When Rodrigo Duterte campaigned during the 2016 presidential elections, he vowed to kill “as many as 100,000 people” in his crackdown on illegal drugs. Many dismissed that as mere campaign… Continue reading "There should be no question now that crimes against humanity occurred during Duterte’s war on drugs"
“A fish often gets caught by its mouth,” so goes the age-old adage. What this saying conveys is that a person often gets caught in their misdeeds by something he… Continue reading "Why Rodrigo Duterte’s supporters have no reason to celebrate about his Senate inquiry appearance"
After seven years in self-imposed exile in the United States, former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog returned to the Philippines this month. The ex-local government official was slapped with… Continue reading "Rodrigo Duterte used his ‘War on Drugs’ to go after political rivals"
In the wee hours of March 7, 2021, combined police and military elements forcibly entered the residence of activist couple Chai and Ariel Evangelista in Nasugbu, Batangas. State authorities had… Continue reading "Rodrigo Duterte is a hypocrite for crying about “police brutality” and “lack of due process”"
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa is threatening to deport International Criminal Court (ICC) investigators who enter the Philippines to probe the alleged crimes against humanity committed by the former regime… Continue reading "Why Bato dela Rosa needs to be investigated by the International Criminal Court"
It’s two down, one to go. This is how detained former Senator Leila de Lima felt after being acquitted of another drugs charge slapped against her during former President Rodrigo… Continue reading "Leila de Lima acquitted again: Why the charges against her are purely part of Duterte’s political vendetta"
Many supporters of former President Rodrigo Duterte coalesced behind Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. at the 2022 election, hoping the latter would be a continuation of the former’s strongman rule –… Continue reading "If Marcos admits abuses happened under Rodrigo Duterte’s “War on Drugs”, will he allow the ICC to investigate?"
When reports emerged last week that members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) were engaged in a shootout with unidentified armed men in Quezon City, many believed the belligerents were… Continue reading "Lacking intelligence"
The Philippine National Police (PNP) have – at times – acted as the judge, jury, and executioner in President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign against criminality. But when members of the Force… Continue reading "How President Duterte encouraged a culture of impunity within the Philippine National Police"
It has been 48 years since President Ferdinand Marcos placed the entire Philippines under martial law in 1972. The decade that followed saw a brutal crackdown on activists, the persecution… Continue reading "Why the Duterte Regime could be much worse than the Marcos era"
