05/11/2023: #drugwar: 281 killed under Marcos so far; more summarykillings; Duterte named to #redtagging agency; Indigenous rights activists still missing; #LGBT: civil partnership bills gain traction
Human rights news from the Philippines
EXTRAJUDICIAL, SUMMARY, ARBITRARY KILLING / QUESTIONABLE DEATHS
2 fathers shot bringing kids to school dead in Lucena | The Manila Times
Mr. Cagayan de Oro pageant contestant shot dead
Man shot dead in ‘drug-related’ incident in Cavite | Inquirer News
“DRUG WAR”
@DahasPH monitoring: 12 killed in first week of May\; 281 die in drug-related deaths under Marcos
Duterte: Marcos correct to say rigid law enforcement leads to abuses | GMA News Online
Editorial: Abuses in war on drugs; independent probe needed - Manila Standard
Woman, 18, shot dead; police say they found illegal drugs, weapon found in car
Man shot dead in ‘drug-related’ incident in Cavite | Inquirer News
“DRUG WAR” / POLICE CORRUPTION
PNP mulls scrapping special anti-drug units | ABS-CBN News
PNP starts vetting of drug enforcement units nationwide | Inquirer News
PNP purging scalawags from anti-drug unit | Philstar.com
Only 1% of cops are 'misfits' — PNP official
ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES
Families of missing men plead with Cordillera cops for help
Kin, rights groups call on gov’t to surface missing IP rights activists | Philstar.com
Missing sabungero’s family fears DOJ may dismiss their case | GMA News Online
TIMELINE: What happened to missing sabungeros?
RED-TAGGING / ATTACKS VS JOURNALISTS, ACTIVISTS / PRESS FREEDOM
Vice resident and education secretary Sara Duterte is new NTF-ELCAC co-vice chair
Karapatan: Sara’s appointment to NTF-ELCAC shows “greater need” to abolish agency | Philstar.com
Red-tagging: Boring and derivative if not dangerous - FIP
Rappler's Pampanga stringer files complaint over surveillance, cyber harassment
[WATCH] In The Public Square with John Nery: Who’s afraid of Frenchie Mae Cumpio?
4 of 10 Filipinos feel danger publishing anything critical of gov't – SWS
COMMUNIST INSURGENCY
‘It must end now’: VP Duterte in a 'show of force’ vs communist insurgency
AFP redeploys Mindanao-based troops to known NPA hotbed Samar, Panay | Inquirer News
NTF-ELCAC: Only 2 guerilla fronts active in Philippines | ABS-CBN News
4 NPAs surrender in Surigao del Sur - Mindanao Times
AFP brings NPA cadavers to their families as commitment to human rights
JUDICIAL REFORMS
'Clean slate' for reformed individuals with criminal records sought | ABS-CBN News
POLITICAL VIOLENCE
Comelec to hold public hearings on postponement of barangay, SK polls in Negros Oriental
Degamos linked to shooting at home of ex-governor's staff | GMA News Online
PNP: Over 10K loose firearms seized in 4 months | Philippine News Agency
LGBT
House begins tackling civil partnership bills | ABS-CBN News
Gov't agencies back bills seeking civil partnership for same-sex couples | GMA News Online
HEALTH
55 students in Maguindanao town fall ill from ‘pesticide exposure’ – doctor | MindaNews
DOH: Over 2,000 new HIV cases logged in March | ABS-CBN News
Equitable distribution of doctors, nurses sought | Philstar.com
COVID-19 positivity rate rises in Metro Manila, nationwide -- OCTA | Inquirer News
Iloilo health officials call for vigilance amid rising COVID-19 cases, Arcturus variant
LABOR / EMPLOYMENT / MIGRATION
PH a 'labor-exporting country'? Binay bothered by UK ad on Filipino nurses | Inquirer News
'We don't want to commodify our people': Binay urges DOT to keep 'fun in PH' brand
P150 minimum wage hike inches forward in Senate | Philstar.com
'About time we share': After pro-biz measures, senators push wage hikes
CLIMATE / ENVIRONMENT / FOOD
Soccsksargen farm experts worry over government's El Niño response
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
‘ASEAN must uphold int’l law’ - Manila Standard
US Army chief stresses 'peace through strength' in PH Army visit | ABS-CBN News
Marcos: PH, Laos to work closely on education, health | ABS-CBN News