HRW: Killings of unionists remain unchecked; More killings; 'Bloodless #drugwar' under Marcos? Not true; Ex-president Duterte faces raps for threats vs daughter's critics; 54 NPA rebels 'neutralized'
October 16, 2023: Philippines human rights news
HRW PRESS RELEASE ON KILLINGS OF UNIONISTS
Philippines: Killings of Unionists Go Unchecked | Human Rights Watch
The killing by Philippine police of a labor leader in Rizal province underscores the continued targeting of unionists in the Philippines and the need for government action to stop these abuses, Human Rights Watch said today. Philippine authorities should thoroughly investigate the killing of the labor leader Jude Thaddeus Fernandez and appropriately prosecute all those responsible.
EXTRAJUDICIAL, SUMMARY, ARBITRARY KILLING
4 killed, 3 wounded in gun attack in Nueva Ecija village | Inquirer News
Navotas killing zone: 3rd young man killed in 2 months in same area
Lamitan City traffic enforcer shot dead | Philstar.com
[PANOORIN] 2 kaibigan ni Jemboy Baltazar, patay
Slain Negros couple's daughter 'won't cooperate' with authorities โย rights advocate
Sara: Slow justice leads to EJKs | Philstar.com
โDRUG WARโ
BBM anti-drug campaign โnot as intenseโ as Duterteโs โ Dela Rosa
PBBMโs bloodless drug war negates intโl watchdogโs condemnation | Philippine News Agency
โBloodlessโ drug war gains public backing
Solon cites PBBMโs โbloodlessโ anti-drug war - Manila Standard
"Bloodless." To learn more about the casualties of Marcosโs "bloodless" drug war, read this story
https://twitter.com/DahasPH/status/1713503397876560065
ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES
Surface our brothers โ kin of missing activists - Bulatlat
Surface two abducted women environmental activists in the Philippines | The Freeman
ATTACKS AGAINST ACTIVISTS / RED-TAGGING
Ex-President Duterte faces raps after threatening Sara critic
Grave threat complaint vs ex-Pres. Duterte, revocation of SMNI franchise eyed โ lawmaker
House party chiefs tell Duterte: Stop the threats | Inquirer News
'Duterte didnโt mean murder - Dela Rosa
Colmenares seeks defense of lawmakers from Duterte's 'threat'
COMMUNIST INSURGENCY
NPA admits killing ex-comrade who turned into gov't 'hitman' in Sorsogon | Inquirer News
Slain Negros couple's daughter 'won't cooperate' with authorities โย rights advocate
AFP to create bigger brigadeย in Visayas
54 NPA rebels โneutralizedโ in September 2023 - Daily Guardian
NPA atrocities on Negros Island claimed 47 lives since 2022 โ military | Inquirer News
Alleged NPA rebel killed in Abra clash | Inquirer News
Courts acquit 13 NPA surrenderees in Zamboanga del Sur | Inquirer News
POLITICAL VIOLENCE
Maguindanao mayor nabbed over killings of barangay execs | GMA News Online
POLITICS / ELECTIONS
Marcos drops public holiday marking ouster of father | Borneo Bulletin Online
'Continuing distortion': Lawmaker, groups slam removal of EDSA in PH holidays
Marcos admin slammed for excluding Edsa anniv in 2024 holidays | Inquirer News
Jesus Is Lord, a homegrown church, shows political force on 45th anniversary
'Realignment of confidential funds not an affront to VP Duterte' | ABS-CBN News
Revisionism deters national unity, critics say | Inquirer News
One holiday canโt revise historyโImee Marcos | Inquirer News
JUDICIARY
Sara to judges: Lead fight vs summary executions, street justice
CLIMATE / ENVIRONMENT / MINING
Accessing UN climate financing difficult โ President Marcos | Philstar.com
4 Mindanao bishops to Marcos Jr.: void FTAA of Tampakan project
MEDIA
Bulatlat trains journos in human rights reporting - Bulatlat
Rappler's Bonz Magsambol, Jodesz Gavilan among panelists in prestigious journalism seminar
CHILDREN / EDUCATION
Tombs of infants discovered in Sitio Kapihan | GMA News Online
Socorro 'cult' prohibited members from seeking hospital care outside
How teachers, school leaders can embrace use of AI tools in the classroom | Philstar.com
WOMEN
Womenโs group decries violations of rights at UN session - Bulatlat
FOOD / POVERTY
'Walang Gutom 2027: Food Stamp Program' launched as flagship project | Philstar.com
LABOR / MIGRATION
Migrant workers from Asia are caught in the crosshairs of the Israel-Hamas war
Pinoys in Gaza asking for repatriation now 92 โDFA | GMA News Online
Qatar World Cup Filipino workers sue US firm for labor trafficking
LGUs, schools suspend in-person classes due to transport strike | ABS-CBN News
Transport group Manibela to stage October 16 jeepney strike
PRIVACY