The DDS have become clones of Duterte’s grandiose narcissism and congenital lying, a minority that is noisy, yet a minority nevertheless. They may not be a danger to immediate destabilization; they are a danger to truth telling. Kill the truth and the nation dies.
Dr. Junice Melgar, executive director of Likhaan Center for Women’s Health: Former president Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest and detention for crimes against humanity must include his offenses against Filipino women for shaming and degrading them when he was in power.
Financial rewards are likewise massive since Eala’s semifinal stint already assures the two-time Siklab Youth Sports Awardee a paycheck of US$332,160 (roughly P19 million) and could bump up to $597,890 (P34M) upon reaching the finals by defeating Pegula on Friday.She could end up fattening her bank account by $1,124,380 (P64.5M) once Eala goes all the way to seize the title, a mammoth vault from her total earnings of $32,000 this season.
If this was kidnapping, it was kidnapping in style. Convince the three ICC judges of Pre-Trial Chamber I that it was a crime.
Duterte would rather see women as subjects of his male domination.The reality has changed overnight. As fate would have it, all three judges sitting for his pre-trial in the International Criminal Court are women.
On the first appearance of former president Rodrigo Duterte before the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the Pre-Trial Chamber 1 rebuked his camp twice.
The Chamber verified the identity of the suspect and ensured that he was clearly informed of the crimes he is alleged to have committed and of his rights under the Rome Statute of the ICC in a language he fully understands and speaks.
The Philippine government has the option to speed up the turnover of former president Rodrigo Duterte to the ICC following his arrest on Tuesday upon arrival from Hong Kong.
March designated as International Women’s month not only celebrates women’s contribution to society but also underscores acts of inequality and harassment that women continue to be subjected to. Photos by Bullit Marquez for VERA Files
People Power—truthfully against tyranny and dictatorship—is still alive. And it is stirring.
