15. July 2025 | Aktuelles, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs, News
The Senate impeachment court could decide by a simple majority – at least 13 votes – whether to dismiss the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte, according to Senate President and Presiding Officer Francis Escudero. Speaking at a June 25,...
20. June 2025 | "War on Drugs", Aktuelles, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs, News
Human rights advocates in the Philippines have raised concerns following General Nicolas Torre III’s announcement that one of his anti-drug strategies is to track the number of arrests made by police officers as part of their performance metrics. Torre made this...
20. June 2025 | "War on Drugs", Aktuelles, Human Rights News, International Institutions, News
Rodrigo Duterte’s term as Davao City mayor is set to begin on June 30, 2025 but he is still detained at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague, awaiting his confirmation of charges hearing on September 23. The former president of the Philippines...
20. June 2025 | Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, News
The terrorism financing case against the Philippine non-governmental organization (NGO) Community Empowerment Resource Network (CERNET) and 27 individuals who were affiliated with CERNET (referred to as “Cernet 27”) has encountered another legal setback as the...
20. June 2025 | Aktuelles, Disinformation, Freedom of Press, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs, International Institutions, News
Violent incidents, including at least 30 killings of candidates and election officials, marred the recently concluded midterm polls in the Philippines. This was reported by the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU-EOM) at a press conference in Manila last...
20. June 2025 | Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News
The second trumped-up charge of illegal possession of firearms against United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) Pastor Nathaniel “Dodo” Vallente were dismissed by the Regional Trial Court in Bohol on June 5, 2025, as the prosecution failed to establish facts...
