrigo Duterte’s fourth State of the Nation Address (Sona) to appear “hopeful” and “grand” contrary to last year’s “shocking” and “gloomy” atmosphere. READ: Joyce Bernal returns to…

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