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It's final Philippines leaves International Criminal Court
The Philippines' withdrawal from the International Criminal Court takes
effect Sunday, March 17.
March 17, 2019
In alarming rise of PH lawyer killings, what is being done? Nov 25, 2020 Lian Buan
Death of eyewitnesses. Professional killers. Little evidence.
These are some of the reasons offered by the government in explaining its
difficulty in solving killings of Filipino lawyers, which has reached an
alarming rate since 2016 when President Rodrigo Duterte took office.
Only 5 cases reached the courts in 54 lawyer killings since
2016
Dec 1, 2020 Lian Buan Data show that 31 judges and prosecutors were killed in a span of 16 years
from 1999. Compare this to the 21 judges and prosecutors killed in only 4 years
of President Duterte.
EJK: Few convicted, most perpetrators cleared
September 3, 2020 Lian Buan In 7 years, this task force has only 13 convictions to show out of 385 cases it
has handled. Of these, 127 perpetrators have been cleared.
'Only way to end tyranny, impunity': 500 rights advocates
demand accountability over
killings
August 31, 2020 Jodesz Gavilan
The signatories call on President Rodrigo Duterte to 'stop inciting the police,
military and even ordinary civilians to commit such horrible acts' More than 500 individuals on Monday, August 31, demanded an end to the culture
of impunity that dominates the Philippines under President Rodrigo Duterte.
'Duterte behind killing of Randall Echanis' - groups
Aug 14, 2020 Bulatlat
Amid Palace's claim that Anakpawis Chairperson and consultant Randall Echanis
was killed by his comrades in the revolutionary movement, progressive groups
hold President Duterte accountable for the murder.
Daughter of slain activist warns anti-terror bill will
'normalize' killings
Rhick Lars Vladimer Albay June 06, 2020
'Once you're labeled a terrorist, the authorities can justify whatever they may
do to you,' says Tsinkay Porquia
The daughter of slain activist Jory Porquia has joined calls to reject
the
anti-terror bill, warning that once it is passed into law, incidents like her
father's death would be part of the new normal under the Duterte government.
3 years after
Kian's death, killings continue under Duterte
Rambo Talabong Aug 16 2020 - with Videos
Human rights groups, meanwhile, believe around 30,000 have been killed,
including drug-related killings outside police operations.
STORY: PATRICIA EVANGELISTA
PHOTOS: CARLO GABUCO
RESEARCH: ALEX EVANGELISTA
June 3, 2019
After more than two years and an estimated 23,518 deaths under investigation,
Rappler tells the story of President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war from the eyes of
the killers.
In early 2017, the Philippine National Police (PNP) arrested members of a
vigilante gang suspected of preying on drug suspects and criminals in Tondo,
Manila. The group was a local chapter of the Confederate Sentinels Group (CSG).
More than a year after the arrests, most of the men implicated remain free.
The video examines the
Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act of 2019 that requires
motorcycles to put bigger license plates for easy identification, following the
incidence of crimes carried out by riding-in-tandem suspects.
Riding in Tandem
Mar 15, 2020 ABS-CBN News
The video reviews the Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act, also called the "Doble
Plaka" law, which seeks to prevent crimes involving riding-in-tandem assailants.
‘I WILL KILL YOU ALL’ THE KILL LISTS OF SAN FERNANDO
At a time when alleged narco politicians named by the President are being killed
with impunity, officials on a kill list in Cebu are gunned down one after
another.
“If your name is there,” said the President of the Republic of the Philippines,
“son of a bitch, you have a problem, I will really kill you.”
STORY BY PATRICIA EVANGELISTA, PHOTOS BY CARLO GABUCO, RESEARCH BY ALEX
EVANGELISTA May 4 and 6, 2019
Multi-stakeholder group launches national plan for safety of
journalists
November 22, 2019 - with Video
The Philippine Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists is launched on the
eve of the 10th anniversary of the Maguindanao massacre.
A group composed of members of media, the government, the academe, and civil
society launched the Philippine Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists
(PPASJ) on Friday, November 22.
CMFR calls out Duterte gov't on attacks vs press
Vernise L Tantuco November 23, 2019
CMFR Executive Director Melinda Quintos de Jesus says it is necessary to 'clear
the air' in order for plans on the safety of journalists to be properly
implemented
Pahayag ng Defend Negros #StoptheAttacks
kodao phils Jul 26, 2019
Nagbigay pahayag ang Defend Negros #StoptheAttacks Network kaugnay sa
sunud-sunod na extra-judicial killings na nangyari nito lamang linggo. Panawagan
nila na ibasura ang Memorandum Order #32 at Itigil ang Oplan Sauron ng AFP at
PNP sa isla.
Christian churches fear more PNP, AFP in Negros may mean more deaths
Jodesz Gavilan August 07, 2019
The National Council of Churches in the Philippines says that rights of the
citizens to speak and organize should be respected, amid rampant red-tagging of
human rights organizations
Peace and order in Negros 'remains normal' – Albayalde
Rambo Talabong August 06, 2019
Top cop General Oscar Albayalde says the police are 'doing everything' to keep
President Rodrigo Duterte from using emergency powers to address the spate of
killings in Negros Island
Groups seek unity, action to help end killings in Negros Island
Patricia Angela Echano August 03, 2019
Human rights advocates and progressive groups stress the importance of standing
in solidarity with victims of extrajudicial killings and other human rights
violations in Negros Island
Death comes unprovoked upon Negros Island
Mark Saludes July 30, 2019
Masked men wearing 'police' shirts killed her husband two days after Christmas
last year. ‘It was nothing to them. It was like killing a pig or a stray dog,’
Cedine Isugan says
Monitoring Negros: What rulings say about NPA and martial law
Lian Buan August 02, 2019
Justice Benjamin Caguioa once warned that it the NPA conflict is upheld as basis
to declare martial law, the Philippines may be trapped in a perpetual state
of military rule
Video: Pakol Festival in Sinulog pays tribute to killed
farmers in Negros
Jan 19, 2020
Dancers from the Pakol Festival of Santa Catalina town in Negros Oriental
dressed in bloody farmer shirts appear briefly during their dance routine in
Sinulog Festival 2020. Killings of farmers in Negros Island became more rampant
in 2019.
TIMELINE: Killings in Negros
Marchel P. Espina August 24, 2019
In just 10 days in the month of July, 21 people are killed in Negros. Police
have yet to determine motives for the killings.
MAP: Negros killings since July 2016
Jodesz Gavilan August 28, 2019
Many reports say that the methods of killings usually involve gunmen barging
into homes, riding-in-tandem shooting at close range, and masked men trailing
people
NEGROS ORIENTAL BLOODSHED State-sponsored or insurgency-related?
MARCHEL P. ESPINA AUGUST 27, 2019
The 4 Catholic bishops in Negros Island have ordered all parishes to toll the
church bells at 8 every evening, until the killings stop
Senate hearing on Negros killings, August 27
August 27, 2019 - with Video
The Senate committees on public order and dangerous drugs, and on justice and
human rights starts its probe August 27, into the spate of killings in
the two Negros provinces in central Philippines.
In a span of 10 days in July, the island saw 21 people dead at the hands of
gunmen: 17 civilians and 4 policemen, most of whom were killed in their homes.
Rights groups fail to get court protection from army
harassment
Lian Buan June 29, 2019
'There is no evidence of extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances,
arbitrary arrests, malicious prosecutions, and defamations,' says the Court of
Appeals
At least 20 killed in election-related violence since December
2018
May 13, 2019
The Commission on Elections has recorded 43 incidents of election-related
violence as of May 12
CHR: Killings prove that violent rhetoric, vilification of
human rights 'deadly'
Jodesz Gavilan May 03, 2019
The public threats 'will weaken the works and influence of human rights
defenders... who continue to challenge all forms of injustices and hold people
in authority to account,' according to the Commission on Human Rights
Duterte to police, military: Why is Acierto still alive? Pia Ranada Updated March 27, 2019 - with Video
President Rodrigo Duterte again attacks ex-cop Eduardo Acierto's credibility
while absolving Michael Yang of drug links
Finding Acierto
Glenda M. Gloria May 06, 2019 EXCLUSIVE: Veteran anti-drug operator Eduardo 'Jojo' Acierto hides from a
government that's out to get him. What drives him?
Acierto accuses Duterte gov’t of abducting colleague
Rambo Talabong May 06, 2019 - with Video
In a new clandestine video, Eduardo Acierto accuses the government of abducting
his former anti-drug operations colleague retired police major Lito Pirote
Malacañang offers P10M for capture of Eduardo Acierto
Pia Ranada April 29, 2019
Because of this large bounty from the Palace, the Department of Justice is no
longer offering its own reward money for Eduardo Acierto and will use its funds
to find the ex-cop's protectors instead
Opposition bets slam Duterte for 'kill order' vs Acierto
Paterno Esmaquel II March 27, 2019 - with Videos
Duterte had said in a speech on Tuesday evening, March 26: "Huwag kayo maniwala
dito, lalo na si Acierto. Tanong ko 'yung military and police, bakit buhay pa
'yung putanginang 'yan (Don't believe this, especially Acierto. Let me ask the
military and police, why is that son of a bitch still alive)?
Gordon calls on PNP, PDEA to arrest ex-cop Acierto
March 31, 2019
Senate blue ribbon committee chairman Richard Gordon adds there is no need to
invite Eduardo Acierto to another Senate hearing 'unless there is new evidence'
against Michael Yang
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Duterte's band-aid to stop killings
RAMBO TALABONG APRIL 4, 2019
The Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act aims to take criminals on motorbikes off the
road.
Some motorcycle riders want to have the law declared unconstitutional.
We wish everyone clarity of thought to realize our contradictions, our
duplicity, nay, our hypocrisy.
Stand up for the newborn Jesus!
Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas December 24, 2018
Stand up for life. Stand up for purity. Stand up for human dignity. We cannot
find Christmas joy in timidity and cowardice. Stand up and choose the Lord!
Senate probes killings of local officials
February 04, 2019 - with Video
The Senate public order committee probes the killings of local officials since
President Rodrigo Duterte assumed office
Duterte admits being a dictator
Duterte: If I won't be a dictator, nothing will happen to PH
Pia Ranada February 09, 2018 - with Video
President Rodrigo Duterte had previously said that becoming a dictator would
dishonor his late mother, a prominent activist against the
Marcos regime.
AMID fears of looming autocrat rule under his watch, President Rodrigo Duterte
on Wednesday, February 7, admitted to imposing a "dictatorial" style of
governance.
Duterte said he prefers to act like a "dictator" to be able to sustain the
country's progress.
"If you say dictator, I am really a dictator. If I don't act (like a) dictator,
son of a b****, nothing will happen to this country," the President said in
Visayan.
"That's true. If I don't act (like a) dictator, which is my style now, nothing
will happen to this country," he added.
Duterte created 'dangerous fiction' vs rights defenders Jodesz Gavilan July 10, 2020
The Commission on Human Rights says human rights defenders live a 'grim reality'
in the Philippines as they face systematic and widespread attacks for their work
At least 33 killed daily in the Philippines since Duterte
assumed office Rambo Talabong June 15, 2018
The Philippine National Police records 23,518 homicide cases under investigation
(HCUI) since President Rodrigo Duterte assumed office.
Ever since President Rodrigo Duterte assumed office almost two years ago, 33
people have been killed daily nationwide.
