Killings; Insurgency, conflict and displacement; Political violence; Torture; Attacks vs activists; Leila de lima; #DrugWar; Land rights; LGBTQ+, SOGIE; Libel, press freedom; Indigenous peoples; Labor
June 26, 2023: Philippines human rights news // More: Migration; Detention; Women; Health; Children; Education; Discrimination; Disability; Food; Afghan refugees
EXTRAJUDICIAL, ARBITRARY, SUMMARY KILLINGS / QUESTIONABLE DEATHS
Mother shot dead in front of her child in Talisay, Cebu | GMA News Online
25-year-old coffee shop owner shot and killed in Cabanatuan City | GMA News Online
Residents refute military's claims on Negros killings, mission says - Bulatlat
COMMUNIST INSURGENCY
Residents refute military's claims on Negros killings, mission says - Bulatlat
Calls mount for independent probe of Negros killings | Inquirer News
Spurned rebels kill Fausto family, couple wanted to walk the path of peace
Group urges impartial investigation into attacks on farming communities
Guv: Police findings on Himamaylan massacre credible
Military says Tarlac province now 'insurgency-free' | Philstar.com
Military turns over body of suspected NPA in Zamboanga del Sur, Butuan City | Inquirer News
Reds behind Himamaylan massacre – PNP | Philstar.com
PNP: Witnesses identify ‘active NPA’ as suspect in Himamaylan massacre
Rebels own heavy equipment arson in Himamaylan
Negros Occidental renews commitment to end insurgency - Daily Guardian
NPA member dead, 2 high-powered firearms seized in Claveria - SUNSTAR
75 former rebels receive P2-M cash aid from E-CLIP
POLITICAL VIOLENCE
9 Negros Oriental mayors call for barangay, SK polls postponement over 'atmosphere of terror'
Comelec: Negros Oriental barangay, SK polls' fate to be known by end-Sept or Oct. | GMA News Online
CONFLICT / DISPLACEMENT
4 injured in clash vs gov't troops, followers of ex-vice mayor of Maimbung, Sulu
Sulu clash displaces at least 6,000 residents
Army official maintains Datu Paglas operation was legitimate
MILF seeks independent probe on deadly Datu Paglas ops | Inquirer News
Third-party probe on Paglas incident necessary, says Galvez
TORTURE
Police abuses reported in Mindanao probed by CHR | GMA News Online
3 cops charged with rubbing chili powder on teen's private parts
ATTACKS AGAINST ACTIVISTS
Member list may be used to violate rights – ACT | Philstar.com
Makabayan bloc condemns DepEd's 'profiling' of ACT Teachers' members
Cordillera activist files civil suit against police officers
LEILA DE LIMA
Behind Leila de Lima's case: Ties, politics, and Marcos
“DRUG WAR”
UN rights body: End global war on drugs | Philstar.com
A year after Duterte: 'Marcos is following his predecessor's script' - Globe Echo
PNP: 76.67% of previously identified drug-affected barangays in PH now cleared | Inquirer News
PNP: 27,248 barangays cleared of illegal drugs | Philstar.com
PNP reviews record of cops in P6.7 billion shabu haul | Philstar.com
LAND RIGHTS
Four farmers in Pili arrested for cyberlibel - Bulatlat
MEDIA / LIBEL / PRESS FREEDOM
3 Bilibid gang leaders plead guilty as accessories to Percy Lapid's death
Four farmers in Pili arrested for cyberlibel - Bulatlat
ENVIRONMENT / INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
Ruling on case of South Cotabato Lumads vs DENR on IFMA land set in September https://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2023/06/ruling-on-case-of-south-cotabato-lumads-vs-denr-on-ifma-land-set-in-september/
Lack of birth certificates a challenge in giving incentives to IP centenarians
LABOR / MIGRATION
ILO director-general to meet Marcos in first PH visit
Filipinos in UAE death row granted pardons
After five years, Veloso family spends two days with Mary Jane - Bulatlat
LGBTQ / SOGIE / PRIDE
Queer Filipinos remain 'vigilant but hopeful' as they hold Pride marches nationwide
Pride vs prejudice: Congress sidesteps LGBTQ+ legislation, ignores most bills
Quezon City allows LGBTQ+ couples to make health care decisions for each other
QC launches 'Right to Care Card' for LGBTQ+ couples, a first in the Philippines | Philstar.com
Akbayan pushes for passage of decades-delayed SOGIE Equality bill | Philstar.com
Filipino youth to Marcos: Prioritize SOGIESC equality bill | Philstar.com
Marcos assures LGBTQ community of rights protection | Philippine News Agency
Underrepresented voices: Stories from the ‘plus’ in the LGBTQIA+ community
WOMEN
Philippines improves in 2023 world gender equality ranking
Guv urges complainant in sexual harassment yarn to come forward - Daily Guardian
DETENTION
Philippine jails overcrowded by 367% — COA | Philstar.com
Malabon City Jail detainees protest transfer of two ‘mayors’ | GMA News Online
Malabon City Jail detainees stage noise barrage, call for warden’s ouster | Inquirer News
HEALTH
High treatment costs a death sentence for many PH cancer patients | Inquirer News
DOH to employ nursing aides - Manila Standard
CHILDREN / EDUCATION
4 female minors rescued from online sexual exploitation | Philippine News Agency
Member list may be used to violate rights – ACT | Philstar.com
CHED to probe Laguna university's move to bar student critics from graduating | Philstar.com
World Bank: $110-M project to benefit 2M students in Mindanao | Philippine News Agency
50 child laborers in Sipalay get help - SUNSTAR
DISCRIMINATION
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Marcos urges DPWH to include PWDs, elderly in infrastructure designs | Inquirer News
FOOD / POVERTY
Food stamp program addresses urban, rural poverty – lawmaker | Philstar.com
Group says proposed 'junk food' tax is anti-poor | Inquirer News
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Housing Afghans the highest form of rights compliance: senator | ABS-CBN News