Election violence worsens with more killings; DOJ changes tune on ICC probe; Torture survivors appeal Palparan acquittal; Rule of law in PH still bad; Myanmar nationals in PH sue junta for war crimes
October 26, 2023: Philippines human rights news
EXTRAJUDICIAL, SUMMARY, ARBITRARY KILLINGS
Family of 3 killed in BSKE violence in Lanao Sur
Aspiring Lanao del Sur village chair slain in ambush | Inquirer News
POLITICAL VIOLENCE / ELECTION
Killings, political rivalries prompt Comelec to place Albay town under its control
PNP will deploy 300 cops in Cotabato City following shooting | Inquirer News
Aspiring Lanao del Sur village chair slain in ambush | Inquirer News
Several residents fleeing Cotabato barangay amid tension | GMA News Online
More areas in ‘red’ poll list - Manila Standard
Special Army battalion activated to render election duty
Leyte governor worried over series of shootings | The Manila Times
Comelec, law enforcement agencies impose curfew in Negros Oriental
“DRUG WAR” / ICC
Remulla now keen on studying House, SC records on ICC jurisdiction | Inquirer News
Marcos stand on international probe on PH drug war ‘unchanged’ - Manila Standard
Journalist chronicles Duterte admin's drug war in new book
ATTACKS AGAINST ACTIVISTS
QCPD files complaint vs. Bayan over burning of effigy; Reyes says it is harassment | GMA News Online
Paolo Duterte to France Castro: 'Public servants should not be onion-skinned'
Castro to Paolo Duterte: Don’t downplay death threats as criticism | Philstar.com
'Parang ako pa may kasalanan': Castro hits back at criticisms on her case vs Duterte | Inquirer News
TORTURE
Torture survivors appeal court decision acquitting ‘Butcher’ Palparan - Bulatlat
RULE OF LAW
Rule of law in Philippines still among the worst in East Asia
Philippines ranks 100th out of 142 nations on rule of law — WJP | GMA News Online
PRESS FREEDOM / MEDIA
College editors urge CHED to probe LNU’s policies vs campus press
Mindanao media educators to join first-ever PH MIL Summit 2023
ENVIRONMENT
Anti-mining protesters, guards clash in Palawan | GMA News Online
LABOR
Workers, traders not happy with wage hike | The Manila Times
Hundreds of jobs up in Austria for skilled Filipino workers
CHILDREN / EDUCATION
DepEd probes teacher over viral video
INTERNATIONAL
Myanmar's Chin who fled 'nightmare' come to Philippines to sue junta for war crimes
Myanmar nationals ask Philippines to probe alleged war crimes
Philippines confronts unlikely adversary in SCS row: Filipinos echoing 'pro-Beijing' narratives
Philippines ‘worried’ over possible worse accidents with China —AFP | GMA News Online
Philippines drops China as funding source for Mindanao Railway | GMA News Online
China allegedly 'losing interest' in funding PH infra projects | ABS-CBN News
DND says moving to counter China's disinformation on WPS | ABS-CBN News
