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Hi everyone! August 27 marks 10 years since members of the Iglesia ni Cristo flocked to EDSA in 2015 to protest what they said was government meddling in their church’s internal affairs. For five days, the busy highway became the stage of a massive demonstration that grabbed national attention and sparked heated debates about religion, politics, and power. Rappler (led by our investigative editor @Chay Hofileña - Rappler) dug into the controversies, alleged abuses, and the calls for accountability that surfaced during the crisis. Ten years later, our stories remain a window into how those events shook one of the country’s most powerful churches. Revisit our coverage from 2015 and see how we captured that turning point in INC history! P.S Don’t forget to join Rappler+ to read these stories below from our archives. https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/inc-protest-controversy-reports-anniversary-2025/
are there initiatives to make the public become AI- literate though to mitigate misuse/ abuse of the technology ? And how about accessibility?
What are the privacy and security guarantees of the foundation's AI service for those seeking legal help and whose lives are likely in danger?
How will this AI algorithm be diffeent from ChatGPT ?
What type of legal assistance does it actually provide? information, triage, evidence support, drafting, referrals, or actual representation?
I’m a 15 year old student who is considering studying international relations and perhaps law. But, with the weight of what’s happening around the world—war, violence— as well as how this is a primarily male-dominated field, I wanted to ask how you keep your spirit? Also, if you had any advice for younger people like me?
1) What about the environmental impact of launching a large AI platform such as the Oxford Institute?
2) What about the sensitive nature of the information that will be put into the app? What are the cybersecurity measures in place for this? What about the servers as each country has different laws for cyber crime, safeguards, and privacy? We have no international precedent for this.
3) What about the hallucination issue that Generative AI still has?
4) How accessible will this technology really be? What about the connectivity infrastructure in these countries?
As one of the lawyers from Mindanao working with the marginalised, we face deadly paradoxes: lawyers defending children from Online sexual exploitation and abuse (OSEA) and forced marriage are labeled 'enemies of the state' rather than protectors of the vulnerable. Technological advancement has enabled online exploitation, yet defenders lack basic technology access for documentation, protection mechanisms, or connecting to support networks. When challenging practices hidden behind cultural and religious justifications can cost you your life, when those speaking up are branded as threats, and when defenders are digitally isolated while perpetrators are digitally enabled, how do we address all three crises simultaneously? How do we shift the narrative, establish protection mechanisms, and bridge the technology gap that compounds the vulnerability of both defenders and the communities.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH for your questions. We wish we could pose all of them to George and Amal, but we are pressed for time. Again, thank you, and we hope to keep the conversation going, beyond today, :) – JC/Rappler
Constitutional law expert and #FactsFirstPH coalition accountability layer lead John Molo talks about civic and institutional leadership during times of democratic decline. Molo also discusses the coalition's efforts to address rampant disinformation and protect the freedom of speech, such as their plan to launch a case monitoring system and Media and Information Literacy initiatives.
Atty. Molo, will you write about the details of that case monitoring system? 🤔 🥺
As one of the lawyers from Mindanao working with the marginalised, we face deadly paradoxes: lawyers defending children from Online sexual exploitation and abuse (OSEA) and forced marriage are labeled 'enemies of the state' rather than protectors of the vulnerable. Technological advancement has enabled online exploitation, yet defenders lack basic technology access for documentation, protection mechanisms, or connecting to support networks. When challenging practices hidden behind cultural and religious justifications can cost you your life, when those speaking up are branded as threats, and when defenders are digitally isolated while perpetrators are digitally enabled, how do we address all three crises simultaneously? How do we shift the narrative, establish protection mechanisms, and bridge the technology gap that compounds the vulnerability of both defenders and the communities.
It is the members of the ruling elite (political dynasty, etc.) who defend those cultural and religious justifications that you are challenging. They benefited greatly from these cultural and religious practices. And they do not hesitate to use either legal means or physical force against you. This is an unfortunate reality for you and the marginalized communities you work with. 😭
Hello! I’m here at the Sandiganbayan where the Ombudsman is expected to file the first case related to the flood control corruption.
Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano arrives at the anti-graft court for the filing. No information yet on who the accused are and the nature of the cases.
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JUST IN. The Supreme Court denies the very urgent motion filed by Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa seeking to compel Ombudsman Jesus Crispin "Boying" Remulla to submit the supposed International Criminal Court warrant against the senator. | via Jairo Bolledo/Rappler
Who are the Sandiganbayan justices that will handle Zaldy Co's corruption cases?
The graft and malversation cases against Zaldy Co in relation to the flood control scam are already raffled or assigned to respective Sandiganbayan divisions on Wednesday, November 19. The Office of the Ombudsman just filed the cases with the anti-graft court on Tuesday.
Here are the list of divisions and the justices that will handle Co's corruption cases:
- Graft case (violation of RA No. 3019's section 3(e))
Sandiganbayan Fifth Division – Chair: Associate Justice ZALDY V. TRESPESES; Members: Associate Justice MARYANN E. CORPUS-MAÑALAC and Associate Justice GENER M. GITO.
- Graft case (violation of RA No. 3019's section 3(h))
Sandiganbayan Seventh Division – Chair: Associate Justice LORIFEL LACAP PAHIMNA; Member: Associate Justice GEORGINA D. HIDALGO
- Malversation
Sandiganbayan Sixth Division – Chair: Associate Justice SARAH JANE T. FERNANDEZ; Members: Associate Justice KEVIN NARCE B. VIVERO and Associate Justice LORD A. VILLANUEVA.