Philippines one of most dangerous places for civilians JC Gotinga July 05, 2019
The government’s anti-drug war and political rivalries triggered 'a wave of
targeted attacks' in the first half of the year, says the Armed Conflict
Location & Event Data Project
De Lima seeks Senate probe into killings of lawyers, judges under Duterte gov't
Sofia Tomacruz July 27, 2019
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima says the 'targeted and systematic attacks'
against members of the Bar are detrimental not only to the profession, but also
to those who turn to them for justice.
According to reports collated from July 2016 to May 2018, at least 40 judges,
prosecutors, and lawyers have been killed across the country.
Members of the judiciary are not spared from the culture of impunity
'Special marshals' could prevent killings of judges
Jodesz Gavilan November 29, 2018 - with Video
Special marshals are 'an elite force of armed professional state security
operatives intended to provide protection to judges,' says Jose Agcaoili of the
Philippine Bar Association
PNP forms team to probe killings of local officials
Sofia Tomacruz September 10, 2018
The national investigation task group will closely monitor and coordinate
investigations of different PNP units, offices, and other task groups
investigating the deaths of local officials
7 Last Words reflection: ‘Father, forgive them, they know not
what they do’
Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas April 17, 2019
Ignorance is killing us as it killed our innocent Lord. There is a time for
mercy but there will soon be a time for reckoning.
Bishop slams 'death squads' in 2 overnight Caloocan murders
Paterno Esmaquel II July 19, 2018 - with Video
'We used to call them bonnet gangs. Now we just call them what they really are –
death squads,' says Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David.
Saying police did nothing to pursue the masked killers who "took their sweet
time," Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David slammed "death squads" behind two
back-to-back murders in Caloocan City on Wednesday evening, July 18.
Priests, nuns donate P300,000 to kids of murdered mom
Paterno Esmaquel II July 19, 2018
Hospicio de San Jose offers to accept the orphans of slain 27-year-old Jennifer
Taburada, who was killed by masked gunmen in Caloocan City.
The Philippines' scourge of killers on motorbikes
Carlos H. Conde June 17, 2018
The riding-in-tandem attacks underscore the extent to which rule of law has been
diminished by President Rodrigo Duterte's incitement of killings of drug
suspects.
The Philippines is actually one of the world's most dangerous places not just
for journalists but for its very own people.
The international organization Reporters Without Borders has rated the
Philippines as the most dangerous place for journalists in Asia and among:
Over 100 attacks vs journalists since Duterte assumed office – monitor
Rambo Talabong May 03, 2019 - with Video
The Freedom for Media, Freedom for All Network says it has monitored at least
128 attacks and threats against members of the press since President Rodrigo
Duterte assumed office.
Davao journalist arrested for owning unlicensed gun
July 25, 2019
Journalists in Mindanao say they want to defend themselves but legally owning a
gun is difficult because of the island-wide martial law. They say: 'If we try to
defend ourselves, we go to jail. If we do not, we die.'
Major Bembo Lopez Aying, the Mati City police chief, identified the arrested
broadcaster as Ezperanzo Nishiguchi.
Archbishop Villegas: Stand up vs 'reign of murder, vulgarity'
Paterno Esmaquel II May 22, 2018
"Hindi ba sobra na? Hindi pa ba tayo maninindigan? Kung hindi ngayon, kailan
pa?" Villegas said. (Isn't it too much? Will we not stand up yet? If not now,
when?) says Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas.
Religion and our state
Fr. Ranhilio Callangan Aquino August 04, 2017
When 'secular state' becomes the reason that religion can no longer publicly
manifest itself, that is most assuredly a threat to liberty
Mayor in Duterte drug list shot dead in South Cotabato
July 10, 2020
Police are looking into 'personal grudge' as a possible motive for the fatal
attack on Mayor Pablo Matinong Jr of Sto Niño, South Cotabato
Riding-in-tandem gunmen shot dead Sto Niño, South Cotabato Mayor Pablo Matinong
Jr as he inspected a project site on Friday morning, July 10.
Police say Manila chief inquest prosecutor Jovencio Senados was driving his car
when he was gunned down in Quirino Avenue in Manila before noon on July 7.
Senados, 62, was driving his car when he was attacked. Miranda said police are
still gathering information on the identity of the killers, as well as how many
carried out the attack. Look also the Video
Barangay chairman shot dead in Quiapo
Rambo Talabong June 18, 2020
Barangay Chairman Abubacar Sharief is shot dead in Quiapo, Manila. His father,
who held the same post, was also gunned down 8 years ago.
At around 11 pm on Wednesday, Barangay 384 Chairman Abubacar Sharief, 33, and a
companion, Malik Abdulah, 38, were sitting near a temporary outpost along Globo
de Oro Street when unidentified gunmen came and forced them to lie on the
ground, facing downward.
The gunmen then shot Sharief multiple times in different parts of his body,
killing him. Abdulah was hit with a stray bullet on his right leg, but survived
the attack. (READ:
10 killed in Negros Island shootings in 6 days)
Lanao del Sur town mayor's wife killed in Cagayan de Oro
ambush
Bobby Lagsa June 03, 2020
Rohaifa Umpara Guro dies of multiple gunshot wounds while her husband, Lumbaca
Unayan Mayor Somerado Guro, is shot in the neck by motorcycle-riding gunmen
Groups mourn murder of urban poor leader
Kyle Aristophere Atienza June 01, 2020
Kabataan party worries that many would face the same fate as Kadamay leader
Carlito Badion if the anti-terror bill is passed.
Several groups slammed the continuing attacks against activists and critics,
after longtime Kadamay leader Carlito Badion was found dead in Ormoc City last
Thursday, May 28.
Former Tipo-Tipo vice mayor shot dead
Richard Falcatan April 07, 2020
Former vice mayor of Tipo-Tipo town in Basilan was shot dead Tuesday, April 7.
Musiddik Mande was killed by unidentified suspects on his way home at Barangay
Sumagdang in Isabela City at 6 pm.
Cop under PNP chief’s office shot dead in Makati
Rambo Talabong March 09, 2020
Major Jeffrey Dalson is killed on the spot by riding-in-tandem killers March 9,
in Makati City.
Cagayan de Oro traffic enforcer shot dead in road clearing
operations
Bobby Lagsa February 28, 2020
Mark Langam is shot just outside the Sabal Community Hospital, which usually
serves as terminal for tricycles and pedicabs that serve Gaisano Mall shoppers
Cagayan de Oro offers P500,000-reward for arrest of traffic enforcer's killers
Bobby Lagsa March 04, 2020
The Cagayan de Oro City government has asked the Northern Mindanao offices of
the Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group and
the National Bureau of Investigation to help in the probe
BuCor top lawyer shot dead in front of daughter's school
Rambo Talabong February 19, 2020 - with Video
Bureau of Corrections legal chief Fredric Santos is killed just as he was about
to pick up his daughter from school.
The top lawyer of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) who was a controversial
witness in Senate hearings on the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) controversy
was shot dead on Wednesday afternoon, February 19.
Cebu cop killed during botched buy-bust operation
Ryan Macasero February 12, 20
Police arrested one suspect in the shooting, and are hunting the other 2
Maguindanao town mayor gunned down in Manila
February 11, 2020
Riding-in-tandem gunmen attacked Talitay town Mayor Abdul Wahab Sabal in front
of the Mannra Hotel in Malate, say police
Police general survives ambush in Bukidnon
January 29, 2020
A cop is killed and several other members of the Provincial Mobile Force Company
are hurt during the ambush on the convoy of Police Brigadier General Joselito
Salido in Talakag, Bukidnon
A key police official survived an ambush on his convoy in Talakag, Bukidnon, on
Wednesday morning, January 29, but the attack left one of his men dead and 3
others hurt.
Motorcycle-riding gunmen kill cop in Negros Oriental
Marchel P. Espina January 29, 2020
Police Executive Master Sergeant Roldan Esmajer was on his way to the San Jose
Municipal Police Station when he was attacked by the suspects
Zamboanga del Norte town vice mayor, 2 others killed in ambush
Richard Falcatan January 11, 2020
Unidentified men with high-powered firearms attack the vehicle
of Baliguian Vice Mayor Gani Esmali in Siocon town
An initial police report said Esmali was with his escort
Police Corporal Godelito Bongcac and two others in the official’s vehicle when
they were ambushed by two unidentified gunmen at around 11:20 am on Saturday.
Quezon cops find 3 charred bodies in car of missing
ex-congressman
Tina Ganzon-Ozaeta January 09, 2020
Police have yet to identify the victims as they were burnt to the bone, but the
car belongs to former Batangas 2nd District congressman Edgar Mendoza who has
gone missing since the day before, along with his driver and aide.
Still no witness to ambush of a cop and his wife in Bohol
January 07, 2020
Bohol police say no one has stepped forward to shed light on the ambush that
killed a policeman and injured his wife.
Police still have no details as to what happened in the ambush of a policeman
and his wife Monday night, January 6, in Maribojoc, Bohol.
Police recovered 19 spent M16 shells in the scene of the crime.
Cop, niece wounded in shooting in Cebu City
December 28, 2019
Authorities are investigating whether the attempted killing
was related to the policeman's former assignment as an intel operative
Police Patrolman Percival Eborlas was smoking alone past 9 pm outside his house
at Barangay Basak San Nicolas after talking to neighbors, based on the account
of Eborlas's father-in-law.
Then, a man from a gray van – which had repeatedly passed by their house,
observed the father-in-law – disembarked and shot at Eborlas.
His 9-year-old niece, who came out of the house as it happened, was hit by stray
bullets.
Vice mayor who testified in Ampatuan massacre ambushed in
Maguindanao
Rambo Talabong December 25, 2019 - with Video
Akmad 'Mitra' Ampatuan is known in Maguindanao to be a former ally of Andal
Ampatuan Sr and his sons but who later allied with the Mangudadatus
Akmad Mitra Ampatuan, a vice mayor who testified against his own relatives in
the Maguindanao massacre case, was ambushed on Christmas Eve, December 24, on
his way home. Two of his aides died, while he was injured and is in “stable
condition” as of Tuesday evening, police said.
Village chief in La Union shot dead at home
Frank Cimatu November 26, 2019
Lourdes Parotina, 66, the barangay captain of Pangao-aoan West, was shot dead
while watching TV inside her house.
Police officer shot dead near Cebu City hotel
Ryan Macasero November 21, 2019
Yape was alive when paramedics arrived on the scene but reportedly died from the
bullet wounds. This is the second shooting in Cebu City within a span of 3
hours.
Police Lieutenant Colonel Joie Yape, 49, who is currently assigned in Samar
province – was walking with his wife from the Wellcome Hotel to the nearby Ayala
Center in Cebu when he was shot 3 times by men riding-in-tandem on a motorcycle.
Military nurse stabbed dead in Makati City
November 14, 2019
The suspect, John Louie Brosas, is a 19-year-old construction worker, whom the
victim, 2nd Lieutenant Jennett Beron Aguilar, had been helping after taking pity
on him, who allegedly robbed her in Makati City early Thursday morning, November
14.
The Video: Air
Force nurse patay nang looban ang bahay sa Makati
Nov 14, 2019 ABS-CBN News
La Union barangay chief shot dead in Bauang casino
Frank Cimatu November 13, 2019
The president of the Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) of Bauang, La Union,
died in the hospital Wednesday night, November 13, after being assassinated
inside a casino in his hometown.
