Philippines anti-terrorism law ‘threatens human rights’
Lawyers, journalists and rights groups had petitioned the Supreme Court to remove sections of the law they argued were unconstitutional.
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Comelec teaming up with YouTube for verification of candidates’ channels
Owners of YouTube channels are usually required to reach 100,000 subscribers to be eligible to apply for verification.
Philippines drug war death toll at 6,215; over 315,000 arrested as of Oct ’21
The drug war has been a landmark program of the current administration.
SIM card registration: Fighting cyber criminals or breaching privacy?
The proposed measure mandates end users to present valid identification with photo upon purchase of a SIM card from a direct seller.
Ahead of 2022 polls, Meta working to stop manipulative ‘coordinated campaigns’
Meta head of politics and government outreach Roy Tan said that they are also continuously investigating “coordinated inauthentic behaviors”.
Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine neutralizes Omicron virus variant with three shots
BioNTech and Pfizer said a third dose of their vaccine increased the neutralizing antibodies by a factor of 25.
‘In no circumstances’ is forced vaccination okay: UN rights chief
She also emphasized that for any mandate to be acceptable, countries needed to ensure that vaccines are truly available and affordable.
As Duterte leaves with record PH debt, question raised: Will poor pay for it?
It took 118 years for the country to raise its debt to P6.1 trillion in 2016, but just six to escalate the burden to P13.42 trillion in 2022.
Duterte accepts invite from Biden to participate in democracy summit
Biden also said he looked forward to hearing Duterte's ideas on “how we can foster a more democratic, equitable, inclusive and sustainable world.”
Philippines ready for ‘water war’ in West Philippine Sea: Coast guard
Just last Nov 16, Chinese Coast Guard vessels blocked and water cannoned Philippine supply boats on a resupply mission.