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The Philippines has gained the grim distinction of being Asia’s deadliest country for land and environmental defenders, with 281 deaths over the past decade, roughly one-third of which were linked to mining, according to the nonprofit Global Witness. This figure is a part of a larger global tally of at least 1,910 defenders killed between […]

Philippine leftist political party Bayan Muna has made a challenge in the Supreme Court to declare the Maharlika Investment Fund Act of 2023 null and void. President Marcos Jr. signed the bill into law in July. Chair of the opposing party Neri Colmenares and former representatives Carlos Isagani Zarate and Ferdinand Gaite are seeking a…

Petition challenging constitutionality of Maharlika fund filed

The Maharlika fund suffers from being rushed through Congress and fails to prove its economic viability, warn Senator Koko Pimentel and Bayan Muna Chairperson Neri Colmenares

A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking to declare Republic Act 11954, otherwise known as the Maharlika Investment Fund Act of 2023, unconstitutional.

SENATOR Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III together with the representatives of Bayan Muna Party-list group on Monday filed a petition before the Supreme Court seeking to declare unconstitutional Republic Act No. 11954 or the Maharlika Investment Fund Act of 2023. The petitioners also sought the issuance of a temporary restraining order…

THE House of Representatives will invite officials of the country’s oil companies to address the impact of these recent oil price increases, including possible amendments to Republic Act 8479, or the Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act of 1998, which “tied” the government’s hands in bringing down the prices of oil.…

APPEALING to senators to address “anti-seafarers” provisions in the proposed Magna Carta law for seafarers, a partylist group has urged the Senate to pass a Magna Carta bill with security of tenure and other benefits for them, and without an escrow provision. Bayan Muna chairman Neri Colmenares made the statement…

No end in sight: Armed conflict in Philippines seen to persist Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.

THE  International Criminal Court  (ICC) will resume its investigation into the bloody anti-illegal drug war of the Duterte administration after it denied the Philippine government’s appeal  to set aside the  January 26, 2023 decision of the pretrial chambers (PTC) authorizing the resumption of the probe.     ICC-Appeals Chamber Presiding Judge Marc Perrin de Brichambaut announced…