Bauang Councilor Noel Gallardo, the barangay captain of Pagdalagan Sur, was
playing the slot machines inside an e-casino when he was shot by the suspect
Ilocos Sur judge killed in ambush in La Union
Lian Buan November 05, 2019
Judge Anacleto Bañez of the Tagudin Regional Trial Court Branch 26 acquitted in
September an activist health worker who was accused of being a communist rebel.
Mario Bañez was gunned down at around 5:40 pm on his
way home, the Supreme Court (SC) confirmed Tuesday night.
Cop shot dead in Quezon City
JC Gotinga November 05, 2019
According to a spot report from the Quezon City Police District (QCPD), Police
Lieutenant Ernesto Mendoza, 52, was driving his car, a Hyundai Accent with plate
number DAD-5607, along Malingap corner Mapagkawanggawa streets in Barangay
Teachers Village, Quezon City, at around 8:10 pm when gunmen on a motorcycle
shot and killed him on the spot.
Misamis Occidental town mayor shot dead in Cebu City
October 25, 2019
Mayor David Navarro of Clarin, Misamis Occidental, is killed October 25 a day
after he was arrested for beating up a massage therapist in Cebu City.
Navarro was killed along M. Velez Street, while he was being transported by
police to the city prosecutor's office for inquest proceedings on an assault
complaint filed against him.
Slain Misamis Occidental town mayor got death threats
Ryan Macasero October 26, 2019
Cebu City Police Director Gemma Cruz Vinluan says they are looking at all angles
– drugs, business, politics – in the killing of Mayor David Navarro
The Videos: Clarin mayor shot dead a day after arrest: Part 1 -
Part 2
Davao del Norte information officer hurt in ambush
October 11, 2019
Pat Pacquiao, who hosts a daily radio program at a station in Tagum City, is
attacked by motorcycle-riding men outside his house
Masbate town vice mayor dies in Manila ambush
Jodesz Gavilan October 09, 2019
Batuan Vice Mayor Charlie Yuson III is the 9th vice mayor shot dead since
President Rodrigo Duterte assumed office.
According to a police report, Batuan Vice Mayor Charlie Yuson III and his group
were having breakfast in front of a house along VG Cruz Street in Sampaloc,
Manila, around 8:45 am Wednesday when unidentified men alighted from a silver
gray van and opened fire at them.
The Video:
Masbate town vice mayor pinagbabaril habang nag-aalmusal sa Maynila
Oct 9, 2019 ABS-CBN News
Patay ang vice mayor ng Batuan Ticao Island, Masbate matapos siyang pagbabarilin
habang nag-aalmusal sa Sampaloc Maynila nitong Miyerkoles ng umaga.
Former Pangasinan governor Amado Espino Jr ambushed
Rambo Talabong September 12, 2019 - with Video
Police say former governor and congressman Amado Espino Jr was rushed to
a hospital in San Carlos City, Pangasinan, for treatment.
Police reported that Espino was aboard his vehicle passing through Barangay
Magtaking in San Carlos City, Pangasinan, when he was shot by an unidentified
suspect. Look also the
Video
El Nido forest ranger hacked to death
Keith Anthony S. Fabro September 05, 2019
Police have identified the victim as Bienvinido 'Toto' Veguilla Jr, 44, a forest
ranger of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources
A government forest ranger was hacked to death while trying to arrest suspected
illegal loggers in El Nido town.
Quezon vice mayor shot dead at home; killer flees 'on foot'
Rambo Talabong August 22, 2019
According to the police report, Vice Mayor Sergio “Popoy” Emprese of San Andres,
Quezon, “was lying on a sofa at their living room” in their Lucena City house at
around 8 pm, when the killer “surreptitiously entered the unlocked gate and
opened the main door of their house.”
Vice Mayor Sergio 'Popoy' Emprese of San Andres, Quezon, is the 8th vice mayor
killed since President Rodrigo Duterte assumed office.
Barangay chairman killed by riding-in-tandem gunmen in Manila
Rambo Talabong August 16, 2019
A Tondo barangay captain is gunned down in
broad daylight
According to the police report, Barangay 161 Chairman Alfredo Lansigan was
onboard a motorcycle along Dagupan Extension at around 9:40 am when the shooting
happened.
Councilor, ex-mayor, 3 others killed in Negros Oriental
Marchel P. Espina July 27, 2019
All of the victims were killed inside their homes, say police. The latest
killings bring the number of fatalities in the province to 20 since July 18.
The
bloodbath continues in this province as 5 more people, including a councilor
and a former town mayor, were killed in separate shooting incidents in less than
24 hours.
School principal, 2 others killed in Negros Oriental home
invasions
Marchel P. Espina July 25, 2019
Arthur Bayawa and Ardale Bayawa are shot and killed in their sleep, while Romeo
Alipan is killed 45 minutes later in two separate home invasions.
A school principal, his sister, and a barangay captain were killed inside their
homes in Guihulngan City in this province on Thursday morning, July 25.
4 policemen killed in Negros Oriental clash
Marchel P. Espina July 18, 2019
The cops in Ayungon town are on board two motorcycles when they are waylaid and
fired upon by an undetermined number of suspects
Dinagat board member shot dead after Sunday jogging
July 07, 2019
'We lost a good leader in Dinagat Islands today,' says Dinagat Islands Governor
Kaka Bag-ao
Dinagat Islands Sangguniang Panlalawigan board member Wenefredo Olofernes was
shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Surigao City on Sunday morning, July 7, the
Surigao City police confirmed.
Olofernes and his partner were riding their motorcycle on their way home from
jogging at the provincial grandstand in Surigao City, when a gunman also in a
motorcycle fired one shot, said the police.
Abra town councilor shot dead on first day of work
Frank Cimatu July 02, 2019
Pilar town Councilor Amante Doral Sr had just attended a flag ceremony when he
was attacked, say police.
Pilar Sanggunian Bayan member Amante Doral Sr was aboard a motorcycle driven by
his son when he was ambushed by a lone assailant who waited for them in Sitio
Sabsabudao, Barangay Poblacion in Pilar.
Ex-Cebu town mayor shot dead inside hospital
Police say armed men stormed a private hospital in Medellin, Cebu, to kill
former Medellin town mayor Ricardo 'Ricky' Ramirez
At least 15 armed men stormed a private hospital and shot dead former Medellin
town mayor Ricardo “Ricky” Ramirez late Tuesday night, June 18.
2 days before end of gun ban, barangay chairman ambushed in
Angeles City
Jun A. Malig June 12, 2019
A report by Colonel Narvin Mangune, acting city
police director, identified the victim as Ronnie Dela Cruz Rogando, 41, the
incumbent barangay captain of Amsic village.
Rogando sustained bullet wounds in his upper chest, left arm and left lower rib,
but was in stable condition. He was rushed to a nearby hospital after the
ambush.
Oriental Mindoro provincial prosecutor ambushed at home
Rambo Talabong June 10, 2019
Oriental Mindoro provincial prosecutor Josephine Olivar was ambushed at her home
on Monday, June 10.
A police report said Olivar "was shot by still unidentified perpetrator/s" as
she was entering her home in Barangay Bayanan 1, Calapan City.
The Department of Justice calls on law enforcement authorities to investigate
the ambush.
Police officer, two others killed in separate incidents in
Cebu in 24 hours
Ryan Macasero May 22, 2019
A former cop whose daughter is a member of the political party of outgoing Cebu
City Mayor Tommy Osmeña is killed near a police station.
A former police officer was killed by motorcycle-riding gunmen on Tuesday, May
21, near the SM City Cebu mall.
Delfin Bontuyan, formerly of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, was
shot several times by a gunman aboard a motorbike around 5 pm, just across the
Mabolo Police Station.
Judge shot dead in Zamboanga del Norte
Lian Buan May 09, 2019
Judge Reymar Lacaya of Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte, is the fifth judge killed
under the Duterte administration, and the 37th lawyer killed in the same. time
period.
Candidate for La Union town councilor hurt in ambush
Frank Cimatu May 04, 2019
Rogelio 'Roger' Concepcion is a cousin of slain
Balaoan town vice mayor Al-Fred Concepcion
Four other members of the convoy of Rogelio "Roger" Concepcion were also injured
in the attack which happened past 8 pm on Friday in in Barangay Nagsabaran
Norte.
2 barangay captains in Abra and Ilocos Sur ambushed
Frank Cimatu April 29, 2019
Chairperson Ronnie Bringas of Barangay Angad in Bangued, Abra, and Chairperson
Severino Dagdag of Barangay Gusing, Sta Maria, Ilocos Sur, both survive the
attacks
Negros Occidental city councilor shot dead
Marchel P. Espina April 23, 2019
Reelectionist Escalante City Councilor Bernardino Patigas worked with the
Northern Negros Alliance of Human Rights
Human rights advocate Bernardino Patigas, 72, was on his way home when he was
waylaid and shot by a lone gunman in Barangay Alimango.
Cop shot dead in Ilocos Norte
Frank Cimatu April 20, 2019
Police Corporal Wilbert Rarogal Jr was heading home with his relatives after a
swimming excursion in Marcos town when he was attacked
Barangay secretary in Ilocos Sur shot dead
Frank Cimatu April 15, 2019
Arthur Aquino Alviar, the barangay secretary of Lapting, is shot 5 times as he
was leaving his house to go to the plaza on Saturday evening, April 13
Official of National Commission on Indigenous Peoples in Abra
shot dead
April 13, 2019
Crispin Abbago, a career employee of NCIP, was killed in La Paz town
Councilor shot dead in Ronda, Cebu
Micole Gerard Tizon April 07, 2019
Ramil Abueva, councilor of Barangay Ilaya in Ronda, Cebu, sustains gunshot
wounds on different parts of his body April 7, in Sitio Tab-ang, Purok Saging,
Barangay Ilaya, Ronda, Cebu
Negros Occidental town councilor shot dead in front of family
Marchel P. Espina March 31, 2019
Police say reelectionist councilor Jolomar Hilario was shot dead in his
residence in Moises Padilla town, Negros Occidental
Reelectionist Councilor Jolomar Hilario, 51, was still sleeping when about 50
armed men entered their house and shot him dead in front of his family. He
succumbed to multiple gunshot wounds and was declared dead at a hospital.
NPA rebels raid police station in Northern Samar
Jazmin Bonifacio March 28, 2019
Police say 3 rebels were killed and 3 others
were captured following the pre-dawn raid on the Victoria municipal police
station
Police said 3 rebels were killed, and 3 others captured – two men and a woman
who were not identified. At least 3 cops were hurt in the attack.
Pampanga vice governor, Central Luzon police condemn attack on
2 village chiefs
Jun A. Malig March 28, 2019
Barangay captains Nicolas Gardiner and Renato Pacia survive an attack in Minalin
town, Pampanga
Cop shot dead in EDSA Connecticut
Rambo Talabong March 26, 2019
The slain cop is identified as Senior Master Sergeant Solomon Cugay
Riding-in-tandem gunmen kill Negros Oriental board member
Marchel P. Espina March 26, 2019
Provincial Board Member Miguel Dungog, president of the Councilors League of
Negros Oriental, is shot in the head as he walked to the Silliman University
Medical Center from his parked vehicle
Aide of ex-Makati mayor Junjun Binay ambushed
March 22, 2019
Monaliza Bernanrdo, the executive assistant of former Makati mayor
Junjun Binay, survives an ambush near her home
Alfonso Donaire IV is the third councilor of San Fernando, Cebu, to be killed by
unidentified gunmen since March 2018
Ex-barangay official ambushed in Subic
Randy V. Datu February 01, 2019
Bernard Madamba is fired at by two unidentified men while he was driving his
tricycle
Barangay captain killed in Quezon City ambush
Rambo Talabong January 30, 2019
Police say Bagong Silangan Barangay Captain Crisell Beltran was attacked
by motorcycle-riding gunmen
Malacañang condemns murder of NDF consultant, QC barangay captain
Pia Ranada January 31, 2019
'There can be no act of violence against anyone regardless of whether [or not]
they agree with government,' says Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo
Malacañang on Thursday, January 31, denounced the killing of National Democratic
Front (NDF) consultant Randy Malayao and Quezon City barangay captain Crisell
Beltran.
