U N Commission on Narcotic Drugs (UN-CND) removes marijuana from Schedule IV of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, a list of the world’s most dangerous drugs Marijuana still illegal under PH laws December 10, 2020 The decision of a United Nations body reclassifying marijuana (cannabis) as […]
“If any country is excluded by reason of poverty or strategic unimportance, this gross injustice will haunt the world for a long time,” Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said in a pre-recorded speech aired before the UNGA’s 31st Special Session on Friday, December 4. “A poor country suffering from […]
The President will further amplify his call for global solidarity in addressing the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic December 3, 2020 President Rodrigo Duterte will be participating in the 31st special session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic from […]
CLICK TO READ FULL TEXT Palace thanks Carpio for praising PRRD arbitral win assertion September 23, 2020, 9:42 pm MANILA – Malacañang on Wednesday thanked retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio for praising President Rodrigo Duterte’s assertion of the Hague-based arbitral ruling that invalidates China’s vast claims […]
None of 30 local petitioners engaged gov’t on HR concerns None of the 30 local groups out of the 61 organizations that filed a petition before the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has ever engaged the current administration on human rights concerns in the last four years.This, […]
IF SPREAD OF CORONA VIRUS IS UNCHECKED IF ALLOWED TO GO UNCHECKED, millions of people could die from the new corona virus (COVID-19), particularly in poor countries, said the United Nations (UN). “If we let the virus spread like wildfire – especially in the most vulnerable regions of […]
