Duterte

Those who experienced Martial Law under Marcos believe the same injustices happen today. They say the silencing of the media, arresting and killing opposition members, seizing properties and businesses are happening again....Read More

Dozens of protesters, led by the Malaya Movement, took to the streets Sunday in New York City to denounce President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration and demand his ouster on the day he delivered his fifth State of...

An official letter to be sent to the Philippine Ambassador to the U.S., Jose Manuel Romualdez, urges him to request President Duterte and the Philippine Congress to repeal to Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020. The letter includes...

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...