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ON CBCP POSITION ON JUVENILE JUSTICE
We thank the Catholic Church for taking the side of children, even if they have misbehaved or are in conflict with the law. We welcome the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines’ statement expressing its opposition to attempts in Congress to lower the age of criminal responsibility. As author of

ON THE SUSPENSION OF WAR ON DRUGS AND THE REPORTED ZERO KILLINGS
Magandang balita raw: Walang patay kagabi, pagkatapos na pagkatapos iutos ni PNP Chief Bato Dela Rosa na ititigil muna ang giyera laban sa droga sa mga lokalidad at ibabaling ang tuon sa mga abusadong pulis. Pangit na balita: Nandyan pa rin ang mga abusadong pulis, mga pulis na tinawag mismo

‘FAST-TRACK COCO LEVY FUND BILL INSTEAD OF DEATH PENALTY’ – PANGILINAN TO HOUSE OF REPS
As the House of Representatives is scheduled to begin discussing the bill restoring death penalty this week, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Sunday asked congressmen to instead fast-track the coco levy trust fund bill, another priority of the Duterte administration. “Nakapag-umpisa na kami sa Senado at malayo-layo na rin ang

ON GOV’T CALL TO REMOVE JOMA SISON FROM TERROR LIST
We support the Duterte administration’s call to remove the name of Jose Ma. “Joma” Sison, founding chairperson of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), from the United States’ list of international terrorists. This de-listing would pave the way for his return to the Philippines and a swift resolution in

PANGILINAN BATS FOR MANDATORY AUTOPSY IN SUSPICIOUS DEATH CASES
To help solve the reported daily killings that have claimed more than 7,000 lives, mandatory forensic autopsies should be conducted on bodies of crime victims and in deaths that occur under mysterious or suspicious circumstances, said Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Wednesday as he filed the Mandatory Autopsy Bill. In

A-PAD Philippines International Symposium 2017
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Coco Levy Interpellation
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BAKIT OK ANG MAS MATAGAL NA MATERNITY LEAVE?
1. Makakapagpahinga at makaka-recover nang husto ang mga bagong-panganak. 2. Masisigurong maaalagaan nang mas mabuti ang mga bagong-silang. 3. Aabot na ang Pilipinas sa international labor standard tungkol sa pag-aalaga sa mga nanay na nagtatalaga ng maternity leave na 98 na araw. 4. Mas bababa ang mga namamatay na sanggol