Tag: Manila
Filipino national artist, critic and columnist F Sionil Jose dies at...
By Rappler
National Artist for Literature F Sionil Jose has died in the Philippines. He was 97.
His death was announced by the Philippine Center of...
RSF protests over arrest of Filipina journalist for ‘planted firearms’
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) demands the immediate and unconditional release of Lady Ann Salem, a Manila-based alternative journalist who was arrested...
Police chief to Manila democracy protesters – ‘Just do it online’
By Rambo Talabong in Manila
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Archie Gamboa has called on protesters preparing for rallies on President Rodrigo Duterte’s 2020...
Debate in Philippines as clergy assess gains, costs of married priests
By Father Casibjorn Guy Quiacao in Manila
Imagine your Catholic parish priest rushing or abruptly ending a mass because his wife or his child met...
Uncertainty surrounds implementation of Duterte’s smoking ban
BACKGROUNDER: By Jerome P. Villanueva in Manila
Uncertainty surrounds the effectiveness of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s ban on smoking.
In an executive order titled E026, Duterte...
‘We’re going to survive war on drugs,’ university dealers tell Duterte
By Roy Abrahmn Narra in Manila
Drug dealers and users at a private university in the Philippines capital of Manila are confident they will survive...