Bacolod cop shot dead in broad daylight
Marchel P. Espina January 26, 2019
'There are derogatory reports about him on illegal drugs but we're still
validating it,' says the investigator
Killed was Senior Police Officer 4 Oscar Exaltado of Bacolod Police Station 6.
The victim was on his way to work January 26, 2019 when he was waylaid by two
unidentified assailants near an elementary school in Barangay Singcang-Airport
around 8 a.m.
San Fernando, Cebu mayor ambushed in Talisay
Rambo Talabong January 22, 2019
San Fernando, Cebu Mayor Lakambini Reluya survives the attack, according to
Talisay police chief Superintendent Marlu Conag
Hand grenade thrown at judge's house in Cotabato City
Pia Ranada and Sofia Tomacruz January 21, 2019 - with Video
Police say two men are considered as suspects. They were seen riding a
motorcycle to Cotabato Municipal Trial Court Judge Angelito Rasalan's house
Grenade attack vs Cotabato City judge ‘personal’
Rambo Talabong January 21, 2019 - with Video
Philippine National Police chief Oscar Albayalde says the attack had 'nothing to
do' with the plebiscite on the Bangsamoro Organic Law
Controversial former Cebu fiscal killed in ambush
MW Mosqueda Jr January 18, 2019 with Video
Former assistant prosecutor Mary Ann Castro is assassinated despite heightened
police presence in Cebu City, which is preparing for this weekend's Sinulog
Festival
PCOO officer, wife mauled in Baguio
Frank Cimatu January 16, 2019
Ramon Songayab reports to Baguio City police that he and his wife were beat up
by mauled by Moises Banagen Kinfia, Jude Gonsadan Malingan, David Kinfia, Justin
Beroña, Eric Wanag, Russle Calgo and several unidentified persons after
vandalizing their car last December 22
Barangay captain in Abra province killed
Frank Cimatu January 02, 2019
George Pastor-Sanidad, the 45-year-old barangay captain of Gaddani in Tayum town
is shot by unknown assailants from outside his compound
Lipa Barangay chairman killed
Tina Ganzon-Ozaeta December 28, 2018
The victim, Marlon Luancing, is the incumbent barangay chairman of Barangay
Antipolo del Sur.
Luancing was shot around 8:00 pm at the Lipa Games and Amusement Complex in
Barangay Balintawak, Lipa City.
AKO Bicol congressman Garbin robbed a day after party mate’s
murder
Rambo Talabong December 23, 2018
The robbery happens while Representative Alfredo Garbin Jr is at a press
conference in Daraga, Albay, announcing the P15 million reward for the arrest of
suspects in Rodel Batocabe's murder.
AKO Bicol Representative Batocabe shot dead in Albay
December 22, 2018
His police escort is also killed during a gift-giving event for senior
citizens and persons with disabilities in the town of Daraga
'Baldo also planned to kill former Daraga mayor'
Rambo Talabong January 07, 2019
Former Daraga Mayor Gerry Jaucian died in May 2018 after a battle with lung
cancer. The PNP claims their witnesses know of a plan by Carlwyn Baldo to kill
Jaucian before he died.
Batocabe’s wife to killer: You’re going to pay
December 24, 2018 'The killer, I know who’s behind it. My God, you’re going to pay for that –
it’s all about money,' says Gertie Duran-Batocabe
Albay top cop replaced after Batocabe slay
December 24, 2018
Albay police chief Milo Bella Pagtalunan is reassigned to the Philippine
National Police's Bicol regional office. One of his deputies is assigned as
officer-in-charge of Albay police
Batocabe security pulled out before murder? Cops cry foul
Rambo Talabong and Rhaydz Barcia December 23, 2018
Police insist that AKO Bicol congressman Rodel Batocabe was assigned only one
security escort, SPO1 Orlando Diaz, who also died during the attack
Political foes behind Batocabe killing – family, lawmakers
Camille Elemia December 23, 2018
'You know so well we were winning the race. You coward just had to take him
out,' says Gertie, the wife of slain Ako Bicol Representative Rodel Batocabe
Daraga police chief sacked after Batocabe murder
December 23, 2018
Benito Dipad Jr, the top cop in the town where Representative Rodel Batocabe was
shot, is replaced by Dennis Balla as authorities investigate the killing
IN PHOTOS: Batocabe murder crime scene
Rambo Talabong December 22, 2018
AKO Bicol Representative Rodel Batocabe is killed while waiting to be picked up
by his vehicle after a gift-giving program in Daraga, Albay
Former Bukidnon town mayor Talaid killed in ambush
December 22, 2018
Joelito Talaid, former mayor of Kadingilan, Bukidnon, is killed in Cagayan de
Oro City 5 years after he survived an earlier robbery-ambush
Riding-in-tandem gunmen kill police officer in Negros Oriental
Marchel Espina December 19, 2018
Senior Inspector Porferio Gabuya Jr, deputy police chief of Guihulngan City, is
shot dead as he had coffee in an establishment a few meters from the police
station.
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2 Subic town councilors survive ambush
Randy V. Datu December 18, 2018
Suspects riding a red vehicle fire at the SUV of Elizaldy Rocafor and Roberto
Delgado along the highway in San Narciso, Zambales
Two municipal councilors of Subic town were ambushed along the national highway
here by still unidentified suspects Monday evening, December 17.
Bacolod City councilor and his wife survive ambush
Marchel P. Espina December 14, 2018
Unidentified gunmen waylay Councilor Ricardo Tan and his wife Nenita
Councilor Ricardo Tan was with his wife Nita when still unidentified assailants
fired at their vehicle at Barangay Alangilan here around 6 pm Friday.
Witnesses rushed the couple to a hospital.
Riding-in-tandem gunmen kill Zamboanga del Sur town councilor
December 04, 2018
Motorcycle-riding men on Tuesday, December 4, gunned down the Sominot town
Councilor Romeo Mainar Sr is gunned down in Bobongan village in Ramon Magsaysay
town, say police
Cop killed in front of his house in Pasig City
December 01, 2018
PO2 Manuel Melendrez III a cop assigned to the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and
Detection Group (PNP-CIDG)
was shot from behind and killed as he was helping his wife get
off their van in front of their house in Pasig City just before midnight
Thursday, November 29.
La Union vice mayor, security escort killed in ambush
Frank Cimatu November 14, 2018
Vice Mayor Al-fred Concepcion of Balaoan, La Union, dies as unknown assailants
open fire on their convoy. His daughter, Mayor Aleli Concepcion, is undergoing
medical treatment.
Two supporters of Abra governor shot dead
Frank Cimatu October 22, 2018
The two known backers of Abra Governor Joy Valera Bernos are gunned down while
riding together on a motorcycle
FDA chief's convoy ambushed in Camarines Sur
October 18, 2018
- with Video
The convoy of Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Director General Nela
Charade Puno was ambushed in Lupi town in Camarines Sur on Thursday, October 18.
At least 3 cops are killed and 3 others wounded, while Food and Drug
Administration chief Nela Charade Puno is unharmed, police say.
Judge handling Parojinog cases shot dead in Ozamiz City
Rambo Talabong October 08, 2018
Pintac denied the arrested Parojinog siblings from attending the wake of their
parents and relatives who were killed in a police raid.
La Union mayor Alexander Buquing ambushed
Rambo Talabong October 01, 2018 - with Video
Alexander "Alan" Buquing, the mayor of Sudipen town in La Union, was ambushed on
Monday, October 1.
According to the initial police report, Buquing was on the way home to Sudipen
with his wife when they were ambushed in Bangar town in the same province.
Buquing was declared dead on arrival at the hospital. His driver and police body
guard are also dead, while his wife, Sudipen Vice Mayor Wendy Joy Buquing, is
injured - undergoing treatment at a
local hospital
Cebu town mayor Mariano Blanco shot dead
Rambo Talabong September 05, 2018 - with Video
Mayor Mariano Blanco III of Ronda, Cebu was shot inside his own office
at the town hall on Wednesday, September 5. He was declared dead on arrival at
the hospital.
According to Ronda police chief Senior Inspector JR Palcon, Blanco was at his
office at around 1:30 am on Wednesday when 4 unidentified men broke in and shot
him.
Bilibid security officer shot dead in Muntinlupa
September 02, 2018
A security officer assigned to the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) was shot dead on
Sunday afternoon, September 2, in Muntinlupa City.
According to an initial report from the Southern Police District (SPD), Bureau
of Corrections Inspector Romel Reyes was killed by an unidentified gunman who
was aboard a motorcycle.
Abra town councilor shot dead
August 10, 2018
Lagayan Councilor Isagani Joson is killed inside his house in
Sitio Manaois in Poblacion Wednesday night, August 8.
Ex-Batangas town vice mayor hurt in shooting incident
July 14, 2018
An initial police report says former Santo Tomas vice mayor Ferdinand Ramos was
on his way home when he was shot by an unidentified suspect.
Lipa City barangay councilor shot dead
Tina Ganzon-Ozaeta July 14, 2018 The incident happens on the same night as the shooting of ex-vice mayor
Ferdinand Ramos of Santo Tomas, Batangas
Barangay chairman shot dead in Misamis Oriental
July 13, 2018
Barangay Danao Chairman Alfredo Zapanta of Jasaan, Misamis Oriental, was gunned
down by unknown assailants at 5:40 am Friday, according to the spokesperson of
Police Regional Office 10.n in Misamis Oriental, is the 7th local official
killed in two weeks
Cebu City barangay councilor shot dead near barangay hall
Rambo Talabong July 10, 2018
Barangay Kalunasan Councilor Roel Mabano is shot dead near their barangay hall
in Cebu City
Pasay barangay chairman shot dead by riding-in-tandem gunmen
Rambo Talabong August 09, 2018
Pasay Barangay 28 Chairman Jovie Decena is shot dead while sitting outside the
village outpost
According to the police report, Barangay 28 Chairman
Jovie Decena, 47, was
just "sitting at the barangay outpost" along Villaruel Street in Pasay City at
around 10:30 pm when two unidentified suspects aboard a motorcycle shot him
"several times."
4 PH officials killed as Duterte starts 3rd year
Rambo Talabong July 08, 2018
'Are these deliberate and orchestrated attempts at creating an atmosphere of
lawlessness to justify strongman rule?' says Liberal Party president Senator
Francis Pangilinan.
Tawi-tawi town vice mayor shot dead
Richard Falcatan July 11, 2018
Sapa-Sapa Vice Mayor Al Rashid Mohammad Ali is killed in Zamboanga City
Vice Mayor Al Rashid Mohammad Ali of the municipality of Sapa-Sapa in Tawi-Tawi
province was shot dead Wednesday afternoon, July 11, in Zamboanga City.
