Weekend killings across PH; Police won't share info on killings; Torture survivor: Impunity persists; Anti-Red TF to UN: We respect rights; Metro Manila running out of water; Climate march starts
October 9, 2023: Philippines human rights news
EXTRAJUDICIAL / SUMMARY / ARBITRARY KILLING
18-year-old 'Reyrey' shot dead in Navotas | GMA News Online
Village councilor bet in Samar shot dead | Inquirer News
Ex-convict shot dead in Barangay Calamba - SUNSTAR
Cebu, Bohol councilors shot dead - SUNSTAR
Bohol town councilor shot dead | Philstar.com
Man shot dead in La Paz; neighbor hit by stray bullet - Daily Guardian bullet/
Company manager shot dead in Capitol Site - SUNSTAR
BSKE candidate stabbed dead | Philstar.com
2 cadavers found; elderly shot dead
Man shot, hacked dead at home - Daily Guardian
Arrest, relief of cops for killing Binangonan labor leader sought | Philstar.com
PNP rejects CHR's request for records on the killing of 6 people in Negros Occidental
Malacañang vows impartial probe for slain labor leader in Binangonan, Rizal
CHR: Cops not above the law | Philstar.com
“DRUG WAR”
Human rights crisis in Philippines: lawyer on Canadian speaking tour | CityNews Montreal
ATTACKS AGAINST ACTIVISTS
Activists freed from military custody grateful to supporters, say fight is not over - Bulatlat
Arrested peasant organizer released on bail after 2 years - Bulatlat
TORTURE / ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE
Impunity still persists, says tortured farmer after Palparan acquittal - Bulatlat
‘Inconsistent’ acquittal of Palparan questioned | Inquirer News
Solon slams Palparan acquittal in torture, kidnap case - Manila Standard
\Rights group condemns Palparan's acquittal in kidnapping case | Inquirer News
COMMUNIST INSURGENCY
Task force to UN: Anti-insurgency ops comply with human rights | Philippine News Agency
Marcos says insurgent-free Western Visayas 'achievable' | GMA News Online
Rebels in Visayas continue to weaken – VisCom
4 NPA guerilla fronts dismantled in Negros Island
ENVIRONMENT / CLIMATE
The Philippines' capital is running out of water. Is building a dam the solution? | WUNC
PH has most children displaced in world due to climate change - SUNSTAR
30-day ‘walk for climate justice’ begins - Manila Standard
Environmentalists push for ‘Rights of Nature’ bill
POLITICAL VIOLENCE
Village councilor bet in Samar shot dead | Inquirer News
Cebu, Bohol councilors shot dead - SUNSTAR
Bohol town councilor shot dead | Philstar.com
BSKE candidate stabbed dead | Philstar.com
Defense chief pushes fight vs loose firearms in Bangsamoro region
12 gun ban violators nabbed in Mandaue - SUNSTAR
POLITICS / ELECTIONS
Surigao del Norte cult forced members to vote Marcos-Sara in 2022 election
Can the Philippines Forgive Imelda Marcos?
‘Here Lies Love’ and ‘Evita’: Good Musicals, Bad History | WPR
LGBT
Drag artist freed on bail | Philstar.com
CHILDREN
PH has most children displaced in world due to climate change - SUNSTAR
Forensic expert questions claim that teacher's slap caused Antipolo student's death
MEDIA / DISINFORMATION / INTERNET FREEDOM
Journalists from rival networks unite for media, information literacy video series
PH on steep drop in terms of ‘internet freedoms’ | Inquirer News
FOOD / POVERTY
Food prices seen to rise until 2024
2.5M poor NCR residents to receive rice, financial aid in next two weeks | GMA News Online
PRIVACY
Leaked Philhealth data ‘staggering,’ says NPC | Inquirer News
PhilHealth officials may face law for negligence in ‘staggering’ data breach – NPC
DISPLACEMENT
9.7 million Filipino kids displaced by disasters – Unicef | Inquirer News
P1 billion for Marawi siege victims OK’d | Philstar.com
