School assn quits #redtagging task force; Senator: PH should rejoin ICC; #Disinformation: Law can be used vs activists,news media; P200 wage hike pushed, opposed; Critical USAID programs in PH at risk
Feb. 5, 2025: Philippines human rights news
ATTACKS AGAINST ACTIVISTS
Cocopea quits NTF-Elcac, cites academic freedom
Private schoolsβ withdrawal from NTF-ELCAC welcomed by student leaders | Davao Today
Party list group hits alleged PNP slay try on nominee
Farmers group denies police's 'nanlaban' claim vs party-list nominee X
βDRUG WARβ / ICC
Pimentel: Rejoin the ICC, apply for BRICS membership
Dahas Project on X: "On 24-31 January 2025, 6 died in Marcos's drug war. State agents killed 4 of the 6 victims; 2 of which were pushers, 2 high-profile targets. One of the high-profile targets was a minor. In 2024, high-profile targets account for 9% of the victims. Sources:
Ex-PNP general Isagani Nerez is Marcos' new PDEA chief
DISINFORMATION / FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Laws on fake news may be used vs. activists, journalists, professors warn | GMA News Online
Influencers, vloggers snub House probe, seek SC intervention | Philstar.com
Social media personalities seek TRO vs House hearing invitation
Marcoleta wants broadsheets invited to online disinformation probe
House probe on fake news not meant to gag free speech β Barbers
DCPO vows to sue Facebook users who spread βfake newsβ on abduction
INSURGENCY / CONFLICT
New violence over indigenous lands feared if jurisdiction clash in BARMM unresolved
Villager dead, MILF leaderβs son hurt in Maguindanao del Sur attacks | Philstar.com
Alleged top NPA leader in Cagayan Valley surrenders
LAND RIGHTS / MINING
New violence over indigenous lands feared if jurisdiction clash in BARMM unresolved
Antiqueβs upland towns face threat amid proposed mineral reserve declaration
NIA blunders leave farmers dry as P2B in irrigation projects stall
Security tightened as farmers, businessman fight over Negros Occidental farmland
LABOR
Workplace safety group records 24 deaths at work in January 2025
Labor center says P200 proposed wage hike βa step in the right directionβ - Kodao Productions
Big biz group joins call to stop P200 wage hike
EDUCATION
Decades on, Philippines' education spending still not enough
Far from βmatatagβ: Delayed textbooks worsen learning crisis
Private schoolsβ withdrawal from NTF-ELCAC welcomed by student leaders | Davao Today
Laguna University in hot water over English-only policy | Philstar.com
DepEd needs more funds for immediate repair of damaged schools
CHILDREN
βForgive and forgetβ: Clergy abuse victims in Cebu face community pressure to drop cases
Hontiveros wants a probe into online sexual abuse of kids | Inquirer News
How a Baguio shelter helps abused boys rebuild their lives
Alleged 15-year-old hitman in Cebu rescued by authorities | GMA News Online X
HEALTH
New PhilHealth chief named | Philstar.com
America First? Trump aid freeze threatens critical programs in Philippines | Philstar.com
POLITICS
Marcos, Sara trust ratings decline further β SWS | Philstar.com
INTERNATIONAL
America First? Trump aid freeze threatens critical programs in Philippines | Philstar.com
US and Philippine fighter aircraft jointly patrol disputed shoal region | Arab News
