MANILA, Philippines — Halfway through her five-minute acceptance speech as an awardee of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) in 2006, Eugenia “Eggie” Duran Apostol revealed something with an impish, if not triumphant tone that earned rousing applause: “That I should be chosen as one of the men and women (awardees) was far from my

MANILA, Philippines — A committee at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman on Monday condemned the “continuous red-tagging, harassment and intimidation” of its constituents, especially students, by agents and supporters of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-Elcac). The UP Diliman Committee on the Protection of Academic Freedom and Human

MANILA, Philippines — The government has provided financial and livelihood assistance to Mary Jane Veloso and her family after President Marcos granted her an absolute pardon, allowing her to reunite with her family after more than 16 years, according to Malacañang. In a briefing on Monday, Palace press officer Claire Castro said that personnel from

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY— The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) filed a complaint against Captain Roel Sarmiento for alleged falsification of a public document in connection with the Sept. 9 fire that gutted the MV June Aster while 128 passengers and crew members were aboard off the waters of Coron, Palawan. “The first criminal complaint filed by