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WWII Sex Slave Survivors Reject Compensation Move

Two of some 10 victims forced into sexual slavery by Japanese soldiers during World War II and still alive in the Philippines have dismissed a proposed compensation package saying money is useless at their age. “What can I do with so much money at my age? I can only keep them for my grandchildren,” Narcisa Claveria, 92, told UCA News.

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Published at 2023-03-13 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : History, Legal, News and Events

Tags: Japanese, Rights, country, government, women

New Anti-Slavery Law Will Impose Cost on China for Its Genocide in Xinjiang

New U.S. legislation aimed to stop the use of slave labor in China’s Xinjiang region has the potential to severely disrupt America’s $150 billion fashion industry. At risk is the industry’s access to the 20 percent of the world’s cotton that’s produced in the region, and the fate of 1 million Uyghurs held in China’s prison camps there.

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Published at 2021-12-28 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Business, Politics

Tags: China, Chinese, Rights, companies, industry

'Very Painful' to Leave PH, Says Blacklisted Dutch Missionary

This Dutch lay missionary and labor rights advocate has made the Philippines his home for 30 years and is pained and shocked at being ordered to leave by the Bureau of Immigration (BI).

The most difficult part of leaving, says Otto Rudolf de Vries, is separation from his close friends, especially the workers and residents of poor communities “who have become very close to my heart.”

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Published at 2021-03-14 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Communities, Legal, Religion

Tags: Church, Philippines, Rights, Workers, missionary, visa

Democracy Collapses into Repression in Southeast Asia

Suddenly, over recent weeks, Southeast Asia has seen the collapse or perversion of participatory democracy in virtually every country but Indonesia as leaders have suspended legislatures, arrested common citizens and opposition lawmakers, gone after student leaders and shot and killed growing numbers of activists and protesters. There seem almost no exceptions.

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Published at 2021-03-13 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Communities, News and Events, Politics

Tags: ASEAN, Rights, Western, country, government

House OKs Bill Recognizing Foundlings as Natural-born Filipinos

The House of Representatives approved on Monday on final reading the bill seeking to promote the rights of deserted or abandoned children with unknown parents and protecting their status as natural-born citizens of the country.

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Published at 2020-10-06 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Legal, People, Society

Tags: Nature, Rights, children

How Filipino Activists Ended Up on a 'wanted' Poster

Dr Jean Lindo was on a ward round when a friend messaged to say her face was on a "wanted" poster plastered outside a local church. The flyer branded her and eight other Filipinos including a bishop and school director - all known for their humanitarian work - as "human rights violators" and "executioners".

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Published at 2020-10-06 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Legal, News and Events, People

Tags: Davao, Duterte, Lumad, Rights

EU Threatens Philippine Trade Perks over Rights Abuses

The European Parliament has called for the suspension of duty-free privileges pending a “substantial improvement” in the country’s human rights situation.

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Published at 2020-09-22 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Business, Legal, Politics

Tags: Duterte, Rights

DepEd Holds Webinar for Parents, Teachers on Child Rights Amid COVID-19

The Department of Education (DepEd) will be holding a series of webinars as they recognize how the landscape of child rights might change in the learning environment amid the COVID-19 pandemic

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Published at 2020-09-08 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Education, Health, Politics

Tags: COVID-19, DepEd, Education, Rights

Duterte's Four Years in Power

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's time in office has so far been characterized by widespread extrajudicial killings and a rise in the climate of impunity, say observers. Ana P. Santos reports from Manila.

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Published at 2020-07-09 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : News and Events, Politics

Tags: Police, Rights

Philippines Police Crack Down on LGBT Protest

On June 26, police in Manila arrested at least 20 people at an LGBT Pride event protesting an anti-terrorism bill that threatens rule of law in the Philippines. The police did not explain why they were arresting the protesters, only telling them that their actions were prohibited by law. There were no allegations of violence.

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Published at 2020-06-30 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : News and Events, People, Politics

Tags: Police, Princesa, Rights

Passenger's Rights in Air Travel

There are three major rights of an air passenger: (1) Right to be provided with accurate information before purchase, (2) Right to receive the full value of the service purchased, and (3) Right to compensation.

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Published at 2017-04-12 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Legal, Travel

Tags: Rights, Tourism, air travel