Rappler's latest stories on 2017 justice security human rights
The year of impeachments: 'Bastardization' or checks and balances?
Is it impeachment overload at the House of Representatives?

Crimes, except homicide, in the Philippines down by 21.8% in 2017
Data from the Philippine National Police show the volumes of all index crimes have dropped, except for homicide, from 2016 to 2017

10 months since arrest, DOJ still amending case vs De Lima
The amendments heed the advice of the Supreme Court ruling which also says there is no need to set her free meanwhile

Drug war in 2017: The year of deaths and denials
Official data shows that 3,993 people were killed in police operations, yet the Duterte administration refuses to tag them as extrajudicial killings. Human rights organizations say the world will not be fooled.

Philippines’ 12 biggest cases of 2017
From jailing a sitting senator to debating the constitutionality of the Duterte administration's war on drugs, look back at the high-stakes judgments, decisions, and preliminary investigations of 2017
From power to prison: How 2017 changed the life of De Lima, family
It's still uncertain whether Senator Leila de Lima could spend Christmas with her family, as it falls on a Monday when visitors are not allowed

The impeachers: Out to get the Chief Justice and the Ombudsman
Two factors are crucial to both impeachment bids: timing and the inside connections of those seeking to oust Maria Lourdes Sereno and Conchita Carpio Morales