Duterte

NEW JERSEY — After the ABS-CBN 25-year franchise renewal was denied by the Duterte administration on July 10, Filipinos and international journalists reacted to the news. The news has made headlines around the globe, many critics...

SAN FRANCISCO — These Fil-Am activists gathered in front of the Philippine Consulate in San Francisco warning people about the devastating impacts of this President Duterte-backed measure. “There have been actions all across the nation, and...

NEW YORK — For these Fil-Am activists, the recent passage of the Philippine Anti-Terror Law truly killed democracy in their homeland. Members of the Malaya Movement who gathered at the Philippine Consulate in New York said...

by Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News Philippine Congressmen spent the ABS-CBN hearings asking anything they could on ABS-CBN’s alleged violations of its old broadcast franchise — from ownership to labor practices and tax records, investments, news...

Amnesty International described president Rodrigo Duterte’s recently signed Anti-Terrorism act of 2020 as dangerous and a setback for human rights in the Philippines. While the new law grants Philippine law enforcement and security forces sweeping powers...

Several groups on Saturday filed the first petition before the Supreme Court questioning the just signed Anti-Terrorism Law, saying the measure breaches the constitution. The petitioners — including a lawyers’ group led by Howard Calleja, the...

WOODSIDE, NY — As President Rodrigo Duterte marked his 4th year in office, Fil-Am Democratic activist groups in New York took to the streets to condemn the Philippines’ anti-terror bill that they fear could criminalize dissent...

SAN FRANCISCO — On Monday morning in downtown San Francisco, the chants of Filipino Americans calling for the ouster of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte could be heard loud and clear. The demonstration, which took place in...

As Filipino activists protest the anti-terror bill in the Philippines, their Filipino American counterparts are doing the same in the U.S. During a recent Zoom meeting — community organizers based in the San Francisco Bay Area...

The cyber-libel conviction of Rappler CEO and veteran Fil-Am journalist Maria Ressa on Monday sparked global headlines and condemnations from around the world, many calling a major blow to press freedom in the Philippines. Her conviction...