Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda of the International Criminal Court (ICC) formally requested authorization to open the investigation on Duterte regime’s “war on drugs” in response to victims’ complaints. Bensouda retired on June 15 and was replaced by Kharim Khan who will take over the case. This is the second stage in the trial process of […]

The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) is investigating the involvement of civilians in the armed action mounted by the New People’s Army (NPA)-Masbate on June 6 in Barangay Anas, Masbate City. According to the NDFP, such investigation is its obligation under the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law […]

State forces arbitrarily arrested five farmers and a pastor in the past two weeks, while a political detainee died in jail. In Sorsogon, three copra farmers were abducted by the 31st IB in Donsol on June 6. The victims were identified as Etoy Magdamit, Jr. and Antonio Razo, Jr., residents ofBarangay San Francisco; and Salvador […]

Elements of the 3rd Special Forces Battalion (SFB) indiscriminately shot at six Lumad-Manobos in Barangay Diatagon, Lianga, Surigao del Sur in the afternoon of June 15. The victims were identified as Willy Rodriguez, 32, Lenie Rivas, 21, and her 12-year old sister Angel Rivas. The victims are believed to have been tortured before being killed […]

The New People’s Army (NPA)-Masbate condemned the 2nd IB and Philippine National Police (PNP)-Masbate for abducting and killing three farmers to claim the reward offered by PNP Chief Guillermo Eleazar for the capture of the NPA fighters involved during an offensive last June 6. State forces abducted Ailyn Ekit Bulalacao, 38, Ramon Boy Valenzuela Brioso, […]