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CHR welcomes SC recognition of co-ownership in same-sex cohabitation

THE Commission on Human Rights (CHR), as the country’s independent national human rights institution and Gender and Development Ombud, welcomes the recent Supreme Court (SC) decision recognizing co-ownership of property in same-sex cohabitation and affirms that while this development strengthens the visibility of LG…

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Iran Says US-Israeli Attack Hit Elementary School, Killing 85+ Girls

At least 85 people, almost all of them young girls, have been killed in an air strike on a primary school in southern Iran, the Iranian judiciary said. The attack on Saturday morning hit Shajareh Tayyebeh schoolin the city of Minab, in Hormozgan province, as the United States and Israel began launching strikes on ta…

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Shooting the messenger

ON Feb. 24, a group of 18 “ex-Marines,” accompanied by lawyer Levito Baligod, appeared at a press conference in historic Club Filipino. They came with a big story to tell amid public clamor for the indictment of the “big fish” involved in the corruption of public funds worth trillions of pesos. They satisfied the cr…

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Payment in coins exceeding P2,000.00 is not allowed

I am a small-business owner operating a Piso-net and Piso-Wi-Fi in our neighborhood. As my business continues to grow, I had to borrow money from a lender (Bumbay). When I tried to pay him P3,000.00 in coins, he refused to accept the payment and told me to pay in bills instead, saying that it was difficult to carry …

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A Secret Survey From Inside a Women’s Prison Tells Stories of Domestic Abuse Untold in Court

Last summer, I traveled to McLoud, Oklahoma, home to the state’s largest women’s prison. McLoud — a town of fewer than 5,000 residents — lies 30 miles east of Oklahoma City on a wide expanse of prairie. At the edge of town, off a rutted road, stands Mabel Bassett Correctional Center, a sprawl of concrete and razor w…

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National How immigrant women in danger can get help Living in a foreign country can leave newcomers vulnerable, especially when they lack familiarity with the local language, culture or legal system. Women, in particular, face heightened risks of domes

Living in a foreign country can leave newcomers vulnerable, especially when they lack familiarity with the local language, culture or legal system. Women, in particular, face heightened risks of domestic, sexual and other forms of violence.

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