Jinggoy: I and Revilla were ‘victims of selective justice’

Inquirer.net 12/08/2018

Manila — “We are really victims of selective justice.” Former Senator Jinggoy Estrada yesterday said this when asked if he and Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. could return in the Senate in 2019. In 2014, Estrada and Revilla…

Jinggoy says he and Revilla were ‘victims of selective justice’

Inquirer.net 12/08/2018

MANILA, Philippines—“We are really victims of selective justice.” Former Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Saturday said this when asked if he and Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. could return in the Senate in 2019. In 2014, Estrada and Revilla…

Victims’ plea: Let us rebuild our homes

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/06/2018

RESIDENTS of Barangay Kamputhaw, Cebu City, displaced by the fire are now appealing to the city government to allow them to reconstruct their houses even if the property is owned by the University of the Philippines Cebu…

Senate OKs extension of funds for Marcos rights victims ‘til 2019

Inquirer.net 11/26/2018

A measure that would extend the availability of funds for human rights victims during the time of former President Ferdinand E. Marcos has been approved by the Senate on third and final reading. On Monday, 16 senators…

Banacia: Lorega families can rebuild homes at fire site

Doris C. Bongcac 11/15/2018

The Department for the Welfare of the Urban Poor (DWUP) will be conducting an assessment of the fire site in Sitio San Miguel, Barangay Lorega, Cebu City today before they will allow the reconstruction of fire-damaged homes…

Victims may be allowed to rebuild their homes

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 11/12/2018

BARANGAY PAJO FIRE OWNERS of the 47 houses that were burned during a fire last Sunday in Barangay Pajo, Lapu-Lapu City, will be allowed to rebuild their homes. Pajo Barangay Captain Junard “Abong” Chan gave this assurance…

California wildfire toll matches deadliest ever with 29 victims

AFP 11/12/2018

THE number of dead in a wildfire raging in California has reached 29, matching the deadliest in the state’s history as recovery teams found six more bodies in the grim search through the wreckage. The “Camp Fire”…

Hipodromo fire victims can rebuild homes

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/09/2018

SOME of the 1,195 individuals displaced by the fire that razed down 162 houses and establishments in two sitios in Barangay Hipodromo, Cebu City last September may be allowed to rebuild their homes this month. This developed…

ALQC respects victims’ decision to file class suit

Rosalie O. Abatayo, Zena V. Magto 11/08/2018

Apo Land and Quarry Corp. (ALQC) has said that it will respect the decision of some landslide victims in filing a P4.5 billion environmental class suit against the company and five others over the massive landslide in…

Palace: Limited lands, permits delay houses for ‘Yolanda’ victims

Inquirer.net 11/08/2018

The completion of housing projects in areas hit by Super Typhoon “Yolanda” (international name: Haiyan) might take “a little time,” but Malacañang assured the victims that “government is doing its best” to address the issue. Presidential Spokesperson…

NUPL to continue defending victims of injustice amid lawyer’s slay

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/07/2018

CEBU CITY– “We will not be cowed.” Amid the slay of one of their founding members on Tuesday night, the National Union of People’s Lawyer (NUPL) vowed to stand their ground and continue defending victims of injustice…

Kin of Malubog victims willing to testify in Senate probe on Cebu killings

Benjie B. Talisic, Nestle L. Semilla 11/01/2018

IF only to unlock the mystery behind the spate of murders in Cebu, the mother of one of the five victims in the shooting incident in Barangay Malubog, Cebu City expressed willingness to testify in the Senate…

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