#DrugWar: 25 killed in June, death toll under Marcos now 700+; De Lima revisits ouster from Senate body; #RedTagging database launched; 'Unprecedented' reshuffle of Davao police; TB and heat in jails
July 9, 2024: Philippines human rights news
SUMMARY KILLINGS
DAR employee shot dead in Sipalay City | Daily Guardian
Negosyanteng nagpapahinga sa sasakyan, patay sa pamamaril sa Batangas | Balitambayan
2 ex-cops arrested in the killing of beauty queen, Israeli boyfriend
DRUG WAR
In June 2024, 25 were killed in Marcos's drug war: 15 w/ prior drug record, 6 users, 3 pushers, & 1 HVI. So far in '24, Cebu has the most killings: 15 killed by unidentified assailants, 11 by hired guns, 3 by state agents, & 3 by unknown killers. Sources:
2 drug suspects killed, cop hurt in armed encounter in Tawi-Tawi | GMA News Online
Ouster by 16 senators as justice committee chair ‘hurt’ — De Lima - VERA Files
ATTACKS AGAINST ACTIVISTS / RED-TAGGING
Anti-Red Tagging Monitoring Dashboard - Ateneo Human Rights Center
Public inconvenience? Activists say they have every right to protest – Bulatlat
POLICE
Davao police chief, station commanders sacked in unprecedented shakeup
19 Davao cops axed | Philstar.com
2 ex-cops arrested in the killing of beauty queen, Israeli boyfriend
DETENTION
LABOR
Jobless rate rises to 4.1% in May | Philstar.com
Fishers oppose floating solar project in Laguna lake – Bulatlat
Mini-buses threaten to displace thousands of Dipolog tricycle, ‘habal-habal’ drivers
ENVIRONMENT
Report bishops who get donations from mining companies, says CBCP
MEDIA
VP Sara to aspiring journalists: ‘Never assume, don’t lie’ | GMA News Online