Double Standards in the Philippines
May 23, 2013
JURIST Guest Columnist Edsel Tupaz of the The Law Offices of Tupaz & Associates argues that the US Seventh Fleet must be held liable for the destruction of the Tubbataha Reefs...On Wednesday April 17, 2013 a number of public interest groups, led by two bishops, environmental experts, human right....... [more] 
Philippines Supreme Court temporarily blocks state funding for contraceptives
March 19, 2013
The Supreme Court of the Philippines on Tuesday temporarily blocked implementation of a law that provides for state funding of contraceptives. The legislation, which was signed into law last year following approval by the Philippines legislature, establishes sex education requirements in schools, p....... [more]
The Philippines and the Right to Compensation for Human Rights Abuses: Justice Delayed is Justice Denied
March 17, 2013
JURIST Guest Columnist Lara Wharton, Emory University School of Law Class of 2013, discusses the human rights abuses in the Philippines...On February 25, 2013, Philippines President Benigno Aquino III signed the Human Rights Victims Reparation and Recognition Act into law. The act addresses the wid....... [more]
Philippines newspaper charged with sedition after crackdown
March 4, 2013
On March 4, 2006, following the end of President Gloria Arroyo's state of emergency, the Manila Daily Tribune reported that it had been charged with sedition. The newspaper's vocal criticism of the president led to a government raid while the state of emergency was in force. Specific charges were al....... [more]
Philippines president signs law to compensate victims of martial law abuses
February 25, 2013
Philippines President Benigno Aquino III on Monday signed legislation to compensate the victims of human rights abuses committed 27 years ago under the regime of former president Ferdinand Marcos. The Human Rights Victims Reparation and Recognition Act of 2013 will allocate 10 billion pesos (USD $2....... [more]
Philippines lawmakers approve refugee law
February 8, 2013
The Congress of the Philippines on Wednesday passed a bill to protect the rights of more than one million internally displaced persons (IDPs). The bill was praised by the UN Refugee Agency on Friday. If the bill is signed into law, the Philippines will become the first country in the Asia-Pacific re....... [more]
US Senate approved Treaty of Paris, effectively ending the Spanish-American War
February 6, 2013
On February 6, 1899, the US Senate passed a resolution ratifying the Treaty of Paris, effectively ending the Spanish-American War. The treaty, which was drafted and originally signed in 1898 by President William McKinley, did not officially go into effect until April 11, 1899, ending the one year w....... [more]
Philippines Supreme Court again stays cybercrime law
February 5, 2013
The Supreme Court of the Philippines on Tuesday has again stopped the government from enforcing a cybercrimes law passed last year. The law was also suspended for 120 days in October so the court could consider the civil liberty implications of the law. The court has issued a fresh temporary restrai....... [more]
Philippines legislature ratifies bill granting compensation for rights abuses
January 28, 2013
The Philippines House of Representatives and Senate on Monday ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the newly reconciled version of the Human Rights Victims Reparation and Recognition Act of 2013. The Congress on Thursday approved the bill allocating 10 billion pesos (USD $246 milli....... [more]
Philippines congress approves bill granting compensation to human rights victims
January 24, 2013
The Congress of the Philippines on Thursday approved a bill on its second reading allocating 10 billion pesos (USD $246 million) for the victims of human rights abuses committed by the regime of former president Ferdinand Marcos. Approximately 10,000 people can claim compensation based on abuses th....... [more]
Philippines takes South China Sea dispute to UN tribunal
January 22, 2013
The Philippines on Tuesday notified China that it is seeking international arbitration to declare Chinese claims to the majority of the South China Sea illegal and invalid. Philippines Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario stated in a press conference the country's intent to bring China before an Arb....... [more]
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