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SONA 2023 PROMISE TRACKER: AGRICULTURE

All agriculture-related pledges from Marcos' 2023 SONA are in progress, while two from his first SONA in 2022 remain unfulfilled.

By Rhoanne De Guzman and Kiara Ysabel Gorrospe

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Jul 18, 2024

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Drug problem is ‘public health’ issue, not security

Veering away from former president Rodrigo Duterte's bloody war on drugs, representatives and experts from various sectors are urging the government to treat the drug problem as a "public health" issue to be dealt with a human rights-based approach.

By Karmela Melgarejo

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Jul 17, 2024

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5-minute read
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‘Tokhang’ survivor Efren Morillo petitions SC to reopen murder cases vs cops

Efren Morillo, the lone survivor of a 2016 “Oplan Tokhang,” continues to fight for justice against the unlawful and violent police operation.

By Jonathan Ray Merez

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Jul 17, 2024

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Henry Bensurto: The ‘silent hero’ who fought for PH

Henry Bensurto, Jr. is the man who worked tirelessly for the Philippines' victory over China in the West Philippine Sea dispute.

By Sabrina Joyce Go

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Jul 17, 2024

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8-minute read
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8 years after Philippine Arbitral Court victory over China

Protesters made their messages clear as they waved Philippine flags during a gathering to mark the 8th anniversary of the Philippines' arbitral award.

By Bullit Marquez

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Jul 13, 2024

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PH won back 540,000 square km of WPS after 2016 arbitral ruling – Bensurto

Unlike the claim of China and former president Rodrigo Duterte, the 2016 arbitral ruling on the South China Sea is not “just a piece of paper.”

By Karmela Melgarejo

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Jul 13, 2024

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Carpio renews call to ‘pile up’ more arbitral awards against China over ‘baseless’ claim of WPS

Retired associate justice Antonio Carpio renewed his call for the Philippines to “pile up more arbitral awards” against China to negate its “baseless and expansive” claim of almost the entire South China Sea.

By Rhoanne De Guzman

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Jul 13, 2024

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How the Philippines beat China in The Hague

The Philippines outmaneuvered China on the West Philippine Sea dispute at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague by refusing to play the Asian superpower’s game.

By Nikki Shane Pillejera

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Jul 13, 2024

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2 ex-SC justices air opposing views on absolute divorce

Retired chief justice Hilario Davide asserts that absolute divorce violates select provisions of the 1987 Constitution, but former associate justice Conchita Carpio-Morales argues that conditions of the supreme law should consider realities of domestic abuses and family problems.

By Kyle Angelo Cristy

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Jul 12, 2024

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PH arbitral win in South China Sea ‘more than a dispute on rocks’

The biggest impact of the ruling, Bensurto reminded, is that "we were able to prove China wrong" at a sound and legal tribunal.

By Nica Rhiana Hanopol

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Jul 12, 2024

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Seven years in prison: I needed to survive — De Lima 

After nearly seven years of incarceration, former senator Leila De Lima rues, “While I know that I am a strong person, I never realized that I could still turn out to be stronger.”

By Elma Sandoval, senior editor

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Jul 9, 2024

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11-minute read
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Ouster by 16 senators as justice committee chair ‘hurt’ — De Lima

Former senator Leila De Lima describes her ouster as chairperson of the chamber’s committee on justice and human rights in 2016 as shameless.

By Marian Sumbillo

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Jul 8, 2024

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4-minute read
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