#DrugWar: Congress probe expands; 'Drug war' enforcers want their own Senate hearing; Amnesty report details #redtagging on Facebook; Police denies 'killing machine' tag; Disapearances uninvestigated

Oct. 17, 2024: Philippines human rights news

DRUG WAR HEARINGS

Marcos backs drug war probe - BusinessWorld Online

Beyond quad comm: Holding murder masterminds accountable

Quad comm to investigate how alleged drug war 'reward system' was funded | ABS-CBN News

Are confidential, intel funds behind EJK incentives? House to investigate | Philstar.com

Quad comm can release partial report on drug war if DOJ needs it

Garma urged: Tell everything now

Remulla: No sacred cows in probe of past admin's drug war | Philippine News Agency

Solon raises concern over Dela Rosa's impartiality in drug war probe | Philippine News Agency

Bato to launch motu proprio probe into war on drugs; Duterte to be invited | GMA News Online

Bong Go wants Senate to probe Duterte admin's drug war

Quadcom to trace money trail in Duterte drug war | Philippine News Agency

Dela Rosa won’t be fair if Senate probes drug war – Abante X

HRW CITE: Duterte, friends face uphill battle after drug testimony - BusinessWorld Online

Drug war cases 'being reopened' after Garma's exposé – Remulla

Drug war probe shows Marcos is committed to justice, says Bersamin | Philstar.com

Dela Rosa on drug war killings: My conscience is clear

Pimentel bats for parllel Senate probe into Duterte admin drug war

Garma, Leonardo to face murder raps in Barayuga slay case – PNP

Bong Go: House drug war probe 'provides avenue to twist facts'

DRUG WAR / ICC

HRW CITE: Duterte drug war back in ICC spotlight after parliamentary committee hears claims his office paid police $17,000 to kill suspects | Rodrigo Duterte | The Guardian

Drug war findings won't be given to ICC, but accessible on socmed

Philippines not renewing membership to ICC

‘No return to ICC despite findings by quad comm’ | Philstar.com

POLICE ABUSE

PNP disputes 'killing machine' tag amid Garma's drug war expose'

PNP to investigate cop's alleged role in killing of Batangas mayor

PNP-IAS should be separate from police force — Lacson

PNP committee to investigate Garma revelation on war on drugs

Diokno wants independent body to discipline PNP personnel | INQUIRER.net

Palace will support filing of raps vs Leonardo – Bersamin

RED-TAGGING / ATTACKS AGAINST ACTIVISTS

Philippines: "I turned my fear into courage": Red-tagging and state violence against young human rights defenders in the Philippines - Amnesty International

Meta must do more vs red-tagging of youth human rights defenders on Facebook – report

Online red-tagging leads to threats, state violence – report – Bulatlat

DOJ urged to dismiss terrorism raps vs sari-sari store owner in Cordillera | Philstar.com

Red-tagged for giving NPAs groceries, adobo

2 charged with terrorism financing file counter-affidavit

NSC: AI report on PH gov't stifling dissent 'misleading, baseless' | Philippine News Agency

Gov’t using social media to harass activists – report

Red-tagging sprees amplified via Facebook ads — report | Philstar.com

NSC denies freedom of expression suppression

National Security Council challenges 'one-sided' Amnesty report | Philstar.com

Cebu university forum sparks uproar as speaker red-tags youth group, campus journalists

Castro asks: Were secret funds used also to attack Duterte critics? X

ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES

In search of missing father, daughters get to know why he is loved by a small Bicol village – Bulatlat

No urgency for Bicol police in investigating disappeared activists, kin says – Bulatlat

[OPINION] The enforced disappearances of James and Felix

COMMUNIST INSURGENCY

Philippine Army troops neutralize high-ranking NPA leader in Samar - Manila Standard

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S RIGHTS

Amnesty slams EV firms over workers’ rights in battery production

Joan Carling is 1st Indigenous Filipino to win Right Livelihood Award - Conservation news

CORRUPTION

Chinese crime gangs penetrate PH through Alice Guo, POGOs

CHILDREN / EDUCATION

How chronic underfunding killed the once-celebrated mother tongue education | Philstar.com

Remembering Miggy: a warm leader, artist, and champion of children’s rights – Bulatlat

WOMEN / DIVORCE

Is divorce coming to the Philippines? – DW – 10/11/2024

DISABILITY RIGHTS

DOJ clarifies application of PWD discounts for group meals

Discount, VAT exemption applies to ‘group’ food order if for PWD exclusively – DOJ

LABOR / MIGRATION

DSWD called 'a super endo violator'

Ombudsman dismisses union’s complaint vs 2020 Bacolod water deal

ABS-CBN lays off 100 more as ad revenues continue drop

POLITICS

The lure of politics: Some celebrities shun the circus

Spending of 3 Villar senators over 2 decades underscores rising cost of Philippine elections

Camille Villar ramps up FB ad spending before COC filing

INTERNATIONAL

US, Philippine forces start military drills amid tension over China's war games

\Philippines, US launch war games after China's Taiwan drills, ship collision | Philstar.com