Autopsy of EJK victims pushed

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 21:30:44 +0000

‘Drug war helped Du30 suppress opposition’

MANILA, Philippines — Recalling the police killing of teenager Kian delos Santos on Aug. 16, 2017, Sen. Francis Pangilinan again pushed for the mandatory autopsy of people who died under questionable circumstances. Prevailing civil registry rules already require autopsies of those who died under questionable circumstances but Pangilinan’s proposal would make it a matter of […]

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Church leaders cry justice amid killings in Negros

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 21:18:02 +0000

Church leaders cry justice amid killings in Negros

ILOILO CITY, Iloilo, Philippines — Church leaders of various denominations have joined demands for justice for victims of the spate of killings on Negros Island. Jaro Archbishop Jose Romeo Lazo, as well as clergy, religious and lay faithful in the diocese, has condemned the extrajudicial killings. “We continue to pray for justice for those who […]

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Duterte: I’d rather be linked with EJKs than with corruption

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2019 15:04:43 +0000

Duterte: I’d rather be linked with EJKs than with corruption

President Rodrigo Duterte said he would rather be accused in connection with the drug war killings than of corruption.

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PH winning drug war? But innocents keep dying – De Lima

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 11:51:11 +0000

PH winning drug war? But innocents keep dying – De Lima

The Philippine National Police (PNP) “set aside the fact that innocents continue to die because of this murderous drug war” when it said the Philippines was winning the campaign against drugs, detained Sen. Leila De Lima said on Wednesday.

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De Lima to PNP: Prove drug war victims fought back

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2019 21:07:37 +0000

The Philippine National Police must present proof that the individuals killed in antidrug operations had fought back against authorities, according to Sen. Leila de Lima.

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Duterte can’t evade command responsibility for EJKs – Joma Sison

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2019 14:15:57 +0000

Duterte can’t evade command responsibility for EJKs - Joma Sison

President Rodrigo Duterte could not escape command responsibility for extrajudicial killings linked to his war on drugs, as he has apparently incited the police and military to kill suspects, according to exiled Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria “Joma” Sison.

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WHAT WENT BEFORE: ‘Oplan Tokhang’

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 23:24:16 +0000

On Dec. 5, 2017, the Supreme Court ordered the Philippine National Police and Solicitor General Jose Calida to submit to the tribunal the official police investigation reports on the killings of more than 4,000 suspects in President Rodrigo Duter Duterte’s war on drugs.

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Palace respects SC order to release ‘Tokhang’ PNP reports

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 16:02:23 +0000

Malacañang respects the decision of the Supreme Court to order the release of all “Oplan Tokhang” reports of the Philippine National Police (PNP), according to presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo.

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