In a speech on March 18, 2024, President Marcos emphasized the alleged progress of his human rights policy, as the number of cases of crimes and human rights violations should have decreased under his administration. He mentioned that the number of index crimes had...
Sebastian “Baste” Duterte, mayor of Davao City, announced a so-called “war on drugs” for his city on March 22, 2024, and warned that drug suspects would be killed if they did not stop dealing drugs or leave the city. Two days after the...
On February 27, 2024, a Philippine court sentenced police officer Gerry Maliban to four years in prison for the murder of 17-year-old Jerhode “Jemboy” Baltazar during a police operation on August 2, 2023, in Navotas in Metro Manila. Instead of receiving a...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. reiterated that he does not recognize the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and that he does not support the ongoing investigation in the country. The ICC is investigating alleged crimes against humanity in the...
In its new anti-drug campaign of 2022, the so-called “BIDA” programme, the Philippine government under President Marcos Jr. has placed a central focus on rehabilitation and reducing the demand for drugs in the fight against illegal drugs. On January 9,...
Since the reopening of the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation in January 2023 into the so-called “war on drugs” under Rodrigo Duterte – during his time as President of the Philippines and Mayor of Davao City (2011-2019), the Philippine...