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Sinag Maynila disqualifies film critical of Duterte admin; director raises howl

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 22 02:53 PM

The Sinag Maynila Film Festival said Friday it had disqualified one of its full-length films after it allegedly deviated from its approved screenplay. Read more »

Bangkay ng lalaking nakagapos at nakapiring, natagpuan sa QC

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 12 11:00 AM

Wala pang pagkakakilanlan ang biktima na nakagapos ang mga kamay at nakapiring.  Read more »

PH rights groups to UN: Human rights situation in PH ‘worsening’

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 11:22 PM

Philippine human rights defenders on Friday submitted their reports to the United Nations (UN) Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR) on what they call the “worsening” human rights situation in the country. Read more »

US senator urges Duterte anew to release De Lima

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 09 07:14 AM

A US senator has urged Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte anew to release Sen. Leila de Lima, who is nearing 3 years in detention over what he called as "dubious and politically-motivated" charges. Read more »

'Meron ako tsismis': Dela Rosa says no confirmation yet on US visa cancellation

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 16 06:31 PM

Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa on Monday said he has yet to verify reports that the US government has revoked his visa due to his alleged involvement in human rights violations. Read more »

Call to respect human rights

Gerard Carreon, AP
Posted at Dec 10 11:51 PM

Protesters call for end to alleged extra-judicial killings and respect human rights as they mark International Human Rights Day. Read more »

Free Leila: Robredo, et al seek De Lima's release after 1,000th day in detention

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 06:48 AM

MANILA—Leaders, activists and organizations from around the world is urging the Philippine government to free Sen. Leila de Lima, who is spending her 1,000th day in jail over what they called trumped-up and politically-motivated illegal drug charges. Read more »

Pamilya ng mga umano'y EJK victim, sigaw pa rin ang hustisya

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 01:14 AM

Ilang araw bago ang Undas, nagtipon-tipon sa Mendiola sa Maynila ang pamilya ng mga umano'y biktima ng extrajudicial killings para gunitain at hilingin ang hustisya para sa kanilang mga mahal sa buhay. Read more »

'Tao Po': Monologue about extrajudicial slays in PH gets standing ovation in Amsterdam

Jofelle P. Tesorio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 11:49 AM

AMSTERDAM - "Tao Po", a 4-act monologue about extrajudicial killings in the Philippines, got a standing ovation at the packed CREA theatre, next to the University of Amsterdam, last Saturday, October 5. Read more »

OPINION: Duterte’s overseas fans erupt with rage as police scandal taints anti-crime stance

Inday Espina-Varona
Posted at Oct 07 11:15 PM

As President Rodrigo Duterte’s rough posture on crime and drugs unravel with a scandal over police allegedly recycling hundreds of millions of pesos worth of confiscated narcotics, his overseas supporters have erupted in rage. Read more »

OPINION: 'Tao Po,' 'Nanlaba' European tour to add headaches for Duterte gov't

Inday Espina-Varona
Updated as of Sep 27 01:12 PM

“Tao Po,” the one-woman play on Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal crackdown on narcotics suspects, opens Sept. 26 in Geneva, host city of the United Nations Human Rights Council. Read more »

Cops deny vigilante group behind killings in Central Visayas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 26 10:17 PM

Police denied Friday the presence of a vigilante group in the Central Visayas after a spate of killings in the region. Read more »

Human sacrifice bridge rumors spark Bangladesh extrajudicial killings

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 24 07:48 PM

DHAKA, BANGLADESH - Eight people have been killed in vigilante lynchings in Bangladesh sparked by rumors on social media of children being kidnapped and sacrificed as offerings for the construction of a mega-bridge, police said Wednesday. Read more »

He never came home

Basilio Sepe, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 24 08:01 AM

"Nanlaban," which loosely translates to retaliating during a police operation, has been an all-too-common reason behind Philippine police officers' decision to pull the trigger. Read more »

'Mandurukot' natagpuang tadtad ng bala, nakabigti sa tulay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 03:44 PM

Tadtad ng bala at nakabigti sa tulay sa Cebu ang katawan ng umano'y notoryus na mandurukot. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 19, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 01:00 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

‘Stop the killings’

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 19 11:44 PM

A child looks at a makeshift memorial for children killed during anti-drug war operations made by human rights groups and family members of the victims in a protest action in Quezon City on Friday. Read more »

SONASERYE: The Duterte administration's war on drugs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 18 12:09 AM

In its third year, the government's anti-drug campaign remains controversial after recently drawing more international criticism over the thousands of lives lost. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 17, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 18 12:09 AM

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Protesters call for a stop to anti-drug ops

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 17 05:50 PM

A woman wipes her face during a protest in front of national police headquarters Camp Crame in Quezon City on Wednesday calling for the government to stop the implementation of its anti-drug operations.  Read more »