Police chief: #drugwar bloody but 'honest'; President's sister wants ICC,UN probed; CHR urges #redtagging TF to reassess mandate; #insurgency: 13 killed in Jan; PH only country in WestPac with cholera
February 14, 2024: Philippines human rights news
KILLINGS
PNP chief brushes off claims of extrajudicial killings under Marcos admin
From Marcos to Marcos: Lawyers murderously attacked - Bulatlat
Woman found dead in canal in Binangonan | GMA News Online
Jealous boyfriend allegedly hires hitman to kill girlfriend's ex-partner | GMA News Online
DRUG WAR / ICC
Walang hocus pocus: Acorda says current drug war is aggressive but honest
Imee wants probe on unwarranted presence of foreign groups
VP Duterte says unbothered by ICC drug war case | ABS-CBN News
ARBITRARY ARREST
'Arrest now, paliwanag later?' Senate probe sought on filmmaker's warrantless arrest | ABS-CBN News
MEDIA / PRESS FREEDOM
Rumors of ABS-CBN’s franchise ‘renewal’ weaponized in Romualdez-SMNI feud | Philstar.com
Palace official asserts PH's efforts in resolving recent killings of journalists
RED-TAGGING
Green groups urge CHR to probe 'red-tagging' by military, SMNI | Philstar.com
NTF-Elcac must review, assess mandate – CHR | Inquirer News
COMMUNIST INSURGENCY
13 alleged NPAs killed since January, says AFP
2 alleged NPAs killed in MisOr, Surigao del Sur clash
DISPLACEMENT
1.12 million affected by floods, landslides in Mindanao | Philstar.com
ENVIRONMENT / CLIMATE / MINING
Calls for probe, shutdown of mining firm grow after Davao de Oro landslide
El Niño-affected provinces down to 41 —PAGASA | GMA News Online
CHILDREN / EDUCATION
CHED wants more underprivileged students in SUCs | Philstar.com
Remote Mindanao towns receive equipment to digitize birth certificates
Belmonte hits violent dispersal of student protesters | Philstar.com
PUP students protest privatization - Bulatlat
High teenage pregnancy rate alarms Negros governor | Philstar.com
LABOR
Labor group welcomes legislated wage hike | The Freeman
Labor group pushes review of wage board mechanisms
P50k salary for entry-level public school teachers sought | Philstar.com
Herbosa condemns violence vs. health workers | GMA News Online
HEALTH
Philippines only country in Western Pacific with cholera in 2023 —WHO | GMA News Online
RIGHTS OF OLDER PEOPLE
Higher goods discount for seniors, PWDs eyed
DISABILITY RIGHTS
House OKs bills on nat’l week for deaf, dwarfism awareness month on 2nd reading