Canberra should take Marcos' rights rhetoric with grain of salt: HRW; 5 cops convicted for teen's death, family to appeal ruling; More deaths in Marcos #drugwar; Army open to probe into Bohol clash
February 28, 2024: Philippines human rights news
HRW DISPATCH/STATEMENT ON MARCOS’S AUSTRALIA VISIT
Philippines’ Marcos Addresses Australian Parliament Amid Abuses | Human Rights Watch
KILLINGS / POLICE ABUSE
Isabela councilor killed, 2 village chiefs wounded in Zamboanga gun attack
DOJ to pursue murder charges vs cops in Jemboy slay | Philstar.com
Baltazar family to appeal conviction of 5 Navotas cops involved in death of son | ABS-CBN News
Navotas cops get lighter penalties for 'mistaken' killing of Jemboy Baltazar
Philippine police officer gets 4 years for killing teen - La Prensa Latina Media
Jemboy mom: 'Cop will only be jailed for years, but my son is gone forever'
CHR to PNP: Probe ‘tanim-baril’ vs detainee’s kin
CHR scores PNP over ‘planting’ of gun on woman - Manila Standard
DRUG WAR / ICC
9 died in Marcos's drug war. W/ 7 killings each since Jan '24, NCR & Davao City are the top hotspots. Of the 49 killings so far this year, 25 are by unidentified/unknown assailants, 15 by state agents, & 9 by non-state actors. https://twitter.com/DahasPH/status/1762037804337447167
Philippines: Duterte 'must face reckoning' for drug war – DW – 02/26/2024
Quarterly random drug tests for cops sought - BusinessWorld Online
Alagar nabs 968 Individuals, seizes millions worth of drugs in anti-illegal drug ops
From ‘drug addict’ to ‘dignified’: Duterte softens tone toward Marcos in Cebu rally
Tragic End for a Drug Surrenderee: The Unresolved Killing of Ramel Castillon in Lapu-Lapu City
Lacking media witness, SC clears man of drug raps | Philstar.com
COMMUNIST INSURGENCY
Daughter of farmer killed in Negros Occidental clashes says her father was not a rebel
Army open to probe into Bohol encounter | The Freeman
Military open to probe but maintains legitimacy of Bilar, Bohol operation
AFP, PNP: No torture, execution in Bohol clash | Philstar.com
Wanted NPA amazon killed in clash with soldiers | Philstar.com
Bishop criticizes military airstrike in Negros Occidental as 'disproportionate’
Hannah Jay Cesista, bar passer killed in Bohol clash, who is she?
Rights group calls for deeper look into military's reprisals vs. rights defenders - Bulatlat
ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES
Senate subpoenas suspects in missing beauty queen's case | The Manila Times
LABOR / MIGRATION
Marcos holds back, delays signing of Magna Carta for Seafarers into law
120,000 garment workers at risk over pay hike
P350 wage hike to hit biz sector hard–employers
WOMEN / SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Malacañang fires assistant solicitor general for sexual harassment
EDUCATION
Marcos orders skills training integration into K-12 curriculum | Philstar.com
President to Tesda: Fix job-skills mismatch of SHS graduates
HEALTH
'Mandatory vaccination' complaints in PH snubbed by CHR—lawyer
JUDICIARY
SC finds PAO chief Acosta guilty of indirect contempt, orders her to pay fine
INTERNATIONAL
Marcos off to Australia | Philstar.com
Philippines’ Marcos Addresses Australian Parliament Amid Abuses | Human Rights Watch
1st Franco-German gathering on human rights
Former UN chief Ban Ki-Moon set for 'historic visit' to PH Senate
INQToday: Around 50 Chinese ships, fishing boats monitored in West PH Sea - PH Navy | Inquirer News