MANIKA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau)- Children took to the streets on Saturday to protest the new IATF (Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases) allowing kids 5 years old and above to go out to public places under GCQ and MGCQ areas.
The protesters, accompanied by their parents, were mostly children below 5 years old. One kid held a placard that said, “End Child Discrimination. Let us out!”
But there were also children aged 5 and above who joined the protest. They complained that the new IATF ruling didn’t go far enough. While they are now allowed to visit outdoor public areas, they are still prohibited from entering malls.
When the Philippines started imposing community quarantines more than a year ago, kids and seniors were prohibited from being outside their homes except when buying essentials like lugaw (rice porridge).
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (The Adobo Chronicles, Paris Bureau) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) today junked the petition filed by Antonio Trillanes and Gary Alejano accusing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte of crimes against humanity.
ICC issued its decision not based on the merits of the petition but on technicality.
The joint petitioners represented themselves as a Filipino couple, even displaying their marriage certificate in front of the ICC seal in the international body’s headquarters in The Hague.
ICC found the couple’s petition as void since same-sex marriage is not legal in the Philippines.
A spokesperson for ICC told The Adobo Chronicles that the action by Trillanes and Alejano constituted fraud and an unacceptable disrespect for the international body.
This all puts to rest the ICC Prosecutors request to start an investigation into the alleged extra-judicial killings committed by the Duterte government in connection with its war on illegal drugs.
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The National Historical Commission has imposed a heavy fine on 1Sambayan for violation of Republic Act 8491.
RA 8491 lays down the rules on the use of the Philippine national flag and anthem. It recognizes only ONE national anthem, “Lupang Hinirang” composed by Julian Felipe.
Many will recall that during 1Sambayan’s June 12 event in which it announced its short list of candidates for the 2022 Presidential and Vice Presidential contests, it played Ryan Cayabyab’s “O Bayan Ko” in lieu of Felipe’s “Lupang Hinirang.,”
“This is the highest form of disrespect for the country, its flag and its national anthem,” a spokesperson for the NHC told The Adobo Chronicles.
NHC, which is in charge of implementing RA 8491, did not reveal the amount of the fine, but sources say it is in the nine figures.
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