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Government's drug war docu to feature Kian slay, other cases: Andanar

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 12 10:14 AM

The documentary aims to show the public the "realities on the ground" and the rationale of the President to "save the future of a nation by countering hard drugs," Andanar said.   Read more »

OPINION: PCOO’s 2017 drug war figures

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Jul 22 11:23 AM

If the objective of the #Real Numbers press conference last Thursday organized by the PCOO was to clarify about the conflicting numbers related to President Duterte’s drug war, it left us more confused. Read more »

5,000 'nanlaban' killings, zero records? Rights group blasts slays without probes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 19 12:20 PM

The Philippine National Police should cooperate with the investigation of alleged killings and human rights violations linked to the war on drugs event after the country's withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, an international watchdog said Tuesday. Read more »

FACT CHECK: No, this is not a photo of cop convicted in Kian Delos Santos' killing

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 11 08:10 PM

A widely shared Facebook post contains a photo it claims shows a Philippine police officer responsible for the controversial drug war killing of a teenage boy standing next to the country’s vice president. The claim is false and the man shown in the post is not a police officer. Read more »

CHR tells gov't to be open to 'greater scrutiny' after police conviction in Kian slay

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 04 05:36 PM

MANILA - The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) urged the government Tuesday to be more open to "greater scrutiny" following the conviction of three police officers in the slay of teen Kian Delos Santos last year.   Read more »

Duterte: No pardon for cops in Kian’s slay

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 07:32 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said he will not pardon the three policemen convicted for the murder of teenager Kian Delos Santos. Read more »

ANC Soundbyte: Cops convicted for killing Kian

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 11:57 PM

After more than a year, the killers of Kian Delos Santos have been found guilty of his murder.  Read more »

3 cops convicted of murder over Kian slay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 10:34 PM

The first conviction in Manila's controversial war on drugs.  Read more »

Remembering Kian

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 08:19 PM

Members of militant groups light candles in honor of drug war victim Kian Delos Santos during a protest in front of the Caloocan Police Community Precinct in Sta. Quiteria on Thursday. Read more »

Reclusion perpetua for cops in Kian’s death

Maria Tan, Reuters
Posted at Nov 29 07:56 PM

Police officers, the first to be convicted in President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war, are escorted outside a court after being sentenced for the murder of 17-year-old high school student, Kian delos Santos, in Manila on Thursday. Read more »

Drug war continues 'with more vigor' even after cops' conviction in Kian murder

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 07:33 PM

The conviction of three policemen over the murder of teenager Kian Delos Santos will not deter but will add "more vigor" on the administration’s war on drugs, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Thursday. Read more »

3 pulis, hinatulan ng guilty sa pagpatay kay Kian delos Santos

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 09 04:12 PM

Hinatulan na ang tatlong pulis-Caloocan na sangkot sa pagpatay kay Kian delos Santos noong 2017.  Read more »

Leni seeks probe of other drug war killings after Kian killers' conviction

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 05:08 PM

Robredo said the murder conviction of three policemen proves that there are problems hounding the government's narcotics crackdown.  Read more »

Conviction of Kian's killers a reminder for cops to be 'extra diligent': PNP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 04:27 PM

Albayalde said the "early resolution" of the case is a "clear indication that the justice system works in this country." Read more »

Rights group wary of possible pardon for cops in Kian slay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 12:13 PM

Human Rights Watch said it is "heartened" by the guilty verdict of 3 cops for murdering 17-year old Kian Delos Santos, but said it remains wary of President Rodrigo Duterte's promise to pardon officers convicted in his drug war. Read more »

Kian's parents on cops' conviction: Justice is served

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 12:09 PM

Kian Delos Santos' parents also said they hoped the verdict would serve as a warning to erring policemen. Read more »

Guilty verdict for 3 cops in Kian slay case

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 29 08:03 PM

Randy Delos Santos (right), uncle of slain teenager Kian Delos Santos, joins Public Attorney's Office (PAO) chief Atty. Persida Acosta (left) during a press briefing after the murder case promulgation at the Caloocan Regional Trial Court in Caloocan City on Thursday. Read more »

Palace lauds conviction of cops in Kian's slay

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 29 01:37 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Thursday lauded a Caloocan court's decision convicting three policemen tagged in the killing of teenager Kian Delos Santos in 2017, saying this shows that the country’s justice system is "robust" and "working." Read more »

3 pulis-Caloocan guilty sa pagpatay kay Kian delos Santos

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 29 09:17 PM

Nahatulang guilty sa kasong murder ang tatlong pulis-Caloocan na pumaslang sa 17 anyos na si Kian Loyd delos Santos sa isang anti-drug operation noong 2017.    Read more »

'A victory for justice': Senators react to murder conviction of cops in Kian slay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 11:13 AM

The conviction of 3 policemen for the murder of teenager Kian Delos Santos is a victory for justice and those who fight for it, several senators said Thursday hours after the court handed the decision. Read more »