'Bloodless' #drugwar a lie as 600+ killed under Marcos; A week of summary killings; Too early for govt to claim NPA defeat: @crisisgroup; NPA keeps terrorist designation; Rights not tackled with NZ PM
April 22, 2024: Philippines human rights news
KILLINGS
Rights group condemns killings in Masbate - Bulatlat
Army major slain in Bulacan | Philstar.com
Bacolod businessman shot dead outside a convenience store
Ex-kagawad sakay ng kotse, todas sa ambush | Pilipino Star Ngayon
Lalaki utas sa tandem | Pilipino Star Ngayon
DRUG WAR
Marcos government’s ‘bloodless’ drug war a lie - VERA Files
From P13-B, PNP says confiscated shabu went down to P9-B. How did this happen?
INQToday: PDEA, prosecutor blame media for conflicting shabu haul data | Inquirer News
‘Nobody died’: Marcos calls recent shabu bust ‘correct approach’
On 8-15 April '24, 10 died in Marcos's drug war, 7 killed by state agents. A cop in Iloilo was killed by a drug suspect in a surveillance op. In Feb., agents from PDEA and PNP were also killed. The Marcos gov't insists its drug war is bloodless. Sources:
Philippines’ Marcos says will not hand former president Duterte to ICC over drug war | Arab News
Philippines’s “war on drugs “and how the ICC could change the Palestinian war -
Iloilo police bringing drug ‘war’ to coastal villages, Barangay ‘bay watch’ teams mulled
Philippines’ Marcos Takes Swipe At Duterte Over Record Drug Bust – Eurasia Review
Biggest Philippine drug bust triggers call for reform - UCA News
WATCH: Widows of Duterte's drug war victims tell their stories
Will new police chief end Philippines war on drugs? - Asia Times
BuCor: Inter-agency Ops Center boosts war vs. drugs in prisons | Philippine News Agency
COMMUNIST INSURGENCY / CONFLICT
Calming the Long War in the Philippine Countryside | Crisis Group
‘Too early’ to say Philippine communist insurgency defeated, report says — BenarNews
Stop airstrikes in hinterland villages, rights groups ask AFP
Anti-Terrorism Council redesignates CPP-NPA as terror group | Philstar.com
AFP Bombs Abra, Ilocos Sur Peasants as Rights Violations Worsen Under Marcos
Army remains vigilant as NPA told to mount attacks vs troops
Kal Peralta was the radical change she wished to see in the world
Solon wants clarity in Bukidnon clash
Suspected rebel slain, 2 nabbed in Albay clash
Military in the North rejects Reds’ calls for peace talks - BusinessWorld Online
Remaining Reds urged to abandon insurgency, contribute to growth | Philippine News Agency
Another Laguna town awarded 'insurgency-free' seal | Philippine News Agency
2 more Isabela areas now rebel-free | Philstar.com
Parents seek military aid to claim NPA daughter killed in clash
Marcos orders AFP to dismantle 11 remaining NPA units — NSC
Misamis Occidental declared insurgency-free | The Manila Times
20 NPA rebels killed in Visayas in Q1 | Philippine News Agency
RIGHTS DEFENDERS
Speaking Freely: Mary Aileen Diez-Bacalso | Electronic Frontier Foundation
CHR wants gov’t to renew UN human rights program - BusinessWorld Online
LAND RIGHTS
Tartaria farmers defend their land, resist entry of armed goons - Bulatlat
DISPLACEMENT
50 families evicted to give way to parking lot - Bulatlat
ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES
Eyewitnesses say military involved in abducting labor organizer - Bulatlat
CHR calls for stronger enforcement of laws vs abduction
LABOR
Labor groups call for heat-specific protection policies for workers
Caloocan court acquits jeepney drivers sued for protesting during lockdown
Riding the crossroads: The battle of Manila’s jeepney drivers against modernization - Bulatlat
Waste workers demand fair wages, treatment as they form national alliance
MEDIA / PRESS FREEDOM
Patricia Evangelista: Journalism keeps records so we won't forget atrocities
Senate resolution seeks to probe media’s role in times of conflict
DISINFORMATION
How Facebook ads let foreign-managed health products spread, putting Filipinos at risk
RED-TAGGING / ATTACKS AGAINST ACTIVISTS
Cebu SK councilor, activists urge CHR to probe series of red-tagging incidents
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
Aglipayan Church stands with the indigenous peoples - Bulatlat
CLIMATE / ENVIRONMENT
Lab Notes | El Niño 2024: another disaster, another government failure - Bulatlat
MARCOS AND MARTIAL LAW
Will President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. apologize to rights victims?
Marcos on apology to rights victims: That's personal for Marcos family | GMA News Online
INTERNATIONAL
Germany urges PH to cooperate with, rejoin ICC - VERA Files
PM didn't discuss human rights concerns with Philippines president
In official visit to PH, New Zealand PM discusses regional, global conflicts with Marcos
‘Largest’ Balikatan exercise to start Monday | GMA News Online
Philippines: China is 'source of tension,' not trilateral summit