Village councilor shot dead in Zamboanga City
Aika Rey July 07, 2018
Zamboanga City police confirm that Santa Catalina village councilor Michael
Magallanes was shot dead around 7:20 am Saturday, July 7
WHO ARE
MAYORS, VICE MAYORS KILLED UNDER DUTERTE?
Jodesz Gavilan July 11, 2018
Know who these local executives are, their political affiliations, and possible
motives for their killing
Mayors seek dialogue with Duterte after Halili, Bote killings
Rambo Talabong July 04, 2018 - with Video
'Kung sakali naman po may maling nagawa ang mayor, hindi naman po tama na
patayin sila,' says League of Municipalities of the Philippines president Marife
Brondial.
By Rappler's count, there have been at least 14 mayors and vice mayors killed
under the presidency of Duterte, who was a longtime mayor of Davao City.
Mayor Halili's daughter urges Duterte: 'Give us justice'
Tina Ganzon-Ozaeta July 07, 2018
'I will not feel helpless. All the more I will fight back,' says Angeline Halili
who has vowed to seek justice for her slain father, Tanauan Mayor Antonio Halili
Execution of Gomburza
Bulatlat Feb 24, 2019
Bulatlat remembers the execution of the three Filipino priests who fought the
Spanish colonization. Today, church people remain
under attack for standing in solidarity with the Filipino people in their
struggles and aspirations.
Look more about Gomburza
alternatively spelled GOMBURZA or GomBurZa, refers to three
Filipino Catholic priests (Mariano Gomez, José Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora), who
were executed on February 17, 1872 at Bagumbayan by Spanish colonial authorities
on charges of subversion arising from the 1872 Cavite mutiny. The name is a
portmanteau of the priests' surnames
Group slams gov't official for 'hysterical red-tagging' of
activist nun
Kyle Aristophere Atienza June 20, 2020
The Movement Against Tyranny is demanding a public apology from NTF-ELCAC
Spokesperson and PCOO Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy for making 'condemnable'
allegations against Sister Mary John Mananzan that has put the nun's 'life and
liberty in peril'
PMA imam gunned down in Baguio
Frank Cimatu December 06, 2018
Bedejim Abdullah, an imam of Muslim cadets at the Philippine Military Academy,
was instrumental in setting up the first mosque in Baguio City and helped
coordinate peace events with other religious leaders
Bedejim Abdullah, a popular and unconventional imam in Baguio, was gunned down
Thursday noon, December 6, at Kayang Street here.
Abdullah was shot twice in the head and thrice in the body by a
still-unidentified assailant in a crowded street in central Baguio.
Peace rallies condemn killing of imam in Baguio
Frank Cimatu December 16, 2018
This comes days after Sheikh Bedejim Abdulla, a popular and unconventional imam,
was shot 7 times on his way to his office in Baguio City
Bishop critical of Duterte drug war gets
death threats
Paterno Esmaquel II February 26, 2019 - with Video
President Rodrigo Duterte says Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle alerted him about
death threats against priests. He backtracks on his call to kill 'useless'
bishops
LOOK: Death threats vs priests critical of Duterte drug war
Paterno Esmaquel II March 11, 2019 - with Video
Read death threats against prominent Catholic leaders, including Archbishop
Socrates Villegas and Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, received through text
messages
More priests bare death threats under Duterte's watch
Paterno Esmaquel II March 11, 2019 - with Videos e.g. Fr Robert Reyes says
death threats vs priests began with Duterte
Fathers Flavie Villanueva, Robert Reyes, and Albert Alejo expose death
threats they have recently received under the watch of President Rodrigo Duterte
Duterte said kill the bishops – and his word became flesh Paterno Esmaquel II February 28, 2019
President Rodrigo Duterte's violent tirades against clergymen
begin to take flesh in the form of death threats.
What Duterte says, Duterte gets.
LIST: Zamboanga City bombings since 2000
Janella Paris January 30, 2019
The explosion at a Zamboanga City mosque on Wednesday, January 30, is just one
of at least 17 bombings in the city since 2000
At least 27 dead in Jolo Cathedral bombing
Rambo Talabong and Mara Cepeda January 27, 2019
Police say dozens more were injured in twin explosions at the
cathedral on Sunday morning, January 27
'Main suspect' in Jolo Cathedral bombing surrenders
Rambo Talabong February 04, 2019
Alias Kamah, the man that the police considers as the main suspect in
the deadly Jolo Cathedral bombing, has surrendered to Philippine authorities,
police chief Oscar Albayalde announced on Monday, February 4.
Año: Sources say Jolo 'suicide bombers' were Indonesians
Pia Ranada February 01, 2019
The DILG chief sees a connection between the Jolo cathedral bombing and the
Basilan blast in July 2018, both of which supposedly involved foreigners linked
to ISIS
WATCH: Outside Jolo Cathedral during the bombing
Rambo Talabong January 29, 2019 - with Videos
Videos capture the shift from peace to chaos outside the Jolo Cathedral before,
during, and after the deadly bombing
Duterte says wife, husband suicide bombers behind Jolo bombing
Pia Ranada January 29, 2019
President Rodrigo Duterte says a woman wearing a cross blew herself up inside
the Jolo Cathedral while her husband was behind the second blast in the church's
entrance
Pope Francis in Panama strongly condemns Jolo Cathedral bombing
Agence France-Presse January 28, 2019
Speaking during the Angelus that wound up the World Youth Day
celebrations in Panama, Pope Francis issues his 'strongest reprobation for this
episode of violence which is once again plunging the Christian community into
mourning'
Pope Francis condemns attack on Philippine Church
Linda Bordoni
Speaking after the Angelus on the last day of World Youth in Panama City, Pope
Francis decried a deadly twin bomb attack on a Catholic Church in the
Philippines, before turning his attention to other issues that are currently in
the news.
6 persons of interest in Jolo Cathedral bombing
Rambo Talabong January 28, 2019
There was intelligence reports related to these persons of interest as early as
August 2018, says National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr
World condemns Jolo Cathedral bombing in Philippines
Paterno Esmaquel II January 28, 2019
The United States denounces this 'senseless violence' while the European Union
says this is 'also an attack against the basic right to practice one's religion'
Police confirm shooting at Cebu Archbishop's Residence
Rambo Talabong July 10, 2018
Reports from local news agencies say Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma is safe.
Palma is a vocal critic of extrajudicial killings in the Philippines.
Man killed in shootout inside Cebu Archbishop's Residence. The gunman is identified as Jeffrey Cañedo, who reportedly looked for
Archbishop Jose Palma before shooting it out with cops
Cebu Archbishop Palma calls father of shooting suspect
Paterno Esmaquel II July 10, 2018
'We enjoin everyone to pray for the soul of the deceased,' says the Archdiocese
of Cebu after a shootout killed a gunman at the Cebu Archbishop's Residence
Cebu Archbishop Palma safe, appeals for calm after shootout
Paterno Esmaquel II July 10, 2018
Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma calls on the public 'to refrain from making
any speculation' about the shooting incident at the Cebu Archbishop's Residence.
Activist priest recounts 'close call' with death squad
Jodesz Gavilan August 27, 2018
Father Amado Picardal has spent his life documenting
Davao Death Squad killings.
He sees himself as the target of the notorious group.
Drenched in God’s blood
June 18, 2018
President Duterte’s persistent attacks against the Catholic Church, even after
these killings, leave us with only one thought: that beyond his insensitivity,
he is out to silence an institution that has now become his fierce critic.
The Philippines' scourge of killers on motorbikes
Carlos H. Conde June 17, 2018
The riding-in-tandem attacks underscore the extent to which rule of law has been
diminished by President Rodrigo Duterte's incitement of killings of drug
suspects.
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FACT CHECK: Misleading video on priest in Camarines Sur murder
case
June 26, 2018
The blog post uses a November 2016 news report that is unrelated to the murder.
Authorities have not yet officially named any suspect in the case nor confirmed
there is a video of the crime
Bishops hit priests carrying guns amid killings
Paterno Esmaquel II June 17, 2018
Bishops on Sunday, June 17, criticized priests who carry guns for their personal
safety, as certain quarters have proposed arming clergymen in the face of recent
killings. 'Gun-toting priests? They might want to consider leaving the priesthood and
joining the police or the military instead,'
says Caloocan Bishop Pablo
Virgilio David.
CBCP head says priests shouldn't carry guns despite killings
Paterno Esmaquel II June 25, 2018
Davao Archbishop Romulo Valles, president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of
the Philippines, says the CBCP gives its 'trust and confidence' to the
Philippine National Police
'They are killing our flock. They are killing us shepherds.'
Paterno Esmaquel II June 11, 2018
Archbishop Socrates Villegas and other leaders call on President Rodrigo Duterte
'to stop the verbal persecution of the Catholic Church,' as they denounce the
killing of Father Richmond Nilo.
Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas and other leaders of his
archdiocese released a strongly worded statement.
"They are killing our flock. They are killing us shepherds. They are killing our
faith. They are cursing our Church. They are killing God again as they did in
Calvary," their statement read.
We must not keep quiet
Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas June 24, 2018
Kill us if they wish but our blood will speak louder than our voices. There is a
message that only martyrdom can teach. We will not be threatened.
Malacañang condemns killings of priests
Pia Ranada June 13, 2018
'We join the Catholic bishops and faithful in condemning the murder of Catholic
priests,' says Malacañang but remains mum on calls for President Rodrigo Duterte
to tone down verbal insults against the Church that may embolden more attacks.
'We only want real justice for Fr Richmond Nilo'
Eloisa Lopez June 22, 2018
Diocese of Cabanatuan Vicar General Noel Jetajobe says: 'It will be a double
injustice if we send the wrong guy to jail and fail to get the guilty ones'
CCTV footage shows arrested suspect in Fr Nilo slay far from crime scene
Eloisa Lopez June 22, 2018 - with Video
The family and lawyer of Adell Milan present CCTV footage showing the primary
suspect in the murder of Fr Richmond Nilo in another town less than an hour
before the priest is killed.
More Catholics outraged by killings of priests
Paterno Esmaquel II June 18, 2018
'Let us not stop making noise until our cry for justice and truth is heard. Let
the killings stop!' says Cubao Bishop Honesto Ongtioco after the recent murder
of Nueva Ecija priest Father Richmond Nilo.
After priest killings, Duterte again threatens Church leaders
Pia Ranada June 13, 2018
'Ang problema ng mga buwang na ito, santo lahat. Gobyerno, military, police,
puro demonyo na,' says President Rodrigo Duterte about Catholic leaders urging
him to tone down his tirades against the Church.
Priest shot dead after Sunday Mass in Cagayan
April 29, 2018 Father Mark Ventura, 37, is killed by unidentified assailants as he is
blessing children and talking to choir members after Sunday Mass in Gattaran,
Cagayan
'Murder is murder,' bishop says as Duterte hits Fr Mark
Ventura
Paterno Esmaquel II May 21, 2018 President Rodrigo Duterte justifies the death of Cagayan priest Father Mark
Ventura by claiming that the 37-year-old priest had affairs with at least 4
women.
Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David stressed the need to seek justice for slain
Cagayan priest Father Mark Ventura, even after President Rodrigo Duterte
justified the priest's death by claiming he was involved in illicit affairs.
Priest killed in Nueva Ecija
December 05, 2017
The incident happened hours after Fr Marcelito Paez assisted in
facilitating the release of a political prisoner in Cabanatuan, says rights
group Karapatan
Priest shot dead in Nueva Ecija
June 11, 2018 - with Video Father Richmond Nilo is the latest member of the clergy killed by unidentified
gunmen.
