De Lima: Those behind fake, spliced video are ‘evil’

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 13:11:29 +0000

leila de lima Palace hits UN experts’ probe on De Lima rights ‘violation’

Those behind a fake, spliced video showing Sen. Leila De Lima allegedly admitting that she was a protector of drug lords are “evil men and women,” the lawmaker said Saturday. “Mga walang puso at konsensya!” De Lima said in a statement.

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US group sees expansion of PH drug war killings to crackdown on Left

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 11:55:36 +0000

Daughter refutes mom: I am not missing, brainwashed; I left home willingly

MANILA, Philippines – Attacks on civilians in the Philippines now included the killing of members and leaders of protest groups branded as communists, aggravating the violence arising from the government’s bloody campaign against drugs and increasing risks of a free fall to authoritarian rule, according to a United States-based conflict research and analysis group. In […]

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‘Why even bother? UNHRC is a toothless tiger’ – Roque

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 11:39:11 +0000

‘Why even bother… UNHRC is a toothless tiger’ – Roque

Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque has called the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) a “toothless tiger.”

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UNHRC probe a chance for gov’t to clarify issues on drug war—CBCP

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2019 10:27:59 +0000

UNHRC probe a chance for gov’t to clarify issues on drug war—CBCP

MANILA, Philippines — The government should use the resolution of the United Nation Human Rights Council (UNHRC) as an opportunity to clear up issues regarding its war on drugs campaign, an official from the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said on Sunday. This was the statement of Rev. Fr. Jerome Secillano, executive secretary […]

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Karapatan asks UNHRC to hold those behind PH drug killings accountable

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2019 10:47:54 +0000

A Philippine human rights group appealed to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to heed Iceland’s call to investigate unwarranted killings

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