#PHkillings; #drugwar deaths, #policecorruption probe; 4,000 detainees freed; #politicalviolence: tension in Maguindanao town; PH helper in HK falls off condo; #disinformation: dubious Marcos monument
May 17, 2023: Philippines human rights news
EXTRAJUDICIAL, ARBITRARY, SUMMARY KILLING / QUESTIONABLE DEATHS
Another motorbiker shot dead by motorcycle-riding killer in Lucena City | Inquirer News
Drunken farmer hacked dead - Daily Guardian
Rider, patay matapos pagbabarilin sa QC; mga suspek, ninakaw pa umano ang motor | Balitambayan
“DRUG WAR” / POLICE CORRUPTION
Drug war victim’s daughter: I miss my mother’s guiding light
P20 million shabu seized in Ormoc sting; suspect slain | Philstar.com
Alleged drug suspect killed in reported police shootout - Mindanao Times
Cop held in contempt, detained for not naming informant in anomalous drug ops | Inquirer News
Senators slam anti-drug officials in shabu haul probe | ABS-CBN News
Bato blows top over 990 kilos shabu testimony | Philstar.com
Ex-PNP chief urges cops to not tolerate colleagues’ wrongdoings | Philippine News Agency
Tulfo: PNP drug busters must undergo drug test, reshuffling, neuropsychiatric test | Inquirer News
TIMELINE: The Philippine National Police and the P6.7-B shabu mess
LEILA DE LIMA
Speedy ruling on 3rd De Lima case pushed
COMMUNIST INSURGENCY
‘Internal cleansing’ among Negros NPA – Army
57 former Negros rebels get gov’t assistance
RED-TAGGING
Red-tagging issue haunts AFP VisCom chief during CA debate | Inquirer News
CHR to gov’t execs: Stop red-tagging teachers, students, groups
MILITARY
EXPLAINER: How generous military pension is pushing Philippines to fiscal collapse
DETENTION / TORTURE
Around 4,000 inmates freed under Marcos admin so far — BuCor | Inquirer News
Bantag, Zulueta indicted for 2 inmates’ torture
CONFLICT / DISPLACEMENT
6 years after siege: Rebuild of public infra in Marawi 'almost complete' | ABS-CBN News
POLITICAL VIOLENCE
Tension grips Maguindanao del Sur town as leadership crisis worsens
Maguindanao town has 2 separate mayors | MindaNews
DISINFORMATION / MEDIA
A Marcos monument for a dubious wartime deed to rise in Ilocos Sur - VERA Files
How to deal with misinformation victims: Do it with love – Lopez-Jaena descendant
SC junks GMA Network case seeking to nullify ABC5 agreement with Malaysian company
LABOR / MIGRATION
Long-term solution needed for abuses vs OFWs – Migrante | Inquirer News
OFW in Hong Kong dies after falling off window | ABS-CBN News
'Proof of life' measures for OFWs in Kuwait proposed | ABS-CBN News
Groups make emotional plea to gov't over unpaid benefits for informal workers | Inquirer News
ENVIRONMENT
5 Chinese, 15 PH laborers nabbed in CDO illegal gold mining site | MindaNews
Is nickel mining for EVs fuelling abuses in Southeast Asia?
WOMEN
Hontiveros bats for maternity benefits for women in 'informal economy' | GMA News Online
House urged to pass law penalizing 'electronic' violence against women | Philstar.com
Bill defining online violence vs women, children, hurdles House on 2nd reading | Inquirer News
CHILDREN
Teen moms, HIV-positive persons getting younger: groups - Mindanao Times
6.9 million kids get measles, rubella, polio jabs | Philstar.com
EDUCATION / DISABILITY RIGHTS
House panel scolds DepEd: Where are centers for learners with disabilities?
HEALTH
DOH: Proposed PhilHealth transfer to the Office of the President being evaluated | GMA News Online
Heat reaches 'dangerous' levels in 27 areas – PAGASA
‘Pandemic over,’ says tourism chief; Marcos OKs 5-year dev't plan
Some PH cities reimpose use of face masks | ABS-CBN News
POVERTY
DSWD eyes isolation facilities as interim housing for homeless people | Inquirer News
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
‘Palestinian suffering’ prompts 2 lawmakers to vote no to PH-Israel Day bill
Philippines, Japan, US trilateral partnership still in ‘early stage,’ says Manalo
Over 150 soldiers participate in Philippine, Australia joint training | Philstar.com