CBCP condemns 'outrageously evil' murder of Fr Richmond Nilo
Paterno Esmaquel II June 11, 2018
The bishop of slain Nueva Ecija priest Father Richmond Nilo slams the
'escalating violence and culture of impunity in the country, even against
helpless clergymen'
Father Nilo: Nueva Ecija's hardworking defender of the Catholic Church
Eloisa Lopez June 12, 2018 - with the Video: Parishioners pay their
last respects to Fr. Nilo
The gunman who killed Fr Richmond Nilo fired his gun from the window of the
chapel while the priest was preparing to say the 5 pm Mass.
Dumaguete City radio reporter shot dead
Ryan Macasero May 06, 2020
Rex Cornelio is the third radio journalist to be killed in Dumaguete City since
2018.
According to a report from the Dumaguete City Police Department, Rex Cornelio
Pepino or "Rex Cornelio" on Energy 93.7 FM, was shot before 9 pm at Villa Amada,
North Road, in Barangay Daro, Dumaguete City.
Even after the Ampatuan verdict, Filipino journalists are
still in peril
Billy Jason Vuelta December 22, 2019
As long as there are still Filipinos who choose to be misinformed and
disinformed, the Philippines will still be a dangerous place for journalists
154 attacks, threats vs journalists since Duterte took office
– media groups
December 11, 2019
The Freedom for Media, Freedom for All Network says at least 15 journalists have
been killed under the Duterte administration
Journalist dies a month after Sultan Kudarat attack
December 04, 2019
Radyo ni Juan manager Benjie Caballero dies after sustaining 5 gunshot wounds in
an October 30 attack
Journalist attacked in Tacurong City
October 30, 2019
A police report says radio journalist Benjie Caballero was inside his house when
attacked by motorcycle-riding men.
Unidentified men on a motorcycle attacked the manager of Radyo ni Juan in
Tacurong City in Sultan Kudarat past noon Wednesday, October 30.
Undersecretary Joel Egco of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security said
Benjie Caballero was in his house in Tacurong when he was shot by one of the
armed men.
Egco said based on reports he received Caballero was rushed to a hospital where
he was still being revived.
Radio broadcaster shot dead in Dumaguete City
Ryan Macasero November 07, 2019
Radio Broadcaster Dindo Generoso was shot dead in Barangay Piapi, Dumaguete
City, on Thursday morning on his way to work in Dumaguete City, November 7. He
was 67.
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines said that at around 7:30
am, a lone gunman shot and killed Generoso while he was driving to radio station
dyEM 96.7 Bai Radio, where he hosts a show.
PH has most number of unsolved journalist killings – report
Agence France-Presse October 29, 2019
The 2019 Global Impunity Index lists 41 unsolved media killings in the
Philippines over the last 10 years
The country with the largest number of unsolved killings was the Philippines
with 41, followed by Mexico with 30, the New York-based group said.
Remate columnist shot dead in Pampanga
Rambo Talabong October 21, 2019
A columnist and his companion are shot dead late Sunday evening, October 20, in
Arayat town in Pampanga while on their way to Olongapo City.
Remate columnist Jupiter Gonzales, 52, and his companion Christopher Tiongson
were riding a Nissan Almera at Barangay Cacutud bound for Olongapo when they
were shot at by unidentified suspects.
Abante Tonite printing house stormed, burned by 4 armed men
Rambo Talabong September 09, 2019
Abante Tonite editor Fernando Jadulco says that his staff 'will not be cowed' by
the first violent attack against their publication in 3 decades
Rappler's Bacolod correspondent tailed by 'suspicious' man
August 04, 2019
A Bacolod City-based journalist pursuing stories related to the killings in
Negros Oriental reported being followed by a "suspicious" man riding a
motorcycle on Sunday, August 4.
Marchel Espina, the chairperson of the National Union of Journalists of the
Philippines (NUJP) Bacolod and a correspondent for Rappler, said she was alerted
by the driver of her rental car that a motorcycle was tailing them as they were
returning from Canlaon City.
Journalist gunned down in Kidapawan City
Sofia Tomacruz July 11, 2019
Brigada News - Kidapawan City radio broadcaster Eduardo Dizon is shot dead by
unidentified suspects along the national highway of Kidapawan City
The Video:
Radio broadcaster sa Kidapawan, patay matapos pagbabarilin.
Arrest warrant out against suspects in Kidapawan broadcaster's killing
October 07, 2019
Judge Henelinda Molina Diaz has ordered the arrest of Sotero Jacolbe Jr (alias
Jun Jacolbe) and Junell Jane Andagkit Poten (alias Junell Gerozaga), according
to the Presidential Task Force on Media Security
Korean travel columnist found dead in Antipolo
June 21, 2019
Rizal police identify the victim as 59-year-old Joo Yeong-wook, who arrived in
the country on June 14.
Investigators said he was wearing a long-sleeved shirt and grey denim shorts
when he was found. His mouth was covered with duct tape, and he had a gunshot to
the forehead
Malacañang task force asks CMFR, NUJP, media groups about
Maguindanao massacre aid
Pia Ranada April 26, 2019
A media watchdog decries this as a fishing expedition meant to 'demonize
independent and non-profit media organizations'
A new level of audacity for impunity and journalist murders
Andrew Heslop November 01, 2018
The world marks November 2, International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against
Journalists, at a time when threats to journalistic endeavor are more widespread
than ever
Riding-in-tandem gunmen kill radio announcer in Negros
Oriental
December 28, 2018
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines has alerted the media on
the attack on radio announcer Gabriel 'Kumander Aguila' Alburo in La Libertad
town, Negros Oriental.
The media watchdog said Alburo is the second media practitioner to be killed in
Negros Oriental this year.
Philippine Star correspondent stabbed to death in Albay
Rhaydz B. Barcia November 11, 2018
Celso Amo was stabbed after a heated argument during a basketball game, say
police and witnesses
Despite improved status, PH ranks 5th on Global Impunity Index
November 02, 2018 - with Video
The Philippines has been on the impunity list for 11 years, and still has 40
unsolved cases out of a population of 104.9 million.
Despite an "improved" status on the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) 2018
Global Impunity Index, the Philippines ranks 5th among countries where the
murders of journalists are left unprosecuted.
Press groups count 85 attacks vs media under Duterte
Gaea Katreena Cabico May 3, 2018
There have been 85 cases of attacks against the Philippine press - long
considered the freest and liveliest in Asia - since President Rodrigo Duterte
assumed office, according to a report of various media watchdogs. According to the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility and the National
Union of Journalists of the Philippines, nine journalists have been killed from
June 30, 2016 to May 1, 2018.
Philippines 'deadliest country' in Asia for journalists in
2017 Jodesz Gavilan December 19, 2017
Reporters Without Borders identified 4 Filipino journalists killed in line with
their work in 2017, adding that President Rodrigo Duterte's 'cryptic but
alarming comment' against journalists in May 2016 proved to be more than just
talk.
Govt should do more to stop media killings
The Manila Times July 22, 2018
The killing of Albay broadcaster Joey Llana before dawn on
Friday adds to the already long list of media workers killed since the
restoration of democracy in 1986. It is the 12th media killing under the Duterte
administration and the 185th since the first Aquino administration.
Mindanao journos, Reporters Without Borders condemn killing of
Denora
June 08, 2018
RSF says Dennis Denora, publisher of the weekly community newspaper Trends and
Times in Panabo City in Davao del Norte, is the 6th journalist murdered during
the term of President Rodrigo Duterte.
PH ranks 5th worst country in unsolved media killings
Jodesz Gavilan November 01, 2017
While President Rodrigo Duterte created a task force to probe media killings, it
has so far failed to hold accountable the people responsible for violence
against journalists in the Philippines, the CPJ report says.
Radio announcer shot dead in Albay
Rhaydz B. Barcia July 20, 2018
Joey Llana was on his way to his radio station when he was ambushed
Catanduanes publisher Larry Que slain – colleagues
Agence France-Presse December 20, 2016
Larry Que, publisher of the local paper Catanduanes News Nowpis the first
journalist to be killed since Duterte's inauguration on June 30.
The victim had criticized in his column the "negligence" of local officials over
an illegal drug factory on the island that was discovered in a police raid threeeks ago, said the union secretary-general Dabet Panelo.
NUJP condemns killing of Catanduanes newspaper publisher
December 20, 2016 4:52pm
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) on Tuesday condemned
the killing of Catanduanes-based journalist Larry Que, believing it is
job-related considering the topic of his last newspaper column.
Maguindanao Massacre, election-related violence and media killings, November 23, 2009
6 updates on Maguindanao massacre's 6th year
Jodesz Gavilan November 21, 2015
Rappler lists down what happened during the months leading to the 6th year of
the worst case of election-related violence and media killings in the
Philippines
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Malacañang Palace briefing on Ampatuan Massacre verdict
How the Ampatuans commanded the police to carry out massacre
Lian Buan December 22, 2019
Policemen, whether accomplices or not, readily comply with the order to set up
checkpoints. The Mangudadatu convoy fails to secure an escort after the army
refuses to provide them with one.
Amid confusion, families to clarify Ampatuan massacre verdict
Lian Buan December 21, 2019
4 people part of the 101 on trial did not receive judgments. A policeman who
offered his troop for the massacre plot is both convicted and acquitted in the
ruling.
IBP on Ampatuan verdict: Delayed justice breeds despair, corruption
Jodesz Gavilan December 20, 2019
While it welcomes the conviction of suspects in the Ampatuan massacre, the
Integrated Bar of the Philippines laments the delay and pushes for reforms in
the judicial process
Malacañang welcomes guilty verdict in Ampatuan massacre
Sofia Tomacruz December 19, 2019
But the 'narrative on the protection of media workers is far from over,' says
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, who was once a lawyer for Datu Andal
Ampatuan Jr
Sajid Ampatuan acquitted despite 'knowledge of murder plot'
Lian Buan December 19, 2019
A meeting is held in Sajid's house a day after the massacre to discuss 'how to
save the backhoe' but Judge Jocelyn Solis Reyes says 'it is of no moment'
58th Ampatuan massacre victim forgotten in verdict?
Rambo Talabong December 19, 2019
Reynaldo Momay, a journalist who was seen covering the doomed candidacy filing
of Esmael 'Toto' Mangudadatu and was never found again, is not counted as a
murder victim by the Ampatuan brothers
Ampatuan massacre victims' families could each receive P20M
December 19, 2019
Lawyer Ted Te says the families should receive at least P50,000 in civil
damages, though prosecution lawyers have asked the court to order the accused to
each pay P20 million
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News, analyses, live broadcast, and videos on the decision on the Ampatuan
massacre on December 19, 2019 at Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig
2 days before verdict, court orders Zaldy Ampatuan's return to jail
Lian Buan December 17, 2019
'The court finds that there is no longer any need for [Zaldy Ampatuan] to remain
in the hospital as the procedure during rehabilitation session can be done to
him as an outpatient,' says Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes
Supreme Court allows live coverage of Ampatuan massacre judgment
Lian Buan December 10, 2019
The Supreme Court (SC) en banc ruled on Tuesday, December 10, to allow live
coverage of the most awaited decision on the Ampatuan massacre which will be
held on December 19 inside Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig.
