#pressfreedom under Marcos; more #EJKs #drugwar deaths; Church & rights abuses in PH; 'false child abuse claims'; maternal deaths due to high cost of #healthcare; Envoy: Biden 'puts premium on rights'
May 18, 2023: Philippines human rights news
EXTRAJUDICIAL, SUMMARY, ARBITRARY KILLINGS / QUESTIONABLE DEATHS
Man who witnessed earlier killing was himself killed in Manila | Balitambayan
Female architect found dead in Davao plantation | Inquirer News
JUST IN: Cop shot dead inside car in Sarangani- Brigada News GenSan | Facebook
Laguna Police official found dead with bullet wounds | Balitambayan
Woman councilor killed in Camarines Sur
“DRUG WAR” / POLICE CORRUPTION
Another cop tagged as Mayo’s arrester; solons unconvinced | Inquirer News
Drug suspect slain in Davao City buy-bust | Inquirer News
‘Drug suspect’ shot dead in Moalboal town - SUNSTAR
Man allegedly involved in drugs dies in shootout with cops in Ormoc | Inquirer News
PRESS FREEDOM / MEDIA KILLINGS
POLITICAL VIOLENCE
NBI files murder complaints vs Arnie Teves over Degamo slay
Cop tagged as alleged Teves hitman arrested | ABS-CBN News
Woman councilor killed in Camarines Sur
COMMUNIST INSURGENCY
Sara a truth-teller, not red-tagger – NTF-ELCAC | Philstar.com
Samar to open more schools to stop NPA recruitment | The Manila Times
LABOR / EMPLOYMENT / MIGRATION
Why domestic workers oppose Hong Kong's 'job-hopping' proposal
Philippines in talks with Kuwait over visa suspension for Filipinos | Arab News
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
Baguio IPs urged to get organized soon | The Manila Times
RIGHTS DEFENDERS
ENVIRONMENT / MINING
Misamis Oriental illegal mining left ‘massive excavation, forest destruction’ | Inquirer News
FACT CHECK: Open-pit mining ban stays in South Cotabato – MindaNews
Authorities nab Chinese miners
Task force sees Zamboanga del Norte suffering worst effects of El Niño in region
CHILDREN
Save the Children to lawmakers: Pass law protecting PH kids from violence | Inquirer News
EDUCATION
DBM releases P15.1 billion to build 5,000 classrooms | Philstar.com
House panel approves bill protecting teachers from wrongful child abuse claims | GMA News Online
Some schools to close in 2 months if ‘no permit, no exam’ ban is imposed - PACU | Inquirer News
WOMEN
SC affirms anti-VAWC law protects women in lesbian relationships too | Philstar.com
Supreme Court: Abusive lesbian partners covered by violence against women law
HEALTH
COVID-19 hospital admissions going up | Philstar.com
Bill creating regional specialty hospitals nationwide reaches Senate plenary | GMA News Online
Davao has most number of HIV cases in southern Mindanao - Bombo Radyo News
Senators back proposal to establish ‘care centers’ in public and private schools News 5 | Always On
NNC-Davao: DavOcc has highest rate of kids with stunted growth in region - SUNSTAR
Hypertensive diseases 5th leading cause of death in PH in 2022 | GMA News Online
POVERTY / DISPLACEMENT
Over 20K beneficiaries delisted from 4Ps - SUNSTAR
Displaced by road project, Davao vendors appeal for relocation
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
(U.S. Envoy to PH: Biden administration places premium on human rights | ANC - YouTube
Australian foreign minister: We want a region where rules, norms apply
3 EDCA projects completed in Puerto Princesa City | ABS-CBN News
EDCA sites not US bases – envoy | Philstar.com
Taiwan speaker hails Japan, South Korea and Philippines for 'crescent of defense'
