Rappler's latest stories on extra-judicial killing
'They shot my tatay 9 times'
The son of Jory Porquia of Bayan Muna laments on Facebook on the brutal manner his father was killed by 4 armed men in Iloilo City

UN rights chief calls for probe of abuses by Venezuela military
'The failure to hold security forces accountable for such serious human rights violations suggests that the rule of law is virtually absent in Venezuela,' says Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein

[OPINION | Newspoint] The great sellout
If we think the ultimate danger is native, Marcos-style authoritarianism, we really have not been looking. What we stand to lose this time is not just our freedom, but our sovereignty, our identity, our very soul as a nation

US ‘cautiously optimistic’ on Philippine drug war rights record
James A Walsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement at the State Department, the US still provides support in such areas as 'drug demand reduction programs'

War on drugs a 'major catastrophe,' says Etta Rosales
Families of victims of extra-judicial killings organize National Healing Walk, which is expected to gather at least 30,000 people on November 5 at the EDSA Shrine

Rappler Talk: 'Scholar ng Bayan' speaks out vs summary executions
Adrienne Onday hung a cardboard sign around her that said We could all be drug pusher
War on drugs, Tropical Storm Karen, Donald Trump | 12PM wRap
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Int'l criminal court 'closely following' PH war on drugs
'Public statements of high officials of the Republic of the Philippines seem to condone such killings and further seem to encourage State forces and civilians alike to continue targeting these individuals with lethal force,' says ICC's Fatou Bensouda

The moral dilemma of extra judicial killings
There is no excuse to undermine our already fragile laws and weak constitution

WATCH: Leila de Lima's privilege speech on extrajudicial killings
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Philippine police kill 3 more drug suspects
A raid on a home in Banacon Bohol leaves an alleged drug trafficker and two others dead
Binay: Duterte is an executioner
Vice President Jejomar Binay hits Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte on the same day that Duterte tops a survey

SC upholds EDCA, SC on Poe, Pacquiao’s last fight | 6PM wRap
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DOJ probes 50 new suspects in Maguindanao Massacre
The respondents include town mayors in Maguindanao and 14 members of the Ampatuan clan

Tagum killings: NBI files murder raps vs ex-mayor, 28 others
UPDATED Former Mayor Rey Uy allegedly formed the Tagum Death Squad to get rid of weeds or criminals in the city

What senators' silence on Duterte threat means
Mayor Duterte s remark at a Senate hearing that he would gladly kill a rice smuggler is appalling That senators didn t condemn it is equally disturbing
‘Probe gov't inaction on torture, killings’
Santiago calls on the Senate to investigate reports of government inaction on torture and extra judicial killings
EU gives P540M to help PH solve human rights cases
The joint reform program will help the PH government address violations of human rights such as extra judicial killings and enforced disappearances
PNoy urged to act on Escalante extrajudicial killings
Residents call on the President to bring to justice those who are responsible
Jonas Burgos: Trapped in a web of lives
Unless you forgive you can’t do things objectively I am single minded on one objective: to recover Jonas alive
A plea to President Noy before his SONA
I am not asking for the absolute eradication of our country’s problems Mr President My plea is rather simple: I plead that you remember who you are and why you are here
Ombudsman suspends cops for ‘Davao Death Squad’ killings
The Ombudsman suspends cops for neglect of duty amid a rising number of unresolved vigilante killings in Davao City
De Lima: Palparan should surrender
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said flight is a sign of guilt If retired military officer Jovito Palparan is innocent of the kidnapping and detention charges filed against him De Lima said he would surface and submit himself to authorities
Surrender, witnesses tell Palparan
The families of victims and witnesses to the abduction speak to Major General Jovito Palparan who is now at large with Master Sergeant Rizal Hilario