18. July 2023 | Disinformation, Freedom of Press, Human Rights News
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced on June 19, 2023, that he would launch a media and information education campaign to combat disinformation. Philippine fact-checking platform Tsek.ph recorded that Marcos benefited from the rapid spread of misinformation,...
18. July 2023 | Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News
After ex-senator Leila de Lima’s application for release on bail was rejected by a Philippine court on June 7, 2023, members of the European Union (EU) Parliament sent a letter to Philippine President Marcos and Secretary for Justice demanding her release as...
26. June 2023 | Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News
Two peasant and youth rights activists, Michael Cedrick Casaño and Patricia Nicole Cierva, are the latest reported victims of enforced disappearances in Cagayan province. According to local community reports, Philippine Army soldiers allegedly abducted the activists...
26. June 2023 | "War on Drugs", Human Rights News, International Institutions
On May 19, 2023, the Philippine government made a fresh attempt to challenge its commitment to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) regarding its investigation into alleged crimes against humanity in the so-called “war on drugs” under R....
26. June 2023 | "War on Drugs", Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News
On June 7, 2023, a Philippine court rejected the application for bail of former opposition senator Leila de Lima. When she criticised human rights violations in the so-called “war on drugs” of then President Rodrigo Duterte, she was then falsely accused of...
26. June 2023 | Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs
Philippine Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte was appointed vice chair of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) on May 10, 2023. This government agency is notorious for so-called “red-tagging” of Human...
