The leader of one human rights group called the request “yet another damning indictment of the Duterte government’s murderous policies that have killed—and continue to kill—thousands of Filipinos with impunity.” BRETT WILKINS, Filipino and international […]
“The government’s increasingly brutal counter-insurgency campaign… no longer makes any distinction between armed rebels and non-combatant activists, labor leaders, and rights defenders.”byKenny Stancil, staff writer A woman participates in a protest against President Rodrigo Duterte’s […]
Philippine strongman Rodrigo Duterte is using the pandemic to crush his opposition—and the U.S. is poised to arm him to the teeth. by: Amee Chew A street under quarantine in Iriga City, Philippines (Photo: Shutterstock) […]
By Agence France-Presse Washington: US President Donald Trump dismissed concerns Wednesday about the Philippines canceling a major military accord, saying the decision would save Americans money. The 1998 Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) created a legal framework […]
BY: Marjorie Cohn, Truthout Human Rights and Global Wrongs Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and his government committed war crimes and crimes against humanity, aided and abetted by U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration, according […]
by NICK ALEXANDROV Norma Capuyan, vice chair of Apo Sandawa Lumadnong Panaghiusa sa Cotabato (ASLPC). Photograph Source: Keith Kristoffer Bacongco – CC BY 2.0 Two men, soldiers probably, noticed Bai Leah Tumbalang. This was last August. She was in […]
IDF troops train Philippine counterparts in counterterror tactics Philippine Army chief Lt.-Gen. Macairog Alberto said that the Counter-Terrorism Trainers’ Training was part of the program to hone and improve the antiterror skills of its troops. […]
Israel is trying to hide its arms sales to Duterte’s Philippines Israel continues to sell arms to the world’s most oppressive regimes, but the courts won’t let the media cover the story. By Itamar Baz The Philippine Coast […]
Israel continues to export arms and military training to Rodrigo Duterte’s regime, even after the ICC launched a preliminary investigation to look into suspicions of crimes against humanity there. By Eitay Mack Former Philippine National Police Chief and current […]
By John Prysner One of many bullet holes that remain in a Lumad indigenous school after the Lianga Massacre, carried out by paramilitaries and the Armed Forces of the Philippines, funded by U.S. tax dollars. -Liberation […]