Summary killings of students, farmers, workers; Senators oppose divorce, SOGIE bills; DOJ #drugwar probe 'deceptive'; Mining, reclamation raise displacement woes; SC writ seen to ease jail congestion
June 4, 2024: Philippines human rights news
KILLINGS
2 farmers, SHS student shot dead
Security guard, laborer shot dead
PNP adds road patrols to address riding-in-tandem crimes | GMA News Online
16-year-old graduating student shot dead in Basilan | GMA News Online
Grade 11 student shot dead at home - Daily Guardian
Construction worker shot dead in Lucena City over 'old grudge'
Babae patay matapos barilin sa Quiapo, Maynila | ABS-CBN News
ATTACKS AGAINST ACTIVISTS
NGO questions at CA the power of AMLC to freeze bank accounts
Groups debunk BBM’s position on NTF-ELCAC and red-tagging | Davao Today X
LGBT / SOGIE
Pride Month a call to action vs SOGIE discrimination | Philstar.com
Hontiveros pushes for passage of Sogiesc bill
Lawmaker urges agencies to enact ordinances vs SOGIE-based discrimination | Philstar.com
Escudero: Anti-discrimination bill has better chance than SOGIESC
Expect rough sailing on Sogie bill – Escudero | The Manila Times
Sen. Villanueva denies blocking Sogiesc bill debates
Villanueva says not blocking SOGIESC bill debates | ABS-CBN News
UNFPA exec wants PH to continue improving welfare of LGBTQI+
UN body calls for passage of SOGIESC bill
WOMEN / DIVORCE
Support for legalizing divorce strongest in NCR, weakest in Mindanao – SWS survey
Take a guess: Filipinos from which religion are most opposed to divorce?
Villar vows to continue opposing divorce bill | Philstar.com
The Peacemakers: Women’s lib in men’s world
DRUG WAR
Drug war reinvestigation 'deceptive' for victims?
961 drug suspects nabbed, P28-M drugs seized in Calabarzon in May
PNP chief defends relief of 35 Davao City cops, says it's part of protocol | ABS-CBN News
PNP chief confirms DCPO personnel relief part of drug war probe
PNP to form committees to review dismissed cases | Philstar.com
WV achieves 92.99% drug-cleared status – PDEA-6
INSURGENCY
Army, NPA clash in Kalinga injures 2 soldiers
Suspected NPA rebel killed, 1 wounded in Samar clash
299 policemen for deployment in former NPA controlled areas
ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES
PH urged to ratify UN accord on enforced disappearances | The Manila Times
CONFLICT / MINDANAO PEACE PROCESS
The Peacemakers: Showtime for former child warrior
MEDIA
'Journalists have crucial role in 2025 Bangsamoro polls' - PCIJ.org
Suspect in killing of broadcaster Jumalon pleads not guilty | GMA News Online
CLIMATE / DISPLACEMENT / BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Ormoc City fishing town fears displacement as 'mega city' rises
On National Fisherfolks Day, Cebu fishermen call for end to reclamation, illegal fishing
Groups hopeful PENCAS will bare cost of mining to communities
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Nat’l language body under fire from deaf community
DETENTION
Writ of Kalayaan to improve penal facilities, ensure human rights in jails — Leonen | Philstar.com
CHR calls for improved healthcare in jails after suspected TB cases | Philstar.com
Philippine logs 773 cholera cases | Philstar.com
Garin warns public vs harmful effects from using vape
Skin lighteners tainted with mercury sold in Tacloban markets – watchdog
CHILDREN
Facebook shuts down accounts involved in selling babies | Philstar.com
EDUCATION
UP’s international faculty denounce ‘unequal, inhuman treatment’
Marcos signs law hiking allowance of teachers to P10K | Philstar.com
LABOR
Overworked, underpaid workers: The push and pull of achieving liveable wages
'Eddie Garcia' law: All must comply to ensure safety – Atayde
INTERNATIONAL
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy sees ‘similar challenges’ in Manila’s China problem
Philippine-Indonesia military exercises in Mindanao set | Philstar.com
Marcos Jr. says US presence crucial to regional peace | ABS-CBN News
‘I don’t work for US, China; I work for Philippines’ | Philstar.com
US defense chief assures PH on commitments under defense treaty | ABS-CBN News
At Asia's top defense forum, Marcos decries China's 'deceptive actions'