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U.N. experts renew call for urgent probe into Philippines' human rights abuses
(UPDATED) The experts also call on the International Criminal Court to 'expedite and prioritize the completion of its preliminary examination of the situation in the Philippines'
PH refuses to fully implement U.N. human rights recommendations
The Duterte administration 'fully rejects' findings of the UN human rights office that government actions are shrinking civic space for legitimate dissent and leading to serious abuses
Abuses, killings in PH possibly incited by Duterte's violent rhetoric – U.N. report
Widespread killings and abuses 'suggest that [Duterte]'s public comments may have incited violence and may have had the effect of encouraging, backing, or even ordering human rights violations with impunity'
DOCUMENT: U.N. Human Rights report on killings, abuses in PH
The report by the United Nations says the Duterte goverment's 'heavy-handed' focus on national security threats has led to serious human rights abuses
4 drug suspects dead, 9 arrested in Bulacan anti-illegal drugs operations
Authorities say all the alleged shootout happened in the wee hours covered by the curfew imposed under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the province
Duterte: It is my job to kill
'It is my job to scare people, to intimidate people, and to kill people,' says President Rodrigo Duterte in a speech before local officials
Duterte: Don't be president if you can't kill
President Rodrigo Duterte also says he does not see anyone 'fit' to serve as president after him
[PODCAST] How Duterte's drug list works
Inclusion in President Rodrigo Duterte's drug list has been used to justify arrests and killings on mere suspicion
Cop among 357 policemen on Duterte drug list already dead
According to Philippine National Police chief General Archie Gamboa, the cop was recently shot dead
Año confirms Espenido is on Duterte's own drug list
Interior Secretary Eduardo Año confirms Rappler's report that drug war poster boy Lieutenant Colonel Jovie Espenido is on President Rodrigo Duterte's own drug list
Robredo to reporters: Have a stronger voice than 'heartless trolls'
Enumerating her office's achievements, Vice President Leni Robredo urges journalists to help her fight authoritarianism
Robredo to Duterte gov't: Drug war data wrong? Numbers came from you
'Hindi namin imbento iyong data. Iyong data, galing sa kanila,' says Vice President Leni Robredo, after law enforcement agencies claimed she got her drug war numbers wrong
Here are reforms Robredo wants in Duterte gov't's drug war
From scrapping tokhang to giving more powers to the AMLC to go after drug lords, Vice President Leni Robredo publicizes her drug war recommendations
'1 over 100': Robredo calls Duterte's drug war a 'failure'
Vice President Leni Robredo gives the Duterte administration a dismal score in the fight against drugs, saying it was only able to seize 1% of the shabu supply in the Philippines
'Hang me': Duterte vows to never answer Int'l Criminal Court
As the possibility of trial at the International Criminal Court draws nearer, President Duterte insists only Filipinos can judge him for crimes linked to the drug war
Int'l Criminal Court's next step in Duterte drug war to come in 2020
ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda is coming closer to determining whether she will seek authority to open an investigation, a phase where the Court can issue arrest orders
[OPINION] The lawless Duterte presidency
The Philippines has been transformed into a wilderness soaked in blood
Robredo lost Cabinet post due to request for drug war docs, intel – Panelo
(UPDATED) After initially saying Vice President Leni Robredo would be given access to drug war documents, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo now claims this could 'imperil' national security
State secrets? De Lima, Lagman slam Duterte for restricting Robredo
'Why the hesitance to share information as to high-value drug lords and related matters with VP Leni? Are they hiding something?' asks detained opposition senator Leila de Lima
Robredo won’t be 'scapegoat for shortcomings' of Duterte drug war
'If they are now being called to account for their failure to deliver, they should not blame VP Leni for it,' says Vice President Leni Robredo's Spokesperson Barry Gutierrez
Robredo to Duterte: Don’t be ‘onion-skinned’ over the drug war
'Pero kung walang failure, bakit ipapasa sa akin, ’di ba? Kasi ipapasa mo lang ang isang bagay kapag hindi mo na kayang gawin,' says Vice President Leni Robredo on the war on drugs
If Duterte is serious, appoint Robredo DDB, PDEA chief – Sotto
Vice President Leni Robredo herself doesn't believe that the President is serious with his offer, and urges him not to let his temper get the better of him when addressing questions about serious national problems
Duterte says he'll make Robredo drug czar for 6 months
President Rodrigo Duterte says he wrote a letter to Vice President Leni Robredo where he says he is ready to give her powers over 'all anti-drug activities by the government'
[ANALYSIS] Duterte the Defeatist
It’s one thing for presidents – or any leader for that matter – to make mistakes. But it’s a different thing altogether for them to give up as a matter of habit.
