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Pagpatay sa abogado sa Negros, kinondena

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 07 09:21 PM

Kinondena ng iba't ibang grupo ang nangyaring pagpatay kay Atty. Benjamin Ramos, ang abogadong tumutulong sa kaso ng 9 na magsasakang pinatay sa isang hacienda sa bayan ng Sagay. Read more »

Manny Pacquiao tells Oxford students: No EJKs in PH drug war

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 08 01:00 PM

Senator Manny Pacquiao on Monday denied that there are extra-judicial killings (EJKs) in the Duterte administration's drug war, as he spoke in one of the world's most prestigious universities about his experience in the legislature.  Read more »

Pacquiao, tinangging may extrajudicial killings sa Pilipinas

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 06 10:54 PM

Sinabi ni Sen. Manny Pacquiao sa isang student forum sa Oxford University sa United Kingdom na walang extrajudicial killings sa giyera kontra droga sa Pilipinas. Read more »

CHR: PH seat in UN rights council should prompt gov't action on alleged abuses

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 02:08 PM

MANILA - Winning a seat in the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council requires the Philippine government to act on alleged abuses, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said Saturday. Read more »

Guro inireklamo dahil sa school test kasama ang isyu ng EJK, pulisya

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 10:24 PM

Kuwento ni alyas "Jacky," kung hindi pa nagtanong ang anak niya ay hindi niya mapapansin ang nilalaman ng test paper. Read more »

Palasyo, umalma sa ulat ng BBC ukol kay Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 03 10:26 PM

Binuweltahan ng Malacañang ang isang ulat na bumabatikos sa pangulo bilang banta umano sa demokrasya at sangkot sa mga paglabag sa karapatang pantao. Read more »

UN report didn’t clear Duterte over Davao killings: human rights chief

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 03 01:00 PM

The Philippines’ human rights chief on Wednesday slammed Malacañang spokesman Harry Roque for claiming that a 2008 United Nations report had cleared President Rodrigo Duterte of the rampant killings of suspect criminals while he was the mayor of Davao City. Read more »

Palasyo, dudang magagamit ang 'pag-amin ni Duterte' sa kaso sa ICC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 09:59 PM

Nakatakdang isumite sa International Criminal Court ng isang grupo ang tape at transcript ng umano ay pag-amin ng pangulo kaugnay sa isyu ng extrajudicial killings. Read more »

Critics' comments on Duterte’s EJK remark ‘amuse’ Palace

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 03:24 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Monday said it is “amused” by the statements of critics of President Rodrigo Duterte regarding the latter’s remark that extrajudicial killings were his “only sin.” Read more »

Duterte’s EJK remark should be taken seriously, opposition solons say

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 10:01 PM

Opposition lawmakers the President's statement that his only sin was extrajudicial killings should be taken seriously and not as a "joke." Read more »

Duterte 'umamin' sa EJK; Palasyo dumepensa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 08:08 PM

Kahit sa bibig mismo ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte nagmula ang kaniyang "pag-amin" sa pagkakasangkot sa EJKs, sinabi pa rin ng Palasyo na hindi ito dapat seryosohin. Read more »

Palace: Duterte 'not serious' about statement on EJKs

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 28 11:53 AM

Malacañang on Friday came to the defense of President Rodrigo Duterte after the latter said his “only sin” was extrajudicial killings, a term which refers to not legally sanctioned executions being linked to the government’s war on drugs. Read more »

Most Pinoys want drug suspects caught alive: SWS

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 25 11:01 PM

MANILA - Most Filipinos want drug suspects to be arrested alive, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed Tuesday. Read more »

'Hanggang kailan?' Moms of Duterte drug war victims find hope after Palparan conviction

Inday Espina-Varona
Updated as of Sep 18 12:56 PM

Mothers of drug war victims have found a sliver of hope after a Malolos regional trial court sentenced former Army general Jovito Palparan and 2 other military officers to life imprisonment for abduction and illegal detention. Read more »

No justice for kin of slain drug suspects, Duterte says

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 19 12:13 AM

There can be no justice for the families of drug suspects killed in his administration's war on drugs, President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday. Read more »

Duterte to hired killers: You are of no value

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 12 04:40 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday lashed out at hired killers, amid the spate of high-profile killings that have gripped the country. Read more »

Intl’l rights group to Duterte: Stop killings, disappearances

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 08 05:53 PM

The Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances on Friday called on President Rodrigo Duterte to stop extra-judicial killings and enforced disappearances under his administration. Read more »

Widows, orphans of EJK victims 'perform' their stories before Robredo

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 06:04 PM

Widows and orphans of victims of extra-judicial killings on Monday told their stories of loss to Vice President Leni Robredo through an hour-long theatrical performance at the Office of the Vice President in Quezon City. Read more »

Indigenous peoples submit complaints, including alleged EJKs, to UN special rapporteur

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 17 06:05 PM

Indigenous peoples and advocacy groups on Thursday submitted their complaints, including the alleged extrajudicial slay of 41 people, to United Nations Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Peoples Victoria Tauli-Corpuz via a video conference from the Commission on Human Rights (CHR). Read more »

Palace to media groups: Media killings down under Duterte

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 08:32 PM

Malacañang on Thursday disputed the claim of press freedom groups that the Philippine media has never been so threatened since President Rodrigo Duterte took office. Read more »