Philippines: Human Rights News 02/08/2023
Top News: PH seeks to block #ICC probe; #drugwar: UN-PH training on forensic pathology; bail for activist; #education: why mother tongue method failed; groups call for release of journalist; US bases
EXTRAJUDICIAL / SUMMARY / ARBITRARY KILLING
2 execs dead in shooting | Philstar.com https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/02/08/2243402/2-execs-dead-shooting
DRUG WAR / ICC
Even after death, Kian delos Santos remains a victim of injustice https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/in-depth/kian-delos-santos-remains-victim-injustice/
Philippine government seeks to block resumption of ICC drug war probe - VERA Files https://verafiles.org/articles/philippine-government-seeks-to-block-resumption-of-icc-drug-war-probe
EJK cases not discussed during Remulla's meeting with UN rapporteur https://www.rappler.com/nation/extrajudicial-killings-not-discussed-boying-remulla-meeting-un-rapporteur/
Anti-narcotics campaign nets P30.9b worth of drugs in 2022 - Manila Standard https://manilastandard.net/news/national/314303245/anti-narcotics-campaign-nets-p30-9b-worth-of-drugs-in-2022.html
Ex-CA justice completes body to check cops' possible drug links | Philippine News Agency https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1194628
RIGHTS DEFENDERS
UN Special Rapporteur to train PH doctors on forensic pathology | ABS-CBN News https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/02/07/23/un-special-rapporteur-to-train-ph-doctors-on-forensic-pathology
35 Philippine doctors to undergo 21-day forensic training | Philstar.com https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/02/08/2243352/35-philippine-doctors-undergo-21-day-forensic-training
UN expert to launch forensic program for gov’t doctors, authorities — Remulla | GMA News Online https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/859921/un-expert-to-launch-forensic-program-for-gov-t-doctors-authorities-remulla/story/
ATTACKS AGAINST ACTIVISTS
Abra court grants bail to Cordillera activist Awingan-Taggaoa https://www.rappler.com/nation/luzon/abra-court-grants-cordillera-activist-jennifer-awingan-taggaoa-bail-petition/
Arrested UP prof says police violated her rights | GMA News Online https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/metro/859949/arrested-up-prof-says-police-violated-her-rights/story/
UP execs see more pact violations after prof’s arrest | Inquirer News https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1726756/up-execs-see-more-pact-violations-after-profs-arrest
PNP: Arrest of UP professor a 'legitimate operation' | ABS-CBN News https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/02/07/23/pnp-arrest-of-up-professor-a-legitimate-operation
LAND RIGHTS
After 3 decades: DAR vows installation of Hacienda Tinang farmers in 45 days https://www.rappler.com/nation/luzon/department-agrarian-reform-promises-installation-hacienda-tinang-farmers-march-2023/
Land titling project benefits over 16K farmers: DAR | Philippine News Agency https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1194657
CHILDREN / EDUCATION
Government shortcoming failed mother tongue program, lawmaker says | Inquirer News https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1726422/government-shortcoming-failed-mother-tongue-program-lawmaker-says
DepEd backs making sex education compulsory, standardized | Philstar.com https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/02/07/2243236/deped-backs-making-sex-education-compulsory-standardized
ENVIRONMENT
Groups launch protests against 'continued mining' in PH - SUNSTAR https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1952856/tacloban/local-news/groups-launch-protests-against-continued-mining-in-ph
LABOR / MIGRATION
[OPINION] On the ILO probe into labor rights in the Philippines https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/opinion-international-labour-organization-probe-rights-philippines/
MEDIA
3 years on: Groups reignite call to release Tacloban journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio | Inquirer News https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1726479/groups-reignite-call-to-free-tacloban-journalist-frenchie-mae-cumpio-3-years-since-arrest
House bloc wants raps vs Tacloban-based journalist, rights activists junked | Inquirer News https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1726699/house-bloc-wants-charges-vs-tacloban-based-journalist-rights-activists-junked
Study shows PH ranks No. 1 in social media users - Manila Standard https://manilastandard.net/news/national/314303262/study-shows-ph-ranks-no-1-in-social-media-users.html
“We are totally exposed”: Young people share concerns about social media’s impact on privacy and mental health in global survey - Amnesty International https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/02/children-young-people-social-media-survey-2/
CONFLICT
3 BIFF members killed in Mamasapano clash | Inquirer News https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1726785/3-biff-members-killed-in-mamasapano-town-clash
POVERTY
In 2022, more people felt poor in regions outside Metro Manila – SWS https://www.rappler.com/nation/more-people-felt-poor-regions-than-metro-manila-sws-survey-january-december-2022/
MILITARY
‘Middle power’: With gains in military capability, Philippines ranks 16th in Asia Power Index | Philstar.com https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/02/07/2243226/middle-power-gains-military-capability-philippines-ranks-16th-asia-power-index
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Opinion | Dancing With America Has Been a Curse for the Philippines - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/07/opinion/us-philippines-china-military-curse.html
DND, AFP defend military expansion deal with US | ABS-CBN News https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/07/23/dnd-afp-defend-military-expansion-deal-with-us
What Does Marcos’ Visit to China Mean for the ASEAN Region? - Modern Diplomacy https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2023/02/07/what-does-marcos-visit-to-china-mean-for-the-asean-region/
The US and the Philippines' military agreement sends a warning to China – 5 key things to know | Michael A. Allen, Boise State University; Carla Martinez Machain, University at Buffalo, and Michael E. Flynn, Kansas State University | The Conversation https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/02/07/the-us-and-the-philippines-military-agreement-sends-a-warning-to-china-5-key-things-to-know/