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NEW YORK Last year had already been unkind to Renato Gameng, a farm worker in the Philippines’ northern Isabela province. The coronavirus brought periodic lockdowns, leaving farmers stranded from their crops. A controversial rice import liberalisation law had decimated domestic rice production, leaving fewer jobs. Then, late in 2020, the Philippines was hit by six straight storms culminating in November’s Typhoon Vamco. The floods that followed washed out farm land in Gameng’s Cagayan Valley region, sweeping away houses and animals, and destroying corn and rice crops during the harvest ...

SunStar NEGROS OCCIDENTAL. Colonel Michael Samson, deputy commander of the 303IB. (Contributed photo) + March 10, 2021 THE 303rd Infantry Brigade (303IB) of the Philippine Army on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, denied that they were behind the "death threats" received by 10 activists through text messages in Negros Occidental. Colonel Michael Samson, deputy commander for the 303IB, said they were not behind the messages received by activists, although they were surprised that the list was accurate. Samson said the military was unable to accurately get the list of names of activists i...

Department of National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said that the DND gives its “full support” to Judge Cecilyn Burgos-Villavert, of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court, in the face of the Makabayan bloc’s allegations that she had issued “irregular” warrants against red-tagged activists and progressive groups. “We firmly believe that a judge of the Honorable Villavert’s caliber does not issue warrants without probable cause,” he said. Last Tuesday, the Makabayan bloc filed House Resolution 1427 which urged...

Makabayan bloc seeks probe on 'irregular' warrants vs activists, progressive groups enablePagination: false endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 16) — The Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives has filed a resolution which seeks to look into the "irregular" issuance of search warrants that resulted in the arrests and filing of "trumped-up" charges against red-tagged activists and members of progressive organizations. The coalition on Tuesday filed House Resolution 1427 urging the House Justice Committee to conduct an investigation, in aid of legislation, on the warrant...

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