Extra Judicial Killings
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in NewsLacson says Gordon should’ve listened to CHR witnesses, eyes reopening of Senate probe into killings
Senator Lacson on Tuesday, October 18, said that Gordon should have let the three witnesses that were under the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) protection testify about the drug-related killing before terminating the Senate justice committee’s investigation. The rejection by Senator Richard Gordon, Senate committee head, to let the three witnesses brought by CHR to […] More
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in NewsDuterte acknowledges existence of EJK but denies state’s involvement in killings
On a media briefing on Sunday, President Duterte acknowledged that extra-judicial killings does exist but that the state has no involvement in this activity. [ads1] “Alam mo, huwag tayo magbolahan, ‘yung iba talaga diyan pinatay talaga—salvage. ‘Yan ang tinatawag na salvage o extra-judicial killing. I will not say there was none—meron. Pero kung sabihin mo […] More
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in NewsDuterte knew about the Davao killings and permitted them – WikiLeaks
President Rodrigo Duterte once admitted to knowing about the vigilante killings in Davao City and even permitting them, according to a confidential cable on May 8, 2009 that was published in WikiLeaks. The cable was written by then-US ambassador to the Philippines Kristie Kenney, who quoted then-Commission on Human Rights Regional Director Alberto Sipaco Jr. […] More
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in NewsDuterte invites UN and EU for investigations over extrajudicial killings—but under one condition
While delivering a speech for the inauguration of a Misamis Oriental power plant on Thursday, September 22, President Rodrigo Duterte called out UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon along with other European Union officials to come to the Philippines and conduct their own investigations over extrajudicial killings. “I am formally announcing the United Nations, si Ban Ki—ano […] More
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in NewsDuterte is innocent until proven guilty? Let’s apply it to ALL Filipinos – Pepe Diokno
When President Rodrigo Duterte gets criticized for the extrajudicial killings happening in the Philippines amid the government’s effort to stop drugs and crime, his supporters would come to his rescue, saying he is innocent of all the blame placed on him. But what’s ironic is that this line of thinking only seemed to apply to […] More
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in NewsEU Parliament calls for end to PH killings; Duterte hits back, calls them ‘idiots’
President Rodrigo Duterte addressed the European Parliament (EP) on Monday, September 19, calling them “idiots” after the international body called for a stop to the killings in the Philippines. “Mga EU, mga ulol, dami niyong kasalanan sa kapwa niyong tao,” Duterte said during a speech before the survivors of the Davao City bombing on September […] More
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in NewsDuterte’s statements show ‘lack of understanding’ of human rights institutions – UN top exec
United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein scored leaders and singled out Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for speaking against human rights institutions and investigations. At the 33rd session of the Human Rights Council on September 13, Al Hussein hit Duterte for the president’s earlier remarks against the UN and the […] More
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in NewsSenators to Duterte: Diplomacy is important in shaping foreign policy
Several senators weighed in on President Rodrigo Duterte’s statements against US President Barack Obama, while reminding him that as the chief executive, he shapes foreign policy. The reminder came after Duterte made profane comments when asked how he would react if Obama would ask him about the extrajudicial killings and human rights concerns in the […] More
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Busted: Duterte’s spox Peter Lavina ‘lies’ using foreign victim’s photo after claiming crime happened in PH
Veteran journalist Inday Espina-Varona scored President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign spokesman for “misrepresenting” by using a foreign rape victim’s photo and posting it as though the crime was committed in the Philippines. In her Facebook post, Espina-Varona highlighted the importance of “#Accuracy and all that jazz” while making a counter tirade against Peter Tiu Lavina after […] More
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in NewsFortun: Debate over the term “EJK” a distraction from the issue of people being killed without trial
Litigation lawyer Raymond Fortun said the dispute over how the term “extrajudicial killing” or EJK is being used is meant to divert the public’s attention from the real problem of people being killed without getting a fair trial. In his Facebook post on August 23, Fortun tried to define and answer the questions from netizens […] More
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in NewsDe Lima won’t attend congress probe on her alleged link to Bilibid drugs
While the Senate, led by Senator Leila De Lima, is investigating alleged extrajudicial killings in police anti-drugs operations, the House of Representatives is preparing another probe on the alleged proliferation of drugs at the National Bilibid Prison (NBP). Particularly, the Lower House aims to ascertain if De Lima abetted the said proliferation while she was […] More
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in BustedBusted: Banners edited to make it seem like UP rally supports Duterte, slams de Lima
The University of the Philippines Diliman added another voice to the groups of people condemning the rising cases of extrajudicial killings in the country through a rally held at the campus. Student councils, members of the administration, and several political formations attended the rally held behind the Oblation statue. This photo was posted on the […] More
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