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June 22, 2021
By Pia Ranada in Manila What is Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s solution to vaccine hesitancy among Filipinos? Threaten them with jail time. Duterte, in a meeting with pandemic task force officials yesterday said he would order the arrest of people who refused to get vaccinated. “Kung ayaw mo magpabakuna, ipaaresto kita at ang bakuna, itusok ... <a title="Duterte threatens to jail Filipinos who refuse getting vaccinated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/duterte-threatens-to-jail-filipinos-who-refuse-getting-vaccinated/" aria-label="Read more about Duterte threatens to jail Filipinos who refuse getting vaccinated">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2021
Human rights lawyers Amal Clooney and Caoilfhionn Gallagher, who lead the international defence legal team, have call on the international community to ensure that all charges against Philippines journalist and editor Maria Ressa are dropped. The legal team of Rappler CEO Ressa welcomed the recent dismissal of the second cyber libel charge filed against her. ... <a title="Lawyer Clooney welcomes dismissal of second libel suit against Maria Ressa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/15/lawyer-clooney-welcomes-dismissal-of-second-libel-suit-against-maria-ressa/" aria-label="Read more about Lawyer Clooney welcomes dismissal of second libel suit against Maria Ressa">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk On World Press Freedom Day 2021, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the #HoldTheLine coalition launched an innovative campaign of solidarity with journalist Maria Ressa, who faces a possible lifetime in prison in the Philippines. A new website features hundreds of videos from prominent supporters around the world – with a call ... <a title="#HoldTheLine – hundreds of Maria Ressa supporters post ‘pressure’ videos" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/04/holdtheline-hundreds-of-maria-ressa-supporters-post-pressure-videos/" aria-label="Read more about #HoldTheLine – hundreds of Maria Ressa supporters post ‘pressure’ videos">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2021
Women journalists, feminists, activists, and human rights defenders around the world are facing virtual harassment. In this series, global civil society alliance CIVICUS highlights the gendered nature of virtual harassment through the stories of women working to defend our democratic freedoms. Today’s testimony on International Women’s Day is published here through a partnership between CIVICUS ... <a title="For this Filipina journalist, every day is a battle with fear – and defying silence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/09/for-this-filipina-journalist-every-day-is-a-battle-with-fear-and-defying-silence/" aria-label="Read more about For this Filipina journalist, every day is a battle with fear – and defying silence">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2021
By Lorraine Ecarma in Cebu City The University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) will continue to stand against any threats to human rights, chancellor Clement Camposano has declared in response to the termination of a long-standing accord preventing military incursion on campus. In a Facebook post, Camposano said the academic freedom in the university was ... <a title="Chancellor defends UP as ‘bastion of academic freedom’ against military" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/20/chancellor-defends-up-as-bastion-of-academic-freedom-against-military/" aria-label="Read more about Chancellor defends UP as ‘bastion of academic freedom’ against military">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2020
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Reporters Without Borders (RSF) demands the immediate and unconditional release of Lady Ann Salem, a Manila-based alternative journalist who was arrested on a firearms charge at the end of a raid on her home in which the police planted the evidence. The co-founder of the alternative media network Altermidya and editor ... <a title="RSF protests over arrest of Filipina journalist for ‘planted firearms’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/16/rsf-protests-over-arrest-of-filipina-journalist-for-planted-firearms/" aria-label="Read more about RSF protests over arrest of Filipina journalist for ‘planted firearms’">Read more</a>
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November 15, 2020
By Lian Buan in Manila The widespread flooding in Cagayan that gripped the Philippines this weekend is partly being blamed on the massive release of water from Magat Dam. Typhoon Ulysses (Vamco) made landfall late night Wednesday, November 11, and by Thursday, November 12, Magat Dam opened seven gates and discharged 6244 cubic meters of ... <a title="Infrawatch blames Philippine dam operators for Cagayan, Isabela floods" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/15/infrawatch-blames-philippine-dam-operators-for-cagayan-isabela-floods/" aria-label="Read more about Infrawatch blames Philippine dam operators for Cagayan, Isabela floods">Read more</a>
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November 11, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk A radio journalist has been shot dead outside his home by two gunmen on a motorcycle, Philippines police said – four years after the provincial broadcaster survived a similar attempt to kill him. Virgilio Maganes, 62, who lived northwest of Manila in the province of Pangasinan, was shot six times yesterday ... <a title="Gunmen shoot dead Philippines radio journalist outside his home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/11/gunmen-shoot-dead-philippines-radio-journalist-outside-his-home/" aria-label="Read more about Gunmen shoot dead Philippines radio journalist outside his home">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2020
By Robert Iroga in Honiara Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare today has reassured the nation and parents of six students who have tested positive for covid-19 in the Philippines that the government is taking care of their welfare. He said the government was working closely with authorities in Manila to take care of their ... <a title="Sogavare reassures Solomon Islands on health of 6 covid positive students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/13/sogavare-reassures-solomon-islands-on-health-of-6-covid-positive-students/" aria-label="Read more about Sogavare reassures Solomon Islands on health of 6 covid positive students">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Crispin Maslog A mad race to produce a vaccine against covid-19 has begun with the world’s superpowers leading the pack. At stake are millions of lives and billions of dollars. Among the frontrunners is the United States with its futuristic-sounding Operation Warp Speed. Europe and China also have their own leading candidate vaccines. ... <a title="Global race to produce covid vaccines must ensure poor not left behind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/30/global-race-to-produce-covid-vaccines-must-ensure-poor-not-left-behind/" aria-label="Read more about Global race to produce covid vaccines must ensure poor not left behind">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2020
Widow Erlinda Echanis demands the release of the body of her husband, assassinated peace activist Randall “Randy” Echanis. Video: Rappler By Rambo Talabong in Manila After her repeated urgings were unheeded, Erlinda Echanis formally has formally demanded that Pink Petals Memorial Homes release the body of her husband, assassinated Anakpawis chair Randall “Randy” Echanis. “The ... <a title="Assassinated Filipino activist Echanis’ widow demands release of his body" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/13/assassinated-filipino-activist-echanis-widow-demands-release-of-his-body/" aria-label="Read more about Assassinated Filipino activist Echanis’ widow demands release of his body">Read more</a>
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July 28, 2020
By Pia Ranada in Manila Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, for the third time, used his State of the Nation Address (SONA) to call on Congress to reinstate the death penalty for violators of the country’s anti-drugs law. “I reiterate the swift passage of a law reviving the death penalty by lethal injection for crimes specified ... <a title="Duterte again calls for return of death penalty by lethal injection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/28/duterte-again-calls-for-return-of-death-penalty-by-lethal-injection/" aria-label="Read more about Duterte again calls for return of death penalty by lethal injection">Read more</a>
