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Catholic churches were in a festive mood Sunday recalling the arrival of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem more than 2,000 years ago.

Hindi na kailangan pang magpenitensya ang mga mamamayan sa darating na Mahal na Araw. Ngayon pa lang hirap na ang lahat sa pinapasang krus dulot ng pagtaas ng presyo ng diesel at gasolina.

Communities often step in where the government falls short to push resilience, stop-gap solutions, and address systemic gaps.

CPD executive Director Lisa Grace Bersales: When a child becomes a mother, something has gone terribly wrong. These are girls who should be in school, discovering their dreams—not raising children before they even understand adulthood.

The long-suffering Filipinos are already feeling the additional burden spurred by oil price hike.

I still hope to revisit an unshackled and prosperous Iran where citizens can enjoy the beautiful poetry of Rumi and Hafez in peace; where the women are allowed to read, go to school, speak their minds without fear – and wear their hijabs and chadors by choice.

I grew up in Tehran, Iran. My family moved there in 1968 when I was 10 years old. For over a decade, we considered the country our second home.

I took these photos of the early stage of the total lunar eclipse as seen in Cavite.

The show of force by the youth at the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power is a manifestation that young Filipinos are woke and understand that a collective voice calling for change is their real strength and power.

Nanette Castillo, mother of EJK victim: Do you feel sad when you remember a loved one who’s gone? It’s different in our case. You feel the pain many times over especially when you remember witnessing your unconscious son on the pavement being finished off by armed men putting three more gunshots to his chest.

Kaufman is totally and absolutely wrong that no corpse had surfaced (in Davao Gulf) . I am very sure that his reference for the Davao Gulf burials was the Edgar Matobato testimonies. In which case I am very sure as well that Kaufman was lying.

The Prosecution and the Victims : Former president Rodrigo Duterte masterminded the killing of thousands of mostly poor Filipinos and there is evidence to support this. Charges against the detained former leader must be confirmed so he can face trial for his crimes.The Defense: Duterte murdered no one. Charges against him must be dismissed and he should be allowed to go home to Davao

The veterans of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution gathered on Feb. 25, hopeful despite the current political situation, as they are joined by the youth, their eyes wide open and ready to continue the fight to give true meaning to freedom and democracy.

It is not enough simply to assert that Rodrigo Duterte said outrageous things, and that deaths occurred, and so, as a result, he must be criminally responsible - Kaufman

Forty years have passed. There were times when the EDSA spirit seemed to have waned. But the celebration on Wednesday showed the desire for freedom and democracy is deep and strong among us.

By the time Butuyan concluded, there were not a few dry eyes in the gallery. He had articulated to a T the general public sentiment of the Duterte case in the ICC. We in the gallery were momentarily suspended in a state of disbelief.

For the first time in its one year of monthly monitoring of state-related violence, Sandatahang Dahas recorded body dumps of state agents.

Prosecutors played video clips and cited transcripts of Duterte’s speeches in which he issued his “kill, kill” orders, promised to shield police from prosecution and assured them they would not go to jail for actions taken in the drug war.