If you're an OFW protesting against Duterte's arrest, please spare a thought for your fellow OFW Blessie, whose 15-year-old daughter Fabel was murdered by cops. These cops knew they could get away with their crimes because they were protected by Duterte. thosewelost.org/fabel-pineda

“Gusto niyang presidente, yung matapang. Para daw ‘yung droga sa Pilipinas mawala. Para raw maging masaya ‘yung mga tao. Ganun ‘yung pangarap ng isang bata. Tapos hindi mo akalain, di ba? Inidolo mo ‘yung presidente, tapos lalabas, ikaw pa ‘yung magiging victim,” said Soriano.

Walang number threshold ang crimes against humanity, puwedeng 43, puwedeng 7,000, puwedeng 30,000 – ang titingnan ng ICC ay ang sistema, ang modus, at ang "nexus" ng mga krimeng ibinibintang kay Duterte sa kalakhang pag-atake. Sa Filipino: rappler.com/newsbreak/expl…

Rappler’s Isagani de Castro Jr. reflects on his recent trip to Hanoi, Vietnam: “The transformation of an area that was once home to many drug addicts is a clear sign that you don’t need a bloody drug war to attain socio-economic progress and peace and order.” More in his

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CALLAMARD: DUTERTE'S ARREST IMPORTANT FOR THE WORLD WATCH: Former UN special rapporteur and now Amnesty Int'l Secretary General Agnes Callamard (Agnes Callamard) says arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte is significant not only for the Philippines but also for the

Today marks the 1st month after the arrest of Rodrigo Duterte brought to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague, Netherlands, for crimes against humanity. #StandWithTheVictims #WhiteRibbonCampaign #dutertepanagutin

A secret cell caught by virtually all of Philippine media, photos and videos abound of a narrow, dark and dingy cell -- and footage of distraught detainees asking for help. Yet, the Supreme Court sees no fault. Welcome to the Philippines. rappler.com/philippines/sc…

‘FEAR? I HAVE NONE OF THAT.’ Clarita Alia is only one among a handful of Davaoeños who speak out against Rodrigo Duterte. Over the last decade, she has been telling people about her slain sons’ stories. She has been at the receiving end of attacks by Duterte supporters since

Rodrigo Baylon lost his son Lenin at the height of then-president Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody drug war in 2016. Instead of a gunshot wound, Lenin’s cause of death was indicated as bronchopneumonia, like several other drug war victims who had erroneous death certificates.

This was April 12, 3 yrs ago. 46 exhumed remains then (now 119), with 7 falsified death certs (now 12). May mga comments then, eh di kasuhan nyo! Ehem. ☕️

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At #IJF25 I sat in a talk about poetry and war. Decades after conflict, people don't read news of the time—they read its poetry. What poems will be read about the Duterte years? Nothing is clearer than "Sanayan Lang ang Pagpatay" by Fr. Albert Alejo. My WIP translation of it:

Paalam at maraming salamat kapatid.🙏🏽

Pagsisisi #archive #lent #religion #Philippines

WATCH: Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio Cardinal David tells the Catholic faithful that while the Cross shows an image of violence, it teaches those who look at it to be compassionate. In his homily during Good Friday, David asks devotees not to get used to scenes of violence

On Black Saturday, Program Paghilom's Teatro ng Kabataan, comprised of orphans and children affected by the violence of Duterte's drug war, performs at the Sacred Heart Parish in Quezon City.

The Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of a Caloocan police officer for planting evidence and torturing teenagers Carl Arnaiz and Reynaldo “Kulot” de Guzman in 2017, at the height of the Duterte administration’s war on drugs. READ MORE: inqnews.net/HrQ63k

‘HE TAUGHT US NOT TO FEAR’ Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas remembers how the late Pope Francis personally encouraged him to soldier on despite the attacks he received for his stance against the extra judicial killings in the Philippines. More here:

Ang mga naulila, at mga pamilya ng mga biktima ng EJK, na nasira ng kawalang-katarungan at mga pagpatay sa panahon ng madugong giyera sa droga ni Duterte—kabilang sila sa maraming mukha ng isang lipunan na sumisigaw ng tunay na pagbabago. #Eleksyon2025 #Halalan2025