Teves to return if granted ‘wish list’

By Maricel V. Cruz

NEGROS Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. has submitted a "wish list" to Speaker Martin Romualdez which, if granted, would allow him to "return to the country immediately," his legal counsel said yesterday. Lawyer Ferdinand Topacio said

Romualdez has expressed willingness to grant "about half" of the list. He said the items deal mostly with security concerns as Teves maintained there is a "grave threat" to his life once he comes home.

Topacio said while his client was thankful for the offer of President

By Charles Dantes

HUMAN rights abuses of state and paramilitary forces and police impunity continue to hound the Philippines, the US State Department said in its 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.

The report noted that the country's biggest issue when it comes to human rights abuses were extrajudicial killings, forced disappearance, and tortures disguised as part of the government's anti-drug war operations.

“The government investigated some