I was reading on my news feed when I came across the statement of health activists against the PDEA agents who announced in a press conference, that one of their apprehended suspect was HIV positive. On Tuesday this week, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested 11 males in a drug related raid in Taguig. Agents seized at least P387,000 worth of party drugs. … [Read more...] about Public shaming
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Women Represent
I was buying from a neighborhood store when Davina Bennett, Jamaica’s representative to the 2017 Miss Universe Pageant caught my attention. “Sexual abuse is a form abuse and no form of abuse should be tolerated whether in workplace or in society,” she said. As everyone seemed to be glued on their sit to watch the pageant unfold, I caught myself in between train of … [Read more...] about Women Represent
Cardinal Tagle’s statement on drug-related killings
A letter from His Eminence Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle will be read in all masses (August 20) after communion. Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Archdiocese of Manila, On August 12-17, 2017, I participated in the meeting of Caritas Latin America held in El Salvador, a country where many people had been killed in a civil war. Until now it still … [Read more...] about Cardinal Tagle’s statement on drug-related killings
Taguiwalo out but not down
Many people felt betrayed when the powerful Committee on Appointments rejected the bid of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Judy Taguiwalo to get the confirmation. By her credentials and work experiences, Taguiwalo is more than qualified to sit in the social services department but majority of the committee members believed otherwise, as reasons over rejection remain … [Read more...] about Taguiwalo out but not down
IBP on the Declaration of Martial Law in Mindanao.
Statement of the IBP National Board of Officers on the Declaration of Martial Law in Mindanao. The Constitution, under Article VII, Section 18, is very clear on the authority of the President to declare martial law, the extent of the authority, and the remedies and safeguards against the abuse of that authority. In view of what has happened in Marawi City, the imminent … [Read more...] about IBP on the Declaration of Martial Law in Mindanao.
