Tag: War on drugs
Philippine groups hail court’s decision to grant bail petition of jailed...
In a decision dated November 10, Judge Gener Gito allowed former senator Leila de Lima to post bail of 300,000 pesos ($5,350)
Filipino prelate backs entry of ICC investigators
Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan said the country “should not hesitate” to let ICC officials investigate
Tragic triple murder in local neighborhood reflects culture of violence and...
This has become the new reality, where violence and killings no longer stir a reaction, as long as they don't disrupt our everyday lives
Sedition acquittal fuels priest’s resolve to seek justice for drug war...
Due to insufficient evidence, a Quezon City court on Sept. 6 cleared Villanueva and Jesuit Fr. Albert Alejo of sedition charges
Co-existence of Good and Evil
One credible way current leadership can fully differentiate itself from the drug war of the past, is to allow the investigators to probe
Philippine gov’t loses bid to stop ICC probe of Duterte’s drug...
ICC also found that the Philippines had not met its burden of proof to show its investigation would be “unnecessary or disproportionate”
Second Philippine judge quits trial of jailed Duterte critic
Multiple witnesses, including prison gang bosses, died or recanted their testimonies, resulting in the dismissal of two charges against her
Gunmen wound journalist in Philippines
The archipelago nation is one of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists, and most killings often go unpunished
A fatherless generation
Fatherless, not because the fathers voluntarily left. No, they were involuntarily killed!
Philippine court denies bail for Duterte critic: Lawyer
De Lima, 63, faces the specter of life in prison if she is convicted on the remaining charge