On October 24, 2023, France Castro, a member of the Philippine House of Representatives from the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) party-list group, filed a criminal complaint against former President Rodrigo Duterte for serious threats to her life. This was due to...
Even though it seems that the Philippine government’s anti-drug campaign under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has lost media attention, killings continue to take place – even in the context of anti-drug-operations by state security forces. This is...
During the budget deliberations for next year, Michael Poa, spokesperson for the Philippine Department of Education, announced on September 4, 2023, that 16 high schools in Metro Manila are allegedly involved into activities for the recruitment of members for the...
The killing of 17-year-old Jerhode Jemboy Baltazar on August 2, 2023, in Navotas, Metro-Manila, has brought the issue of brutal police violence in the fight against illegal drugs back into the media spotlight. As Jemboy and a friend were cleaning their fishing boat in...
The annual State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 24, 2023, caused great disappointment among human rights groups as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. failed to mention human rights violations. Instead, he described the state of the nation as “sound and...
After one year in office, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has done little to improve the human rights situation in the Philippines, as Human Rights Watch notes in a June 2023 analysis. Marcos continued the repressive policies of the previous government under former...
