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Police seize P5.1B worth of shabu in Bulacan
(UPDATED) The Philippine National Police earns praise from President Duterte for the buy-bust operation that led to the arrest of 3 suspects, including a Chinese
Eddie Villanueva slams drug killings, but says Duterte not to blame
The evangelical pastor, now one of the House of Representatives' deputy speakers, says 'scalawag' policemen are behind the drug killings
[PODCAST] Paano naiipit si Robredo sa drug war ni Duterte
Ano ang gustong mangyari ni Vice President Leni Robredo sa kampanya laban sa droga?
Robredo clarifies: I don't want end to drug war, only a 'tweak'
'Ang sinabi ko, dapat i-assess ng pamahalaan kung tama pa ba iyong strategy na ginagamit. Kasi kung mali na, kailangang i-tweak,' says Vice President Leni Robredo
Locsin says loans, grants from countries hitting PH drug war 'small time'
(3rd UPDATE) 'We don't need the money,' says Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr, following the Palace decision to suspend talks on loans and grants from 18 countries that backed the Iceland resolution
Malacañang suspends talks on loans, grants from countries backing U.N. probe into drug war
(3rd UPDATE) Yet Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo categorically denies President Rodrigo Duterte issued such an order
PDEA says use of 'recycled drugs' vs suspects still 'rampant'
These drugs are used for 'all kinds of operations,' says PDEA chief Aaron Aquino
Rappler Talk: Mary Joy Sta Rita on fighting back vs the PNP
Watch the interview live on Rappler at 1:30 pm on Monday, September 9
Drug war widow fights back: ‘Cops murdered my husband’
Drug war widow Mary Joy Sta Rita accuses 13 cops from Pulilan, Bulacan, of conspiring to murder her husband Jerson in the guise of a buy-bust operation
Año says 'gov't has no responsibility' to help families of drug war victims
However, DILG secretary Eduardo Año said, the families of those killed in illegal drugs operations may 'approach appropriate government agencies' for help
[OPINION] We should stop calling it the 'drug war'
Have we been using the wrong phrase all along?
Locsin contradicts Panelo on cutting ties with Iceland
'I never considered for a second cutting any ties over this small matter,' says Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro 'Teddyboy' Locsin Jr
Duterte mulls cutting Iceland ties over U.N. probe – Panelo
(UPDATED) 'There are only about 2,000 Filipinos there and as far as we know, there are no trade relations between these two countries except maybe fish,' says Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo
[OPINION] Iceland 1, China 0: The diplomatic significance of the U.N. Human Rights Council vote on the Philippines
The UNHRC vote was the first great test of Duterte’s diplomatic investment in China, and it proved disastrous: China simply could not deliver the votes
Duterte says drug war critic Iceland doesn't understand PH
'Iceland, ano ang problema ng Iceland? Ice lang,' says the Philippine President, poking fun at the country that drafted a resolution urging UN action against drug-related killings
Groups hit PH govt's 'overreaction' to U.N. resolution vs drug war killings
Human rights groups say the response of the Philippine government is a 'poor display of diplomacy'
‘No kill order,’ says new Cebu City top cop Gemma Vinluan
Colonel Vinluan says her orders to police are to neutralize, 'but not to kill' suspects
[OPINION] How to stop the Duterte killing machine
A United Nations-led investigation can help end the mass murder and climate of impunity in the Philippines
CHR says U.N. resolution vs drug war 'opportunity' to improve PH situation
The Commission on Human Rights urges the Philippine government to revisit its stand on independent probes into drug war killings
Groups hail U.N. resolution vs drug war: 'Crucial step towards justice'
Human rights groups urge the Philippine government to coordinate with the United Nations as rights chief Michelle Bachelet is expected to write a comprehensive report on the country's situation
Philippines threatens U.N. countries hitting drug war
(UPDATED) Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr warns 18 countries, including Australia and the United Kingdom: 'There will be consequences, far-reaching ones'
U.N. rights council adopts resolution vs PH drug war killings
The resolution asks United Nations rights chief Michelle Bachelet to write a comprehensive report on the drug war killings and urges the Philippine government to refrain from 'all acts of intimidation or retaliation'
Rights groups: Pass U.N. resolution vs PH drug war killings now
'There’s no other time,' say Philippine human rights groups attending the 41st Session of the UN Human Rights Council
Hontiveros wants Senate probe into death of 3-year-old in police operation
Senator Risa Hontiveros hopes Senator Ronald dela Rosa, who is expected to chair the committee on public order and dangerous drugs, will be 'fair and judicious' if her resolution is referred to the panel
Families urge U.N. rights council to act vs PH drug war killings
Rubylin Litao of Rise UP says international support can help stem violence in the Philippines
PH drug war killings reach 'threshold of crimes against humanity' – report
Amnesty International urges the United Nations Human Rights Council and the International Criminal Court, among others, to expedite investigations into killings in the Philippines
Robredo on call for U.N. drug war probe: 'Nakakahiya'
'Nakakahiya naman yata na iba pa iyong nakapansin, iba pa iyong nagmamalasakit, iba pa iyong nababahala,' says Vice President Leni Robredo
Guevarra says Duterte admin 'prepared to face' U.N. probe into drug war
The justice secretary's comment is contrary to President Rodrigo Duterte's general aversion to international interference in his campaign against drugs
Iceland calls for U.N. action vs drug war killings in the Philippines
(3rd UPDATE) If the draft resolution is approved, the United Nations Human Rights Council will request rights chief Michelle Bachelet to prepare a comprehensive report on the human rights situation in the Philippines
CHR: Minors killed in drug war 'simply not collateral damage'
(UPDATED) Three-year-old Myka Ulpina is the latest addition to the growing list of minors killed in President Rodrigo Duterte’s violent war on drugs
'Shit happens': Collateral damage in police ops can't be avoided says Bato
On the death of the 3-year-old child during a drug operation, Senator Ronald dela Rosa says: 'Ikaw pulis ka, gusto mo bata matamaan? Never.'
