17. March 2025 | Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, International Institutions, News
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) declared that the Philippines has fulfilled its compliance requirements on February 21, 2025, following a visit by officials of the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog just a month earlier. The country has...
17. March 2025 | Aktuelles, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs, News
The Philippine House of Representatives voted to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte on February 5, 2025, making her the first vice president in the nation’s history to face such a process. The impeachment followed a complaint that included the following accusations: ...
17. February 2025 | "War on Drugs", Aktuelles, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs
The Philippine House of Representatives’ so-called quad committee called for a reinvestigation into the extrajudicial killings (EJK) linked to the so-called “war on drugs” of former President Rodrigo Duterte. Several members of the committee brought up the idea...
17. February 2025 | Aktuelles, Disinformation, Freedom of Press, Human Rights News, News
The Philippine House of Representatives has launched an investigation into the spread of fake news and disinformation in the country. Three House panels – committees on public order, public information, and information and communications technology – will jointly...
17. February 2025 | Aktuelles, Freedom of Press, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News
The City Prosecutor’s Office in Tacloban City has dropped charges against the Leyte Center for Development Inc. (LCDE) for alleged violations of the Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10168) due to insufficient evidence....
17. February 2025 | Aktuelles, Human Rights News, International Institutions, News
In January 2025, the Philippine Coalition for the ICC (PCICC) urged the Marcos Jr. administration to expedite its cooperation with the International Criminal Court (ICC) to address the crimes committed during the previous administration’s so-called “war on...
