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Things to know: Malaysiakini and what its case means for press freedom

Malaysiakini and editor-in-chief Steven Gan, who could face imprisonment if found guilty of contempt of court, await the Malaysian Federal Court's judgment

There is a big difference between urban centers and remote areas, echoed by a stark ...

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Hospitals in the Philippines: Where they are – and aren’t

Experts urge better coordination among reporting agencies at the national and local ...

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Minding the gaps: Why coronavirus counts by DOH, LGUs differ

Cebu artist Bambi Beltran is detained for 60 hours and faces up to 18 years in prison for ...

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Taken after midnight, cuffed to a chair: The arrest of Cebuana artist Bambi Beltran

While there have been obvious gaps in education in the past, the pandemic highlights a ...

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No student left behind? During pandemic, education ‘only for those who can afford’

The coronavirus pandemic unmasks yet again the abusive relationship between the police ...

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To cross coronavirus border, prostituted women abused by cops first

BPO workers who get exposed to the virus while on the job have to quarantine themselves ...

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Double whammy: BPO employees get exposed to COVID-19, lose income

Rights groups call for the urgent release of children dealing with abusive conditions in ...

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Children deal with abuse, fears of coronavirus in 'Houses of Hope'

Months after the Duterte government launched its cash aid program, there are still ...

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Forgotten priority: PWDs still waiting for cash aid from Duterte gov't

If the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict sees the ABS-CBN ...

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Duterte's final gambit to end insurgency: task force vs communists

At least 60 Filipino health care workers have died from the novel coronavirus disease, as ...

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Till their last breath, Fil-Am health care workers give all vs COVID-19