1. December 2023 | "War on Drugs", Human Rights News, Internal Affairs
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...
30. October 2023 | Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News
After about 17 days in the custody of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the two abducted environmental activists, Jonila Castro and Jhed Tamayo, were released. The two activists were abducted by unidentifiable men on September 2, 2023, as they prepared for...
30. October 2023 | Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News
On September 14, 2023, lawyer Maria Saniata Liwliwa Alzate was shot in broad daylight in her parked car in Bangued town, Abra province, by unidentified assailants on a passing motorbike. The perpetrators managed to flee. Alzate succumbed to her gunshot wounds in...
30. October 2023 | Freedom of Press, Human Rights News
“Today we celebrate the triumph of facts over politics,” the online news magazine Rappler wrote in a statement about the recent acquittal of charges of alleged tax evasion against Maria Ressa and her company Rappler Holdings Corporation (RHC). The...
30. October 2023 | "War on Drugs", Human Rights News
On October 5, 2023, six police officers were arrested under Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines for the murder of 17-year-old Jerhode “Jemboy” Baltazar. The policemen were previously remanded in custody but released again for further...
30. October 2023 | Human Rights News, Internal Affairs
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...