Israel ‘tries to hide’ arms sales to the Philippines – report
While the Philippines is increasingly becoming a lucrative market for Israeli equipment, Israeli human rights advocates say they do not want Israel-made weapons to be used in 'mass executions of civilians living in slums'
Duterte on 75th anniversary of Leyte landing: Filipinos still at war vs illegal drugs
President Rodrigo Duterte connects the events of the liberation of the Philippines from the Japanese occupation to the need to be free from social ills like illegal drugs
U.N. expert: PH drug war designed to show off Duterte's 'arbitrary power'
UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Philip Alston says the 'killing of significant number of people may have achieved other government objectives but has done nothing in terms of eliminating the drug problem'
[ANALYSIS] Duterte says safety comes at a price. Filipinos should know what that price is.
'I spoke with families of the dead who told me their kin were shot while watching TV at home, playing video games in a shop, dealing cards at a friend’s wake, singing karaoke on the sidewalk, or buying bananas from a stall.'
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
[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
Fellow senators hit Dela Rosa over 'shit happens' comment on kid's death
(UPDATED) 'Nonchalance has no place in this situation,' says Senator Panfilo Lacson in response to the controversial comment of Senator Ronald dela Rosa
'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'
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
Circulars in Duterte’s drug war violate constitutional rights – research
(UPDATED) Voluntary submission in existing laws can exempt a drug suspect from criminal liability. In Duterte’s war on drugs, a surrenderer may further expose himself to prosecution, according to research done by the Ateneo Human Rights Center
LOOK: Death threats vs priests critical of Duterte drug war
Read death threats against prominent Catholic leaders, including Archbishop Socrates Villegas and Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, received through text messages
4 out of 5 Filipinos worry over extrajudicial killings – SWS
The SWS survey says 78% Filipinos are worried that they, or someone they know, will be a victim of extrajudicial killings
[ANALYSIS] How Duterte’s exaggerations worsened the Philippines’ drug problem
We’ve come to a point where drugs can be literally fished out of our waters. How can anyone hear these stories and reasonably claim them to be signs of success?
Duterte raised drug users estimate to 'challenge' us – PNP, NBI
'The President is a very good tactician and strategist. He may have upped the estimates to challenge law enforcement to do more. So, we take it as a challenge,' says the National Bureau of Investigation
Bishop critical of Duterte drug war gets death threats
President Rodrigo Duterte says Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle alerted him about death threats against priests. He backtracks on his call to kill 'useless' bishops.
Duterte updates promise: End of PH drug menace in 3 years
'I will really finish the war against drugs in 3 years' time,' President Duterte tells unconditional cash transfer beneficiaries in Cebu City
Duterte gov't tally: 'Drug war' deaths breach 5,000-mark before 2019
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency records 5,050 deaths in the anti-drug campaign from July 2016 to November 2018
Gov't alone can't end illegal drugs in PH – Año
Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año says a 'whole-of-nation initiative' is needed against illegal drugs
'Political, personal repercussions' may await gov't officials linked to drug war
These repercussions could include restricted travel and frozen assets, says international human rights lawyer Ruben Carranza
Lacson to Duterte: Enough of drug war, focus on economy
'Ang hinaharap mas malaking problema – economy.... Ang kalampagin naman niya economic managers,' says Senator Panfilo Lacson
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HRW slams ‘drastic' plan to extend anti-drug campaign to PH elementary schools
'Imposing mandatory drug testing on schoolchildren when Philippine police are committing rampant summary killings of alleged drug users puts countless children in danger,' says Human Rights Watch Asia division deputy director Phelim Kine
End enforced disappearances, drug war killings – rights groups
The Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances says there are 1,993 documented cases of enforced disappearances in the Philippines under different administrations
Malacañang: 'Radical changes' related to fight vs drugs, crime
President Rodrigo Duterte may have gotten frustrated by the recent killing of Ombudsman Prosecutor Madonna Joy Tanyag and the supposed spate of holdup cases in Metro Manila, says Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque
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Duterte is world's 69th most powerful person – Forbes
(UPDATED) Forbes magazine cites President Rodrigo Duterte's 'raw and vulgar vocabulary' and his 'war on crime' that has killed thousands of Filipinos