Media orgs unite, ask SC for live coverage of Ampatuan judgment
Lian Buan December 03, 2019
'Allowing live coverage would allow families unable to travel to Manila to
immediately hear the decision of the 58 counts of murder of Judge Jocelyn Solis
Reyes,' says the petition signed by media organizations
Ampatuan massacre verdict out December 19
Lian Buan December 02, 2019
Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes will hand down the judgment 9 am at the Camp Bagong
Diwa in Taguig.
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Maguindanao massacre verdict out on Dec. 19 | ANC
Children bear the brunt 10 years since Ampatuan massacre
LIAN BUAN November 18, 2019
Many of the widows of the journalists choose to go abroad, leaving behind their
children who have to lose another parent. Financial assistance is also running
out.
Supreme Court extends Ampatuan massacre judgment to December
Lian Buan November 08, 2019 - with Video
'We have waited for ten years, the 30 days is a short time to wait,' private
prosecutor Nena Santos says of the 30-day extension to promulgate the decision.
The Video:
'Unacceptable,' lawyer of Maguindanao massacre victims' kin says of delay in
verdict
Nov 7, 2019 ABS-CBN News
It is "unacceptable" that the loved ones of 58 people killed in the Maguindanao
massacre have yet to get justice nearly a decade after one of the world's worst
election-related incidents of violence, their lawyer said Thursday.
WATCH: Media groups demand 'justice now, convict Ampatuans'
Lisa Marie David November 24, 2019 - with Video
NUJP, AlterMidya, and other media groups commemorate the 10th anniversary of the
Maguindanao massacre with a mural painting and march
For Mama: Child of Ampatuan massacre victim chooses journalism too
Lian Buan November 23, 2019 - with Video
If she pursues her dream profession, 16-year-old Rhully Mae Shula Montaño will
also bear the many, many problems of the media that even the killing of her
mother could not solve
NUJP chair ‘confident’ Ampatuans will be convicted
November 22, 2019
An acquittal, says National Union of Journalists of the Philippines' Nonoy
Espina, would have grave implications not just on press freedom but on the
electoral process
Duterte OKs creation of task force vs media killings
October 13, 2016
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has signed
Administrative Order (AO) 1 creating a presidential task force against media
killings, a Palace official said on Thursday.
President Rodrigo Duterte signed an administrative order (AO) creating the
"Presidential Task Force on Violations of the Right to Life, Liberty and
Security of the Members of the Media."
Presidential Communications Chief Martin Andanar joined Cebu-based media
practitioners in a candle-light ceremony at the Cebu Provincial Capitol Grounds
in Cebu City on Friday, September 23.
HRW urges PH state action vs media killings
Jodesz Gavilan August 12, 2017
The New York-based human rights organization says that media freedom will remain
under threat if those responsible for killings of journalists are not held
accountable.
National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, NUJP
NUJP website latest target of 'coordinated campaign' vs critical news
Gelo Gonzales February 13, 2019
The website of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP)
became the latest target in an ongoing series of cyberattacks against
alternative, critical news organizations.
Attacks continue after earlier hits on Bulatlat, Kodao Productions, and Pinoy
Weekly.
NUJP alarmed by threats on journalists
Oct 3, 2016
Two Filipino journalists
working for an international news agency have been threatened online after
reporting how President Rodrigo Duterte referred to the Nazi Holocaust in vowing
to slaughter millions of drug addicts
Farmers group organizer abducted from Cebu home
Rambo Talabong June 14, 2020
Elena Tijamo is taken from her Bantayan, Cebu home by 4 men and 2 women
reportedly carrying rifles and pistols on Saturday evening, June 13, and has yet
to be seen.
'They shot my tatay 9 times'
Marchel P. Espina April 30, 2020 - with Video
The son of Jory Porquia of Bayan Muna laments on Facebook on the brutal manner
his father was killed by 4 armed men in Iloilo City
The Jory Porquia, Bayan Muna Iloilo coordinator, was shot dead by unidentified
armed men in his rented home at Arevalo in Iloilo City early Thursday, April 30.
The Video:
Bayan Muna condemns killing of Iloilo City activist; calls for impartial
investigation
May 1, 2020 ANC 24/7
UNHRC urged to create Commission of Inquiry for Philippines
Mavic Conde March 06, 2020
The group emphasizes the need for an investigation into the worsening human
rights situation under the Duterte administration – including attacks on
environmental defenders
Lawyer killed in Nueva Ecija, 48th since 2016
Lian Buan February 29, 2020
Lawyer Bayani Dalangin was shot dead in front of his office in Talavera town in
Nueva Ecija on Friday, February 28, making him the 48th member of the legal
profession killed in the Duterte administration.
Lawyer killed in front of Pampanga church
Lian Buan January 28, 2020
Police say lawyer Carlos Anselmo and his driver Marcial Mendoza were killed by 3
motorcycle-riding men in front of the San Vicente Parish Church in Sta Rita,
Pampanga. Carlos M. Anselmo became the 46th member of the legal profession to be killed
under the Duterte administration. His driver, Marcial Mendoza, was also killed
in the Tuesday morning attack.
CHR calls for justice over killing of peasant leader in
Northern Samar
Jan 20, 2020
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Monday, January 20, condemned the
"brutal" killing of a local peasant leader in Northern Samar.
Unidentified men killed 35-year-old Jennifer Tonag, organizer of the Northern
Samar Small Farmers Association (NSSFA), while she was on her way home from a
seminar sponsored by the Department of the Interior and Local Government last
Friday, January 17.
Riding-in-tandem gunmen attack lawyer in Dumaguete
Ryan Macasero January 03, 2020
74-year-old lawyer Ray Moncada is in critical condition
According to a police spot report, Moncada was leaving his house when he saw the
two suspects waiting for him outside the gate.
The lawyer immediately ran back inside upon seeing the men, but they managed to
shoot at Moncada and hit him.
Crackdown on environmental defenders 'may lead to P1-T
ecological damage yearly'
Mavic Conde February 03, 2020
The Kalikasan People's Network for the Environment submits to the United Nations
its own report on the human rights situation under the Duterte administration
9 years on, justice still elusive for slain botanist Leonard
Co
Nicolas Antonio Czar November 15, 2019
'Parang napakahirap kuhanin ng justice sa Pilipinas kahit na may witness at
proof kami,' says Leonard Co's daughter Linnaea.
Linnaea last saw her father 9 years ago, when they cremated his bullet-ridden
body after he and two of his guides were shot to death in Kananga, Leyte, where
they were studying the indigenous trees in the area. The volley of shots came from soldiers of the Philippine Army's 19th Infantry
Battalion (IBPA) who mistook Co's group for members of the New Peoples' Army
(NPA)
Internat'l group calls on PH authorities to locate missing
rights worker
Lian Buan November 09, 2019
Honey Mae Suazo, former secretary general of
Karapatan Southern Mindanao Region, has been missing since November 2
Front Line Defenders, an international group organized to protect human rights
defenders, urged Philippine authorities to find Honey Mae Suazo, the former
Karapatan secretary general who was reported missing amid the government's
massive crackdown on progressive groups. Suazo's disappearance comes amid a crackdown on progressive groups as raids
in Bacolod and Manila
yield the arrests of more than 60 activists and rights workers.
Labor leader shot dead in Laguna
Jodesz Gavilan November 06, 2019
A union leader and community organizer was killed on Monday, November 4, in
front of his wife in Cabuyao, Laguna.
Reynaldo Malaborbor, 61, was repeatedly shot in the head by an unidentified man
while walking with his wife near their residence at 9:30 pm in Barangay
Banay-banay.
Reynaldo Malaborbor was among 3 farmers arrested in 2010 by the military and
whose case was dismissed 4 years ago
'Red-tagged' anti-mining lawyer survives ambush in Capiz
Lian Buan September 23, 2019
Anti-mining lawyer Cris Heredia survived a shooting attack on her vehicle
morning on Monday, September 23, with several groups condemning sustained
attacks and threats against human rights lawyers and workers.
In NUPL's latest update, there have been 47 judges, prosecutors and lawyers
killed since President Rodrigo Duterte took power in 2016
73-year-old lawyer shot dead in front of family in Rizal
Rambo Talabong September 06, 2019
Lawyer Irineo Cabugoy is shot dead in front of his family inside a McDonald's
fast-food restaurant in Antipolo, Rizal
Cabugoy is the latest in
a running list of lawyers, judges, and prosecutors killed ever since
President Rodrigo Duterte assumed office in July 2016.
Defense lawyer in Bohol kidnapping trial survives attempted
ambush
Ryan Macasero September 02, 2019
Well-known Cebu lawyer Innocencio dela Cerna survives the ambush.
Lawyer Innocencio dela Cerna was ambushed outside of the Cebu City Hall of
Justice after attending a hearing at around 9 am on Monday, September 2.
Ifugao farmers' group volunteer shot
Frank Cimatu August 06, 2019
Brandon Lee, a paralegal volunteer for the Ifugao Peasant Movement,was redtagged
by the military in 2015.
A correspondent of the alternative online paper Northern Dispatch was shot in
front of his house at around 6 pm Monday, August 5, in the capital town of
Lagawe in Ifugao.
Brandon Lee was immediately brought to the hospital, the Cordillera Human Rights
Alliance said.
He is in a coma after being hit 4 times in the body.
Enemies of the State?
Report July 30, 2019 - with Video
How governments and businesses silence land and environmental defenders.
More than three people were murdered each week in 2018, with countless more
criminalised, for defending their land and our environment. The Philippines had the highest number of killings of any country this year,
with at least 30 defenders murdered.
Why are environmental activists under attack?
Al Jazeera English August 8, 2019
A new human rights report says 164 environmental activists around the world were
killed last year, and countless more are being silenced through violent attacks,
intimidation or unfair criminalisation.
The report examined 19 countries and found that most of the activist killings in
2018 involved those who spoke out against mining industries. The Philippines topped the list with 30 victims.
Lawyer killed in Negros Oriental ambush
Ryan Macasero July 24, 2019
Lawyer Anthony Trinidad, who was shot dead while on his way from a court
hearing, is reportedly on the hit list of an anti-communist group.
The Defend Negros Network said in a statement on Facebook that Trinidad was
reportedly among the names on a list of an alleged anti-communist group called
Kawsa Guihulnganon Batok Komunista (KAGUBAK).
Kin of slain lawyer in Negros Oriental condemns red-tagging
Marchel P. Espina August 01, 2019
'Anthony or any member of our family is not a communist sympathizer as portrayed
by the people who want to harm and kill us,' says the lawyer's sister Andrea
Trinidad
Human rights advocate shot dead in Negros Oriental
Marchel P. Espina July 08, 2019
Police have yet to establish the motive in the killing of 43-year-old Romano
Baldoza, a former Negros Oriental coordinator of the human rights group
Karapatan.
Romano Baldoza, 43, was on his way home when he was waylaid by unidentified
riding-in-tandem suspects. The victim, who was onboard a motorcycle, succumbed
to multiple gunshot wounds.
Activist Neptali Morada gunned down in Naga City
June 17, 2019
Victim Neptali Morada is a former regional head of the political party Bayan
Muna, and works as a staff member of former Camarines Sur vice governor Ato Peña
2 human rights workers shot dead in Sorsogon
Sofia Tomacruz June 16, 2019
Ryan Hubilla, a 22-year-old senior high school student, and Nelly Bagasala, 69,
who both advocated for human rights, are killed by unknown gunmen
Labor leader shot dead in Cavite
June 02, 2019
Partido Manggagawa urges authorities to 'act with dispatch and catch the
perpetrators' behind the killing of Dennis Sequeña, who was slain less than a
week before his birthday.
