Philippines: Today's human rights news 12/21/2022
TOP NEWS: Brutal #drugwar "tokhang" "revival"; "corpse whisperer"; more killings; Joma Sison; #decriminalizelibel; Kaliwa Dam; birth registration for IPs; number of abandoned older people rising
DRUG WAR
PNP assures public 'Oplan Tokhang' won't be abused if revived | Inquirer News
Revive ‘Oplan Tokhang’? PNP says always mulling options | ABS-CBN News
Philippine corpse-whisperer seeks justice for drug war victims | Inquirer News
PDEA destroys ₱7.27B worth of drugs, chemicals
EXTRAJUDICIAL / SUMMARY KILLING
BARMM Indigenous affairs head killed in Cotabato ambush | GMA News Online
Man shot dead in Pangasinan | Balitambayan
INSURGENCY / JOMA SISON
PNP beefs up security amid absence of ceasefire | Philstar.com
Joma Sison died of heart failure, says NDFP exec | Inquirer News
Philippine military: Ready to thwart communist rebel attacks during holidays — BenarNews
AFP says no need for ceasefire with NPA: 'We don’t know who to talk to' | Inquirer News
Bato says Joma’s remains must be allowed to come back home - Manila Standard
10 alleged communist rebels yield in Central Luzon | Inquirer News
CPP to have ‘paltry image’ after Joma Sison’s death, says Tolentino | Inquirer News
Conversations with Joma Sison and Julie de Lima: 'Mangoes and Escape Plans'
MEDIA / PRESS FREEDOM
Decriminalizing cyberlibel - Manila Standard
BuCor exec tagged in Percy Lapid slay breaks silence, denies involvement | Philstar.com
ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE
5 cops dismissed from service over abduction of e-sabong executive
TORTURE
Catapang to file charges vs. Bantag on alleged torture of inmates
POLICE
Gov’t eyes separation of Internal Affairs Service from PNP | GMA News Online
ENVIRONMENT / INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
CEEC Kaliwa Dam Project holds open day activity - Manila Standard
DSWD starts IP free birth registration | Philstar.com
DETENTION
CBCP joins Pope’s calls to grant PDLs clemency - Manila Standard
RIGHTS OF OLDER PEOPLE
DSWD: Number of abandoned seniors increasing | ABS-CBN News
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Raps readied vs mentally-ill man for killing his father - SUNSTAR
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Recognize ruling, U.S. tells China - Daily Tribune
Diplomatic pressure sought vs China boat swarm in WPS | ABS-CBN News