ICC arrest warrant out?, Duterte flies to HK; Attacks vs activists; Aerial bombings alarm groups; 21 killed in #drugwar; Longest-detained political prisoner freed; Abuses on foreign fishing ships

March 10, 2025: Philippines human rights news

Carlos H. Conde 🇵🇭

Mar 09, 2025

DUTERTE / ICC

ICC arrest warrant for Duterte out?

Philippine ex-President Duterte brushes off possible arrest by ICC on a trip to Hong Kong - The Washington Post

ICC warrant for Duterte out? Government prepared | Philstar.com

Duterte: I got news I have a warrant from ICC | GMA News Online

Philippines ‘prepared’ for ICC arrest order against ex-leader Duterte: Officials — BenarNews

No communication yet from ICC on arrest warrant for Duterte: SolGen | ABS-CBN News

Duterte's Unseen Escape: ICC Charges Cast a Dark Shadow | Law-Order

Davao City police: no arrest warrant vs former President Duterte

House Quad Committee Reaffirms Stance Against ICC Cooperation in Duterte's Drug War Investigation

VP Sara, ex-president Duterte in HK for PDP-Laban rally amid ICC arrest warrant rumors | Philstar.com

ATTACKS AGAINST ACTIVISTS

‘I'm just an ordinary citizen.’ Terrorist financing charges hound activists, CSOs, journalists - PCIJ.org

Police memo links PH’s exit from money laundering 'grey list' to activist crackdown allegations - PCIJ.org

MAP: Anti-Terrorism and Financing Terrorism cases in the Philippines - PCIJ.org

Bayan Muna slams NTF-ELCAC’s red-tagging spree - Bulatlat

Suspected state agents harass human rights mission in Oriental Mindoro - Bulatlat

INSURGENCY

Reported aerial bombings in Oriental Mindoro alarm rights groups - Bulatlat

Gov’t urged to probe airstrikes’ impact on hinterlands, environment after Bukidnon crash - Bulatlat

Alleged NPA rebel nabbed in Sorsogon

2 NPA officers killed in Cadiz City clash with gov't troops X

“DRUG WAR”

PBBM’s Bloodless Campaign Nets ₱20.7-B Illegal Drugs in 2024 - Philippine Information Agency

In Bicol, rights groups question Marcos' claim of bloodless law enforcement

2 cops killed in Bulacan buy-bust

Dahas Project on X: "A year ago this month, Cebu dislodged Davao City as the epicenter of drug-related killings (read our report

https://t.co/7iNZtZkAde). The killings in Cebu continue at almost 1 fatality a week. This year, Cebu had 14 killings in an 8-week period." / X https://x.com/DahasPH/status/1897471069755502755

Dahas Project on X: "In February 2025, 21 were killed in Marcos's drug war: 8 users, 6 pushers, 5 w/ prior drug records, 1 w/ no known drug ties (anti-drug advocate), and 1 high-profile target. Unidentified assailants killed 13, state agents 3, other killers, 5. Sources:

https://t.co/Fyxs5ykW9P https://t.co/IvU07ti9t5" / X https://x.com/DahasPH/status/1897248225771577771

Tighter collab between prosecutors, law enforcement agencies pushed - Philippine Information Agency

Former drug convict slain in Antipolo City X

DETENTION

'Longest-held' political prisoner in PH Juanito Itaas released | ABS-CBN News

Activists’ call: Free political prisoners ahead of Int’l Women’s Day | ABS-CBN News

MEDIA / PRESS FREEDOM / DISINFORMATION

Free press not a threat, media groups remind Bicol official - Bulatlat

Malacañang seeks regulatory body for social media to combat online abuse

LABOR

Filipino migrant fishers toil on foreign vessels, return home with unpaid wages

WATCH: When Filipino seafarers are abandoned at sea