A four-year old girl, the lone survivor of a land feud turned massacre will stay with relatives, the City Social Service and Development Office said.
A teacher of the Lumad school Salugpongan Ta ‘Tanu Igkanugon Community Learning Center, Incorporated decried the alleged harassment against her by two unidentified men on Monday, September 26.
Local human rights group Karapatan have documented 94 individuals killed by paramilitary troops since July 2010 to June 30, 2016.
A policy center advocating migrant workers’ rights said they were able to assist almost 200 skilled workers, most of whom are from Davao City, who were victimized by illegal recruiters.
THE PINK BLOTTER of the Women and Children Desk that should exist in every police station tells not only the story of children in conflict with the law, but also of the women, lesbians, and bisexuals linked to alleged violations of the law.
Grace Mahinay, an activist during the Martial Law said: “The arresting Sergeant was even proud that I was the first woman they tortured.”
Filipino professor Vicente Rafael of the University of Washington said the war on drugs of the administration has created new openings and business opportunities for vigilantes and paid killers.
Environmental group Panalipdan said government soldiers in Compostela Valley province arrested their member John Claudio Maniquez, 21, a resident of Sitio Sirangan, Barangay Kingking, Pantukan on Monday evening, September 19.
In a statement on Monday, September 19, the NUJP said the attacks against freelance journalist Gretchen Malalad and Al-Jazeera correspondent Jamela Alindogan-Caudron “have gone beyond legitimate criticism of their professional output to outright threats on their persons.”
The Human Rights Watch is urging the Philippine government to invite the United Nations to look into the accusations of a witness who claimed to be a former “hitman” linking President Rodrigo Duterte to extrajudicial killings.
