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  2. Women's rights in Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Section 2 holds and emphasizes the importance of the equal protection of both the lives of women and the lives of unborn women from conception. [43] It goes onto recognize and guarantee the promotion of gender equality and equity, women's empowerment and that the dignity of health be classified as a human rights concern and social responsibility.

  3. List of people pardoned or granted clemency by the president ...

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    Individuals pardoned by Fidel V. Ramos.. Robin Padilla – convicted for illegal possession of firearms in 1994. [8] Conditional pardon from April 1997 to 2003. [9]Jaime Tadeo – Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas leader charged of swindling during the Martial law era under President Ferdinand Marcos.

  4. People of the Philippines v. Santos, Ressa and Rappler

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    People of the Philippines v. Santos, Ressa and Rappler (R-MNL-19-01141-CR), also known as the Maria Ressa cyberlibel case, is a high-profile criminal case in the Philippines, lodged against Maria Ressa, co-owner and CEO of Rappler Inc.. [2] Accused of cyberlibel, Ressa was found guilty by a Manila Regional Trial Court on June 15, 2020. [3] [4]: 36

  5. List of political scandals in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Date Branch Department Party People Involved Summary Source 1946 Executive: Office of the President: Liberal: Manuel Roxas: Surplus War Property scandal- disposed $90 billion of surplus war property held by the United States government in the final year of World War II, which caused a huge corruption scandal that led to the rise of the leftist HUKBALAHAP and for Roxas's approval ratings to ...

  6. Women in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    From 1992 to 2001, Filipino women had been elected as local chief executives, functioning as mayors, governors, and captains of villages. One influential factor contributing to the increasing number of female politicians, is the elevation of Corazon Aquino and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as Philippine women Presidents. [6] [20]

  7. Human rights in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is an independent office created by Section 18, Article XIII of the Philippine Constitution, with the primary function of investigating all forms of human rights violations involving civil and political rights in the Philippines. The commission is composed of a Chairperson and four members, majority of which ...

  8. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    Just over the Ohio River the picture is just as bleak. Between 2011 and 2012, heroin deaths increased by 550 percent in Kentucky and have continued to climb steadily. This past December alone, five emergency rooms in Northern Kentucky saved 123 heroin-overdose patients; those ERs saw at least 745 such cases in 2014, 200 more than the previous year.

  9. List of Philippine laws - Wikipedia

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    2010-04-20: 10072: Philippine Red Cross Act of 2009 2010-04-20: 10073: Girl Scouts of the Philippines Charter of 2009 2010-04-20: 10074: Converting an Extension Office into a Regular Office (LTO) 2010-04-20: 10075: Converting a Road into National Road: Asuncion-San Isidro-Laak-Veruela Road 2010-04-20: 10076