Leonides "Dennis" Sequeña was gunned down in Barangay Bunga in Tanza, Cavite, by
men riding a motorcycle who immediately fled the scene, according to labor group
Partido Manggagawa (PM).
Lawyer gunned down in Rodriguez, Rizal
May 18, 2019
The IBP says it 'could not think of any possible motive except perhaps his "sin"
to be true to his lawyer’s oath and the code of professional responsibility in
the service of his God, country and family'
International probers: No effective investigation of lawyer
killings in PH
Lian Buan March 18, 2019 - with Video
Policemen, the foreign lawyers say, are not conducting initial investigations,
and prosecutors are left to wait for police reports that do not come
The Video: Lawyers
group seeks SC help, protection from military harassment
Inquirer.net Apr 15, 2019
An organization of human rights lawyers on Monday sought the Supreme Court’s
protection from alleged continuing harassment and “red tagging” of their members
by the military and the police.
Groups denounce killing of lawyer in Davao del Norte
March 15, 2019
'Lawyers, prosecutors, and judges are being targeted with surging
frequency and impunity,' says the Integrated Bar of the Philippines following
the killing of lawyer Rex Jasper Lopoz in Tagum City, Davao del Norte March 13.
NDF consultant shot dead inside bus in Nueva Vizcaya
Lian Buan and Raymon Dullana January 30, 2019
UPDATED National Democratic Front (NDF) consultant Randy Malayao was shot dead
inside a passenger bus in Nueva Vizcaya early morning Wednesday, January 30. The
gunman boards the passenger bus and shoots Randy Malayao twice.
Look the Video: CCTV
captures murder of NDFP consultant Randy Malayao
Inquirer.net Feb 5, 2019
Human rights defenders also killed under Duterte administration
Janella Paris February 07, 2019
2017 marks the bloodiest year for human rights defenders under the Duterte
administration Over a hundred human rights defenders have been killed under the Duterte
administration alone.
Malacañang condemns murder of NDF consultant, QC barangay captain
Pia Ranada January 31, 2019
'There can be no act of violence against anyone regardless of whether [or not]
they agree with government,' says Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo
Malacañang on Thursday, January 31, denounced the killing of National Democratic
Front (NDF) consultant Randy Malayao and Quezon City barangay captain
Crisell
Beltran.
PH Bar Association's Jose Agcaoili on seeking justice for
slain lawyers
November 26, 2018
Rappler editor-at-large Marites Vitug speaks with Philippine Bar Association
president Jose Agcaoili to discuss the killings of members of the legal
profession in recent years
'Mabinay 6' lawyer shot dead in Negros Occidental
Marchel P. Espina November 07, 2018
Human rights lawyer Benjamin Ramos, the secretary-general of the Negros
Occidental arm of the National Union of Peoples' Lawyers (NUPL), was in front of
a store near the public plaza in Kabankalan City when he was shot at close range
by two unidentified men
The people lost another good defender
Amber A. Heckelman November 11, 2018
Atty Ben committed his life to building the resources and infrastructure
necessary to empower farmers. He believed in farmers.
Duterte warns groups occupying lands: I will have you arrested, shot October 29, 2018
'If they resist violently, shoot them, and if they die, I do not care,' says
President Rodrigo Duterte. Duterte seemed to be referring to the massacre of 9 sugar farmers at Hacienda
Nene in Sagay City, Negros Occidental. The farmers were occupying land at the
hacienda.
Massacres, incidents of violence against farmers
Jodesz Gavilan October 23, 2018
Filipino farmers have taken it upon themselves to fight for their rights but
have been met with bullets as protests turn violent
Negros farmers' recruiter 'left them' before the bloodbath
Rambo Talabong and Marchel P. Espina October 22, 2018
Western Visayas top cop John Bulalacao says the farmers may have been used as
bait by the New People's Army to incite hate against the government
Malacañang condemns killing of 9 Negros farmers
October 21, 2018
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo says the government 'will enforce the
full wrath' of the law against those who killed 9 farmers in Negros Occidental
5 farmers killed in North Cotabato ambush
Allan Nawal December 01, 2018
Matalam town police are eyeing a land dispute as the motive for the attack.
They were attacked by at least 16 suspects in Purok Ragsak, in Barangay Kibudoc
Nagbabagang Lupa Tribute to Farmers
Malu Maniquis, Oct 24, 2018
This is my way of paying tribute to the now 172 farmers and farm workers killed
from July 2016 to October 2018 for fighting for their right to land, right to
food, and right to life. Let us support the cause of our agricultural sector.
Stop the killings!
Lawyers' groups condemn murder of defense attorney Rafael
Atotubo
Jodesz Gavilan August 27, 2018 - with Video
'The attacks on lawyers are part of this dastardly attempt to dismantle the
legal system by means of fear and violence,' says Free Legal Assistance Group
chairperson Jose Manuel Diokno
Lawyer of alleged drug lord Odicta shot dead in Roxas City
Rambo Talabong September 28, 2018
Edel Julio Romero served as the lawyer of Melvin Odicta, alleged top drug lord
of Iloilo province, until the latter was gunned down in August 2016
Kerwin Espinosa's lawyer killed in ambush near Cebu City courthouse
MW Mosqueda and Rambo Talabong February 19, 2018
Gunmen spray bullets at the car of Jonah John Ungab, lawyer of the suspected
drug lord
PH still deadliest country in Asia for
environmental defenders – report
Jee Y. Geronimo July 13, 2017
At least 28 land and environmental defenders were killed in the Philippines in
2016, according to environmental monitor Global Witness.
2016 deadliest year for environment defenders – report
Jee Y. Geronimo July 13, 2017
At least 200 land and environmental defenders died in 2016, the deadliest year
on record according to the latest report by environmental monitor Global Witness
Environmental lawyer murdered in
Philippines
Agence France-Presse February 17, 2017
Her death brings to 112 the number of environmental campaigners murdered in the
Philippines over the past 15 years, according to Filipino environment monitor
Kalikasan.
A Philippine lawyer who specialized in investigating crimes against the
environment has been ambushed and shot dead, police said Friday, February 17.
The murder on Wednesday of Mia Manuelita Mascarinas-Green deepened concerns that
the Philippines is one of the world's most dangerous places for environmental
campaigners, with more than 100 killed over the past 15 years.
Robredo seeks probe: 12 environmental advocates killed under Duterte
Patty Pasion February 20, 2017
The Vice President cites the records of the non-governmental group Kalikasan,
which has recorded the killings of environmental activists in the first 7 months
of the current administration.
Robredo seeks probe: 12 environmental
advocates killed under Duterte
Patty Pasion February 20, 2017
The Vice President cites the records of the non-governmental group Kalikasan,
which has recorded the killings of environmental activists in the first 7 months
of the current administration.
Araw ng mga Desaparecido ginunita sa isang pagtitipon
kodao phils Sep 3, 2019
Muling inalala ng mga kaanak at grupong Desaparecidos ang International Day of
the Disappeared sa isang pagtitipon sa Our Mother of Perpetual Help Church sa
Baclaran, Parañaque City noong Agosto 30. Sigaw nila ang patuloy na katarungan
sa mga biktima ng sapilitang pagkawala.
Closure only once 'truth revealed' on Jonas Burgos abduction –
family
Josiah Antonio April 27, 2019
'So long as we, the families of the desaparecidos, have our breaths, no one can
stop us in our fight to surface our disappeared loved ones,' says Mary Ann
Burgos
Families of desaparecidos call for justice on
All Souls' Day
Jodesz Gavilan November 03, 2018
Families of victims of enforced disappearances light candles and offer flowers
as they continue searching for their missing loved ones
What you need to know about enforced disappearances in the Philippines
Jodesz Gavilan August 30, 2018
According to latest data, there are at least 1,996 documented cases of enforced
disappearance in the Philippines – 1,165 are missing while 244 were found dead
BIGGER THAN JONAS:
Edita Burgos fights for all victims of injustice
JODESZ GAVILAN September 01, 2018
'This is bigger than Jonas as it made me realize that the search is not just for
him but also for all victims. If I find him, I will continue working for the
disappearance of enforced disappearances'
The
Video: Profile: Edita Burgos
Dec 2, 2018
Edita Burgos has devoted 11 years of her senior years searching for her missing
son – Jonas Burgos, one of the highest profile desaparecidos cases – with the
passion, doggedness, and tenacity that's inspired many
Poor law implementation denies desaparecidos justice
JODESZ GAVILAN August 30, 2018
Hailed as comprehensive by advocates, the Anti-Enforced Or Involuntary
Disappearance Act of 2012 still faces several challenges, including lack of
funding and overall improper grasp of the concept of human rights
Manila cop gunned down by unidentified gunman
Eloisa Lopez July 25, 2018
Manila Police District Spokesperson Carlo Magno Manuel says they are looking
into the possibility the cop’s killing was related to his work
Riding-in-tandem gunmen kill 15-year-old girl in Ilocos Sur
July 04, 2020
A 15-year-old girl was shot dead by motorcycle-riding gunmen in Cabugao, Ilocos
Sur, on Thursday night, July 2.
Cabugao police chief Captain Ramil Llarenas said in an interview on local radio
DWRS on Saturday, July 4, that the girl was attacked on her way from the Cabugao
police station where had just she filed a "molestation complaint" against two
policemen from neighboring San Juan town.
'Vital witness' in Ampatuan massacre survives attack in South
Cotabato
Lian Buan June 03, 2020
'Sangki is a vital witness in the second wave of prosecution for the
Maguindanao
massacre, and it is not far-fetched that his ambush today had something to do
with the horrible case,' says Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra
Another shooting fatality in Bacolod City
Marchel P. Espina May 26, 2020
This is the 3rd killing in the streets of Bacolod since May 16, the day the
city's status was downgraded to GCQ
A man was shot to death at Araneta Street in Barangay Sum-ag in this city
Tuesday afternoon, May 26.
Businessman killed in Bacolod by 3 suspects wearing face masks
Marchel P. Espina May 22, 2020
A businessman was shot dead in front of his business establishment at Narra
Street in Barangay Villamonte in this city late Thursday afternoon, May 21.
Killed was Roland Tan, who just boarded his vehicle when the 3 suspects shot him
at close range.
Dead body skinned from neck up found in northern Cebu
January 10, 2020
This is the 3rd person killed in Cebu this year who was skinned to the bone over
the past 12 months
Veterinarian killed by motorcycle-riding suspects in Cebu
December 30, 2019
Talisay City police say the victim had just left a slaughterhouse when
he was ambushed.
A report by the Talisay City Police said Neil Pala Boligao, 48, was driving his
white Toyota Hi-Lux when an unknown pair riding a motorcycle gunned him down
around 2 am Monday in Sitio Maanyag, Barangay Biasong, Talisay City.
Gunmen abduct British man and Filipino wife in Zamboanga del Sur
JC Gotinga October 04, 2019
The victims were abducted from their resort in Tukuran town, local police say
Suspected suicide bomber attacks Sulu military camp
September 08, 2019
Joint Task Force Sulu
commander Major General Corleto Vinluan Jr blames the Abu Sayyaf Group for the
bombing
Man killed, tied to post in Talisay City
Ryan Macasero July 26, 2019
Residents of Camp 4 found the man tied to a post with a cardboard sign tied
around his neck
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