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Amnesty PH slams PDEA for seeking info on 'drug suspects' via Facebook
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency wants to get tips on drug suspects through a Facebook page. Amnesty International Philippines hits the 'dangerous' move.
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
[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.
'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.'
Gov’t claims 9,999 barangays already cleared of illegal drugs
This leaves 22,427 barangays still needing to be cleared of drugs to fulfill President Rodrigo Duterte's delayed promise of stopping illegal drugs within his term
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
Duterte and Xi tackle drugs, Marawi, infrastructure
Chinese President Xi Jinping says China will give another 50 scholarships for Filipinos, and donate 10,000 tons of rice for typhoon-stricken communities
Albayalde announces 'drug test challenge' for barangay, SK bets
To complete the challenge, officials need to get their tests from the Department of Health, not from their trusted private health clinics
Rappler among finalists of 2018 Osborn Elliott Prize
Journalist Patricia Evangelista and photographer Carlo Gabuco are lauded for their investigations into police killings published under Rappler's Impunity Series
New Metro Manila police slogan: 'We are pro-poor and pro-weak'
'I don't care if you are wearing shorts, tsinelas.... I will prioritize you,' says new Metro Manila police chief Camilo Cascolan
Rappler Talk: Camilo Cascolan on policing Metro Manila
Watch Rappler's one-on-one interview with National Capital Region Police Office chief Director Camilo Cascolan on Wednesday, April 25
Drug campaign files ready, PNP just waiting for Duterte nod to share
The Supreme Court has been asking for the documents since December 2017
EU Parliament calls for end to EJKs in Philippines
Philippine Foreign Secretary Cayetano slams the EU Parliament, saying their recommendations 'constitute interference in the affairs of a sovereign state'
Duterte gov't to give Tokhang documents to Supreme Court
Malacañang says police will comply with the Supreme Court's order because they have nothing to hide
#ThewRap: Things you need to know, March 23, 2018
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Dela Rosa to DOJ panel: 'Konsensiya naman'
Philippine National Police chief Ronald dela Rosa says the Department of Justice panel should have alerted the police if there was weak evidence against alleged drug lords Peter Lim and Kerwin Espinosa
Int'l Criminal Court to Duterte: PH still obliged to cooperate upon withdrawal
‘The Court encourages the Philippines to not follow through with the reported intention to withdraw,’ says the International Criminal Court
Prosecutor in Peter Lim case 'saddened' by Aguirre’s probe
‘Sino ba naman ang napakalakas na loob na tao na lalaruin itong ganyang klaseng kaso? Nagrurule lang kami based on evidence,' says former state prosecutor and now Judge Aristotle Reyes
Duterte promotes DOJ prosecutor who cleared suspects in big drug cases
(UPDATED) Between the time DOJ prosecutor Aristotle Reyes is appointed Lucena City regional trial court judge and finally takes his oath, he has dismissed drug charges against Kerwin Espinosa, Peter Lim, and the customs officials in the shabu smuggling case
FULL TEXT: Duterte's statement on Int'l Criminal Court withdrawal
Read the 15-page statement of President Rodrigo Duterte declaring the Philippines' withdrawal from the International Criminal Court
Bishops hit DOJ for clearing Peter Lim, Kerwin Espinosa
'I am dumbfounded,' says Archbishop Socrates Villegas, while Bishop Pablo Virgilio David criticizes the Department of Justice for a 'very selective' due process
Subpoena powers should remain with judiciary, says PNP law author Pimentel
Republic Act 10973, Pimentel says, reduces the power of the judiciary and puts Filipinos' right to security at risk
No abuse of PNP subpoena powers? How the police will do it
While PNP chief Ronald dela Rosa vows to stick to the law, grave concern remains because of police abuses in the past, especially during Martial Law
Duterte insists Int'l Criminal Court has no jurisdiction over him
'You cannot acquire jurisdiction over me, not in a million years,' Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte tells International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda
Evading probes? The many times Duterte admin didn't give drug war documents
Requests for documents related to the government's anti-drug campaign by various local bodies were mostly rejected and the reasons cited – if their letters were even given a reply at all – all point towards protecting national security
College president linked to drugs remains at large – PDEA chief Aquino
Samson Molao, president of the Cotabato Foundation for Science and Technology, is accused of operating a drug den inside the school
EXPLAINER: ICC’s track record and what it means for Duterte and the PH
The ICC's preliminary examinations into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan took more than a decade to complete. It also has not been able to serve a warrant of arrest against the President of Sudan.
