Five were killed and eight others were arrested in Tokhang-style operations perpetrated by the police and military in Southern Tagalog since March 4. These operations were carried out in the early morning. The police killed Emmanuel Asuncion, leader of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan)-Cavite, at a labor group’s headquarters in Dasmariñas, Cavite on March 7. […]

State agents brutally attacked two Tumandok defenders in the past week. Julie Catamin, captain of Barangay Roosevelt in Tapaz, Capiz, was gunned down by policemen on February 28 in Malitbog in the same town. Catamin earlier exposed that firearms and explosives were planted by the police in the houses of her constituents who were arrested […]

Even amid the pandemic, the Duterte regime continues to unleash violent attacks against Moro communities under the pretext of “war on terror.” Since December 2020, thousands of families have evacuated due to the attacks perpetrated by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in their communities purportedly to go after “remaining forces” of the Bangsamoro […]

Five civilians were killed by the military and police in separate incidents since March 1 in Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur. The military claimed that all of the victims were killed after attempting to “fight back,” and that they were all members or supporters of the New People’s Army. Three were massacred in Barangay Lanot, […]