Parliamentary hearings in the #Philippines reveals rewards systems for police that encouraged killings during Duterte administration. See this and more in our latest Asia-Pacific News Digest Harm Reduction Aus Students for Sensible Drug Policy Australia : bit.ly/3Xh7scB qa.philstar.com/headlines/2024…

The Philippine dept of labor defines employment as working at least an hour a week. ctuhr says that's absurd and harmful to workers. DOLE’s Employment Definition, Harmful to Pinoys – Labor NGO - CTUHR ctuhr.org/releases/doles…

- A total of 17 environmental defenders were killed in the Philippines in 2023, according to a Global Witness report For 11th year, Philippines still deadliest place in Asia for environmental defenders rappler.com/philippines/de…

Today is the 107th birthday of Ferdinand Marcos Sr., who committed the "greatest robbery of a govt" while dictator of the Philippines. His regime killed 1000s & tortured, jailed & disappeared 1000s more. His son is the current PH president. #NeverAgain philstar.com/headlines/2022…

It's biased, selective and based on political/foreign policy interests, not principles. The Marcoses and their cronies are free to move in and out of the US.

09/16/24 Philippines human rights news 🚩 #EJKs: 'Grand conspiracy' in killing of 3 Chinese 🚩 #DrugWar probe on cops 🚩 'Mastermind' in journo killing yields 🚩 CHR probes disappearance of 2 activists 🚩 Marcos-Duterte 'war' breaks into the open humanrightsnews.substack.com/p/ejks-grand-c…

09/18/24 Philippines human rights news 🚩 #TandemKillings 🚩 5-step guide for firms on #redtagging 🚩 ICC seeks more witnesses 🚩 CHR's fund lack, unfunded rights laws denounced 🚩 Campus journos under attack 🚩 Children sold like merch in Angeles bars humanrightsnews.substack.com/p/tandemkillin…

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09/19/24 Philippines human rights news 🚩 #PoliticalViolence: More killings 🚩 #DrugWar: 9 killed last week 🚩 Boom in hydro dams rips Indigenous communities 🚩 Teachers disregard danger to educate 🚩 24 ex-police chiefs eyed in corruption claim humanrightsnews.substack.com/p/politicalvio…

09/20/24 Philippines human rights news 🇵🇭 Duterte used #drugwar to eliminate political foes: ex-mayor 🇵🇭 Priests alarmed by killings 🇵🇭 Army targets 'lie-low' rebels, activists 🇵🇭 Marcos distributes land titles 🇵🇭 Ex-Cebu top cop 'on gambling payola' humanrightsnews.substack.com/p/duterte-used…

Rappler traces the ties that bind Cebu's ex-top cop to ex-President Duterte and the role those ties played in the #drugwar. Duterte later rewarded Col.Royina Garma with a lucrative post: running PH's lottery agency. Great work as usual @JairoJourno! 🙏🏽 rappler.com/newsbreak/in-d…

This was part of the PH govt's assault on activists, which is still happening under Marcos Jr. - "I languished in jail for 15 months because of trumped up charges." 'Bloody Sunday' victim seeks suspension of cops who took part in her arrest rappler.com/philippines/bl…