“Quad Committee” recommends charges against Rodrigo Duterte

27. January 2025 | "War on Drugs", Aktuelles, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs

On December 18, 2024, the so-called quad committee of the Philippine House of Representatives presented its first progress report on a joint investigation over the past months into the links between illegal drug trade, Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) as...

Possible consequences of Sara Duterte’s death threats

16. December 2024 | Aktuelles, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs

On November 23, 2024, in a digital press conference on her Facebook social media channel, Vice President Sara Duterte threatened to have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, his wife, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Martin Romualdez, killed if she herself...

Former President Duterte confirms police reward system in his “war on drugs”

16. December 2024 | "War on Drugs", Aktuelles, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs

On November 13, 2024, former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte testified in a hearing of the so-called “Quad Committee” in the House of Representatives on human rights violations in the so-called “war on drugs” during his term of office. Duterte admitted that...

Police hampers investigations of Commission on Human Rights

16. December 2024 | "War on Drugs", Aktuelles, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs

During a Senate hearing on October 28, 2024, the Chairperson of the Philippine Commission on Human Rights (CHR), Richard Palpal-latoc, reported that the Philippine National Police (PNP) often refuses to cooperate with the CHR. The lack of access to police reports,...

Senate hearing: Rodrigo Duterte makes concessions

8. November 2024 | "War on Drugs", Aktuelles, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs

So far, former President Rodrigo Duterte has not participated in the hearings of the so-called “Quad-Committee” of the Philippine House of Representatives on extrajudicial killings in the context of his anti-drug campaign but made a shocking statement as part of a...

Conflict between the Duterte and Marcos dynasties heats up again

8. November 2024 | Aktuelles, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs

In the Philippines, tensions between the influential Duterte and Marcos political families have increased again. Vice President Sara Duterte said during a press conference in Manila on October 18, 2024 that she was considering digging up the body of Ferdinand Marcos...