Killing of schoolgirls alarm DepEd; @amnesty to Marcos: End #drugwar, probe Duterte; #desaparecidos: Finding hope; Extreme heat: Class closures, work stoppage; Meet Hans Cacdac, migrant labor chief
April 29, 2024: Philippines human rights news
KILLINGS
DOJ: EJKs in current admin not linked to freedom of expression
Father, daughter slain outside home in Abra | GMA News Online
14-year-old in Cebu shot dead while studying at home | GMA News Online
Killings of female students alarm DepEd | Philstar.com
Insurance coordinator niratrat-patay ng tandem | Police Files! Tonite
Bebot niratrat ng tandem sa ‘love triangle’ | Pilipino Star Ngayon
DRUG WAR
Rights group highlights PH gov’t failure in stopping drug-related killings - Bulatlat
EJKs in PH persisted in 2023, says Amnesty International
President Marcos urged to probe Baste over Davao EJKs | Philstar.com
Drug personality killed, P13.6-M shabu seized in Sulu
Alleged criminal fatally shot in Bacolod - Daily Guardian
On 16-23 April '24, 4 died in Marcos's drug war: 2 killed by state agents, 1 by an unidentified assailant, and the 4th one, a body dump by unknown killers. We are also updating our current count to include additional killings in Feb & March. Sources:
DOJ contests US rights report | Global News
‘No law violated in cops coordinating with ICC’ | Philstar.com
Dela Rosa airs view on ICC’s reported talks with cops on drug war
PNP to ICC: We only recognize PH's justice system
RIGHTS DEFENDERS
Human rights at the heart of lawyering for public attorney Noliver Barrido
INSURGENCY / CONFLICT
Ata tribe holds reconciliation rituals with former rebels
10 yield, 18 firearms recovered in Army operations in Bukidnon
Arrest of suspected rebels yields firearms cache
Villagers displaced by hostilities between 2 Moro factions | Philstar.com
ATTACKS AGAINST ACTIVISTS
Quezon rights defenders charged with terrorism financing - Bulatlat
ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES
Finding hope in the search for the disappeared - Bulatlat
CHILDREN / EDUCATION
Killings of female students alarm DepEd | Philstar.com
Schools closed, warnings issued as Asia swelters in extreme heatwave | ABS-CBN News
DepEd condemns killing of 14-year-old in Cebu answering her modules at home | GMA News Online
LAND RIGHTS
Tartaria farmers defend community despite assaults, arson from armed security - Bulatlat
ENVIRONMENT / CLIMATE
Philippines to endure extreme heat until mid-May
Heat index remains at dangerous levels in several areas of PH | ABS-CBN News
'Global Boiling': Metro Manila hits all-time high record of 45°C heat index | GMA News Online
POLICE
New PNP-IAS head ready to face police scalawags | Philstar.com
PNP: Crimes down by 63.59% from July 2022 to April 2024 | GMA News Online
PNP suspends tattoo removal policy | Philippine News Agency
PNP official sacked for sexual harassment | Philstar.com
FOOD
PH to import 25000 MT fish —DA | GMA News Online
Stopping GMO crops may cause ‘more harm than good’ – scientists
LABOR / MIGRATION
Who is Hans Cacdac, the new migrant workers secretary?
Workers seek dialogue with Marcos on Labor Day
DOLE rehab center for workers hit by work-related injuries to rise in Rizal | GMA News Online
Piston to hold another transport strike from April 29 to May 1
DOLE to build workers rehabilitation center complex
LGBT
How drag helped Manila Luzon become her authentic self
