#DrugWar: 24 killed in April, 269 since Marcos; #Redtagging: Case dismissed, army profiling of activist groups, NUJP chair redtagged; 100s displaced in fighting; Hospitals told to open #COVID wards
May 5, 2023: Human rights news from the Philippines
EXTRAJUDICIAL, SUMMARY, ARBITRARY KILLINGS / QUESTIONABLE DEATHS
Mall security guard shot dead in Cotabato City | Balitambayan
“DRUG WAR”
24 died in Marcos Jr.'s drug war in April, bringing to 269 the fatalities in drug-related killings
COMMUNIST INSURGENCY
Hundreds displaced, rebel killed in Himamaylan clash - Daily Guardian
NPA rebel killed, 2 soldiers injured in renewed gun battle
Alleged NPA rebel dies, 2 soldiers, 1 civilian hurt in clash in Negros Occidental | Inquirer News
REDTAGGING / ATTACKS AGAINST ACTIVISTS
BPO workers' group welcomes dismissal of 'NPA recruitment' case vs former officer | Philstar.com
CHR probes ‘surveillance, profiling of Gabriela, Makabayan bloc officers by AFP’
CHR urges gov’t agencies to emulate DepEd’s vow vs red-tagging, EJKs | Inquirer News
CHR lauds DepEd move to add red-tagging, EJK as rights violations in draft curriculum | Philstar.com
New Report: Disrupting the Security Playbook in Post-Duterte Philippines - Civic Futures
Chairman of journalists’ union redtagged in TV show https://twitter.com/desamting/status/1654123021509226499
ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES
Group seeks surfacing of IP rights defender, companion | ABS-CBN News
LGBTQ
Same-sex union part of curriculum since 2013, says DepEd
DepEd defends inclusion of same-sex unions in revised K to 10 curriculum
MEDIA / PRESS FREEDOM
Provincial press hardly independent, as most owned, ran by politicians
Despite gains, PH still ‘difficult’ place for press | Inquirer News
Students told: Practice journalism now - Daily Guardian
Palace vows to work for protection of press freedom, promote free media in PH | Inquirer News
Follow audience on platforms like TikTok, journalists urge colleagues
The State of Press Freedom in Southeast Asia – The Diplomat
JUDICIARY / JUDICIAL REFORMS
SC chief justice exhorts courts to balance police power, civil rights | Inquirer News
HEALTH
DOH orders hospitals to reopen COVID-19 wards | Inquirer News
Hospitals advised to prepare for possible spike in COVID admissions | ABS-CBN News
DOH says no need to panic over COVID uptick | ABS-CBN News
UP Cebu classes return online as COVID-19 cases rise | ABS-CBN News
Vergeire: Lack of law prevents PH from procuring bivalent COVID-19 vaccines | GMA News Online
DOH admits shortage of nurses, doctors | ABS-CBN News
DOH: It will take 12 years for PH to solve shortage of nurses, 23 years for doctors | Inquirer News
DETENTION
BuCor requires masks, negative antigen tests as COVID-19 cases rise | Philstar.com
As COVID-19 cases rise, BuCor suspends visitation in New Bilibid Prison
CHILDREN
Group expresses concern over increasing child laborers - SUNSTAR
Lack of sex education among factors of teen pregnancy in Davao City - SUNSTAR
3 CICLs still missing; manhunt continues - SUNSTAR
EDUCATION
DepEd officials tagged in messy laptop deal resign
42% Filipinos want ROTC only as an option in senior high — SWS poll | Philstar.com
LABOR / EMPLOYMENT / MIGRATION
Survey shows another ‘Great Resignation’ coming in Cebu; Business heads question data
DOLE 7: No ‘Great Resignation’ in Cebu but workers unhappy - SUNSTAR
Health workers appeal to gov’t for wage increase | Inquirer News
ENVIRONMENT / CLIMATE
1,200 families in Iloilo affected by rains amid dry season | GMA News Online
DOH tells hospitals, healthcare facilities to brace for El Niño | GMA News Online
BFAR: Looming El Niño may affect fish supply in PH | GMA News Online
Villanueva defends proposed creation of Department of Disaster Resilience | GMA News Online
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Local rights groups upset as violations glossed over in Marcos-Biden meeting - BusinessWorld Online
US issues guidelines on defending Philippines from South China Sea attack
Solon eyes House inquiry into US-PH defense guidelines | ABS-CBN News
PH seeks duty-free rights in US - Manila Standard
