Malicious disinformation should not go unpunished as it violates the rights of others, Senator Robinhood Padilla stressed. Padilla, who chairs the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media, said the constitutional right to freedom of expression should never be abused. “’Pag nilagyan na natin ng malisya na gusto mo siraan ang tao, yan ay […]
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Amid the continuous proliferation of large-scale agricultural smuggling in the country, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee seeks to amend Republic Act No. 10845 to impose stricter penalty on public officials or employees who take part in this crime. In filing House Bill No. 5742, Lee underscored the need to punish not only the illegal […]
The untold miseries of ordinary Filipinos amid the continuing quarantine should not be aggravated by the cruelty and violence of unworthy ground authorities who think they are above the law and can do what they want with impunity. Senator Grace Poe made the remark in the wake of the call for justice of the family […]
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles echoed the call of a children’s rights group urging the police and local government units (LGUs) to stop using force against children and youth who are allegedly found violating provisions of the quarantine guidelines now being enforced to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).The group, Save […]