Congress probe: High-profile murders, corruption under Duterte; #redtagging of labor leaders; San Miguel, PH's largest company, accused of displacing IPs; #POGO: Report tags Alice Guo as Chinese spy
Sept. 30, 2024: Philippines human rights news
EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS / “DRUG WAR”
'Garma, Leonardo ordered me to kill a PCSO exec' – anti-drug cop
PNP chief orders CIDG to reopen probe of Barayuga murder case | GMA News Online
Solon recommends murder raps vs. Garma, Leonardo | Inquirer News
Napolcom’s Leonardo, Garma tagged in killing of PCSO's Barayuga
Duterte drug war targeted enemies, solons say in Barayuga case
House detains former cop tagged in murder of PCSO official
Garma, Leonardo deny masterminding PCSO exec Barayuga’s slay
Cop regrets following PNPA senior’s order to kill PCSO's Barayuga
Senator Bong Go’s own death squad was led by Garma - VERA Files
Bong Go ‘informed several years ago’ on Barayuga murder motive
Bato denies attending 2016 meeting prior to Chinese inmates kill order | GMA News Online
Ex-mayor to share more EJK info | The Manila Times
Dahas Project on X: "On 16-23 September 2024, 5 died in Marcos's drug war. Drug-related killings by the Davao City police began again after a 25-week lull. Their 17th kill for 2024 was a high value individual. Cebu remains the top hot spot with 63 killings this year. Sources:
'Mistahs' of slain ex-PCSO exec laud quad comm probers
“RIDING IN TANDEM KILLINGS / SUMMARY KILLINGS
Welder, 63, shot dead in Tabuk City | The Manila Times X
Babaeng Negosyante, Patay sa Pamamaril Sa Candelaria, Quezon | Balitambayan
Rider dedo sa tandem - Remate Online
Laborer gipusil sa riding in tandem
ACCOUNTABILITY AND JUSTICE / ICC
Bato, 4 ex-PNP execs named in ICC investigation —lawyer | GMA News Online
SolGen: No change in government policy on ICC - Philstar.com
ATTACKS AGAINST ACTIVISTS / RED-TAGGING
Groups demand probe into killing of anti-mining advocate in Surigao del Sur X
Rights defender seeks suspension of police behind ‘Bloody Sunday Massacre’ – Bulatlat
DEATH PENALTY
House quad committee proposes revival of death penalty | The Manila Times
Barbers cites need to revive death penalty to deter crimes | Philippine News Agency
FORCED EVICTION / DISPLACEMENT / INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
In Palawan, residents say San Miguel Corporation implicated in harassment, surveillance – Bulatlat
Marcos urged to return 10,000 hectares to IPs, residents in Palawan
Philippines hydro boom costs Indigenous communities - Natura Hoy
Bill giving Muslims, IPs equal access in public cemeteries backed | Philippine News Agency
BARMM passes bill protecting people displaced by conflicts
RIGHTS DEFENDERS
Basilan OKs measure Protecting rights defenders | Philstar.com
Akbayan Partylist picks rights lawyer Chel Diokno as first nominee | ABS-CBN News
The brave Filipino rights advocates, 1
ARBITRARY ARREST
42 arrested for betting on spider fights in Cebu City | The Manila Times
POLITICAL VIOLENCE
Recent shootings to affect Abra 2025 polls - CHR
LABOR / MIGRATION
HRW CITE: International rights body urges Philippine government to end ...
HRW CITE: Philippines: Dangerous ‘Red-Tagging’ of Labor Leaders - VERA Files
HRW CITE: Labor leaders still red-tagged - BusinessWorld Online
HRW CITE: Philippine govt urged to end red-tagging of labor leaders - UCA News
HRW CITE: HRW: PH gov’t harassing union leaders through ‘red-tagging’
Group urges Marcos to end killings of labor rights advocates
Inside Lebanon: An OFW’s account
'Forced' resignation due to insults, hostility is illegal – SC
OFWs in Lebanon to PH gov't: Help us go home safe
Over 3,000 POGO workers left Philippines after visa downgrade | Philstar.com
Public warned vs. catphishing syndicates offering jobs abroad | Philippine News Agency
OFWs in Lebanon call for immediate repatriation amid rising tensions | ABS-CBN News
Seafarers worry over ‘pro-shipowner’ provision in new Magna Carta
Government workforce grows, but indigenous representation stagnates
COMMUNIST INSURGENCY
Military declares Misamis Occidental free of communist rebels
Be vigilant vs terror comeback in insurgency-free Misamis Occidental
Army reports Reds surrendered in Camsur - Manila Standard
Ex-insurgents denounce armed violence, willing to work for peace
DISINFORMATION / MEDIA
Public warned of fake news vs House probe
State media lead way in combating fake news | Philippine News Agency
Davao broadcaster arrested for online sexual harassment rap
EDUCATION
DepEd: Teachers not required to teach over six hours | Philstar.com
UP mentors, students flag accord with military - Manila Standard
Marcos to Senate: ROTC bill must be prioritized
DepEd doubles leave credits of public school teachers to 30 days
Bomb scare hits Mandaue school | The Manila Times
26 students injured after hanging bridge collapses in Nueva Vizcaya | GMA News Online
DepEd eyes animation for basic education | Philstar.com
CORRUPTION / HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Alice Guo riled up by report tagging her as Chinese spy: 'It's so unfair!'
How Royina Garma turned PCSO into a family affair
Ex-cop Garma accused of 'bankrolling' own party-list using PCSO funds | ABS-CBN News
In Cagayan de Oro, Tony Yang's businesses get entangled with drug issues X
Unprogrammed funds on the rise: Questions that hound the 2024 budget | Philstar.com
Gloria Mercado, the career bureaucrat spelling trouble for Sara Duterte
Detained Chinese ‘spy’ says espionage work to Philippines began in 2016 | Philstar.com
Guo a Chinese spy? PAOCC seeks probe | Philstar.com
Over 3,000 POGO workers left Philippines after visa downgrade | Philstar.com X
POLITICS
Bayan drafting impeachment complaint vs VP Duterte – Casiño
Marcos on 35th death anniversary of his father
Moro rights activist joins Senate race
INTERNATIONAL
PH campaigns for seat in UN Security Council, seeks 'reforms, revitalization' | ABS-CBN News
AFP eyes buying more ships to protect West Philippine Sea | Philstar.com