3-year-old girl dies after getting shot in Rizal buy-bust
(UPDATED) Police say the girl was used by her father, a drug suspect, as a human shield
U.N. rights chief: Deaths in PH anti-drug operations a ‘most serious concern’
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet says the recorded 5,425 deaths in police operations in the Philippines would be a matter of concern already for any country
This author wrote a book about the 'drug war' for the young Fil-Am crowd
Randy Ribay's 'Patron Saints of Nothing' tells the story of a young Fil-Am who flies to the Philippines after his cousin dies because of the campaign against illegal drugs
Robredo: Why reject U.N. probe if Duterte gov't has nothing to hide?
'Kung totoo na walang human rights violations dito, bakit sasalungatin natin iyong imbestigasyon?' asks Vice President Leni Robredo
'Some People Need Killing' | Part 1
How a Manila gang finds the license to kill
Newsbreak Chats: Cebu killings, election-related violence, and other top stories in May 2019
On Thursday, May 30, the Newsbreak team sits down to discuss killings that occurred in the past months, and possible developments in the latter half of the Duterte administration that may have implications on justice and human rights
PDEA chief to Shanti Dope: Make music 'aligned with war on drugs'
But the former police general stands by his earlier call. 'Freedom of expression is limited. It's not absolute,' he says.
De Lima seeks Senate probe into spate of drug-related killings in Central Luzon
'It is urgent to investigate this apparent shift of focus to Central Luzon and to assess the strategy pursued by the administration’s drug war'
In San Fernando, Cebu, the drug war is also fought on Facebook
San Fernando's dead politicians are just some of the elected government officials killed since Duterte declared his war on illegal drugs, a battle also waged on Facebook
Isko Moreno expects 'high tolerance' from cops in Manila drug war
'Minsan habulan, eh napagod 'yung pulis, binaril na lang sa likod. Eh that's violation of human rights,' says Manila City mayor-elect Isko Moreno Domagoso
On eve of 2019 polls, 'Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj' criticizes Duterte's 'drug war,' allies
'Normally midterms act as a check on the president. But there's nothing normal about President Rodrigo Duterte,' says the comedian
Manila’s war on drugs ‘will respect human rights’ – Isko Moreno
‘We will support the war on drugs in a manner that is within the bounds of the law,' says Manila mayoral bet Isko Moreno
[OPINYON] Para sa kapakanan mo, oposisyon ang iboto
Hindi trabaho ng Senado na maging sunod-sunuran sa lahat ng gusto ni Pangulong Duterte at pagbigyan ang lahat ng nais niya
'That's how much I love him': Bong Go ready to join Duterte in jail
On the campaign trail in Mandaluyong City, senatorial bet Bong Go defends President Rodrigo Duterte's 'drug war'
'I will kill you all'
At a time when alleged narco politicians named by the President are being killed with impunity, officials on a kill list in Cebu are gunned down one after another
[OPINION] Vote for the opposition, you owe it to yourself
If you respect our country’s sovereignty – and want to avoid paying more onerous Chinese loans and to resist China’s exploitation of our resources in the West Philippine Sea – vote for the opposition
How Duterte gov’t tried to fix legal loopholes of drug war
The PNP circular and the corrective resolutions that followed show haste on the part of the Duterte administration to launch the anti-illegal drug campaign
On opinion drug war unconstitutional, PNP says 'academe is not Supreme Court'
PNP chief Oscar Albayalde reacts to a paper by the Ateneo Human Rights Center which says drug war circulars of President Duterte violate the rights of suspects guaranteed in the Constitution
Dela Rosa: We're still far from a drug-free Philippines
Senatorial candidate Ronald dela Rosa led the first few years of President Rodrigo Duterte's bloody anti-illegal drug campaign whose campaign promise was eradicating drugs 'in 3 to 6 months'