Will govt be compelled to submit TokHang documents? SC to decide
Petitioner Jose Manuel Diokno says the full documentation 'will go a long way in the fight against impunity and excesses by those clothed with government authority'
Int'l Criminal Court takes 1st step in probe into Duterte drug war
(UPDATED) The Office of the Prosecutor starts a 'preliminary examination' to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to establish that the case falls under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court
Duterte warns at least 60 corrupt cops: Leave PNP or else
'I am starting the purging,' says President Rodrigo Duterte about his bid to weed out abusive cops from the police force which he recently ordered back into his drug war
PH to 'reassess' membership in ICC, if pushed
If the International Criminal Court violates the principle of complementarity, the Philippines may have to 'reassess its commitment to the Court,' says Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque in an ICC assembly of state parties
Robredo on CPP-NPA, Calida in SC oral arguments, Trump on Jerusalem | Evening wRap
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New drug war deadline? 'Give me another year' – Duterte
The President says he will no longer respond to criticisms of his drug war by human rights groups
#ThewRap: Things you need to know, November 29, 2017
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This is where they do not die
The war, as we have discovered, is fought in places where privilege does not extend
What ASEAN Summit world leaders said on human rights, PH drug war
President Rodrigo Duterte has consistently responded with threats to concerns expressed about human rights violations in his war on drugs. But this does not stop several world leaders from raising this issue during the 31st ASEAN Summit.
Duterte threatens to slap UN rapporteur if she probes drug war
'You are fucking me and I do not want it,' says the Philippine leader, angered by UN rapporteur Agnes Callamard
Lawyers do dirty groundwork to fight Duterte’s drug war
'There are only a few of us who do this. We are lawyers, we need to find ways to make the law more meaningful and closer to justice.'
Aegis Juris fratman, Cayetano, Jack Ma | Evening wRap
Watch the evening newscast with Mara Cepeda
3 conditions when police can join PDEA drug war operations
PNP chief Ronald dela Rosa gives the special circumstances needed when the PNP can join in illegal drug operations
PDEA chief says PNP 'still needed' in drug war
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency only has over a thousand agents, says PDEA chief Aaron Aquino
Duterte confers Order of Lapu-Lapu on slain Caloocan cop
The Kalasag Medal is reserved for individuals who lose life or property while supporting an advocacy of President Rodrigo Duterte
Pampanga town police chief relieved over men’s extortion activity
Magalang town police chief Superintendent Al Cabauatan is relieved of his post after two of his subordinates allegedly extorted money from a woman to settle an illegal drug case against her husband
Urban poor communities file case against police drug operations
Police are being accused of conducting illegal operations over the forced drug testing in poor communities
Son who ate mother's entrails charged with parricide – Negros police
The suspect Roger Manaban says he had attempted to rape his mother then killed her and gouged out her eye and ate her innards Local police chief Nelson Lamoco however says Manaban s statements were inconsistent
Pimentel, Leyte earthquake, Sung Kim | Midday wRap
Watch the midday newscast with Marguerite de Leon
House opposition seeks EJK probe, PNP budget review
Will the House leadership act on this one?
Politics and law in the middle of a drug war
Is the death of a seventeen year old boy a product of the limits of our institutions? Or must we necessarily expand our understanding of how power works in Philippine society?
Q&A: Duterte on Kian delos Santos, future of drug war
President Rodrigo Duterte says the Grade 11 student s death won t change how he implements his drug war
WATCH: The dark alley to Kian delos Santos' death
Rappler goes to Kian delos Santos Caloocan neighborhood to retrace the path to his death
