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Click to expand Image Supporters of former senator Leila de Lima outside the Hall of Justice in Muntinlupa City, Philippines, May 12, 2023. 2023 Eloisa Lopez/Reuters On Wednesday, a Philippine court denied bail for former Senator Leila de Lima, who has unjustly been in police detention for more than six years. De Lima has already been acquitted in two of the three separate drug cases brought against her. The European Union and other governments should press President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to dro...

Click to expand Image Supporters of former senator Leila de Lima outside the Hall of Justice in Muntinlupa City, Philippines, May 12, 2023. 2023 Eloisa Lopez/Reuters On Wednesday, a Philippine court denied bail for former Senator Leila de Lima, who has unjustly been in police detention for more than six years. De Lima has already been acquitted in two of the three separate drug cases brought against her. The European Union and other governments should press President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to dro...

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is eyeing to resume talks for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) this month as the country is now at risk of losing its qualification for a General System of Preference Plus (GSP+) from the regional bloc.  In a press…

From resilience to revival in Sri Lanka

By The Joint Apparel Association Forum On March 20th 2023, the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Executive Board approved a four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement for Sri Lanka amounting to USD 2.9 billion. This was post the agreements with China and India – Sri Lanka’s biggest lenders for additional financial assistance and the first steps...

Overseas Pakistani Christians in Netherlands on Wednesday (local time) protested against the human rights violations suffered by women and girls in Pakistan.

HOPEFUL. Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo Pascual is hopeful about the renewal of the Generalized System of Preference Plus (GSP+) trade pact with the European Union (EU) following his recent meeting with several EU lawmakers. He said the country is already compliant to the obligations required by EU such as on labor, human rights, environment and governance. (file photo) MANILA - Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo Pascual is optimistic about the possible renewal of the...

Citing the “continuing” extrajudicial killings in the country, members of the European Parliament said yesterday that allowing the International Criminal Court to investigate the Philippines’ drug war is the “perfect way” to cooperate and demonstrate human rights commitment.

Former Philippines senator and outspoken critic of ex-President Rodrigo Duterte sees hope for freedom.

WHILE he supports the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) “as a free trader,” an economist-lawmaker on Thursday said the agreement could “accelerate the hollowing out of our domestic agriculture and manufacturing sectors” if there is no determined move to make manufacturing more competitive and agriculture more efficient. Still, House Committee…