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NBA players unlikely to use victims' names on jerseys

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Jul 01 09:22 AM

A plan to permit players to use the names of victims of police violence on the backs of their game jerseys is unlikely to proceed, Yahoo Sports reported on Tuesday. Read more »

Africa urges UN probe of US 'systemic racism', police violence

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 17 07:25 AM

African countries are pushing for the UN's top rights body to launch a high-level investigation into "systemic racism" and police violence in the United States and beyond, according to a draft resolution introduced Tuesday.   Read more »

Mixed messages, as sports world backs US protesters

Rob Woollard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 06 01:56 AM

It appears that there's a sharp contrast between the solemn statements of support and how some sports bodies view protests by their own athletes. Read more »

UN chief calls for probe into US police violence

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 02 04:20 AM

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged restraint by US authorities toward protestors and believes allegations of police violence should be investigated, his spokesperson said Monday.   Read more »

Music industry hits pause to reflect as U.S. protests rage

Reuters
Posted at Jun 02 02:48 AM

Several top artists have also spoken out in response to the death and subsequent demonstrations, some of which have turned violent. Read more »

As protests and violence spill over, Trump shrinks back

Peter Baker and Maggie Haberman, The New York Times
Posted at Jun 01 09:28 PM

While Trump has been a focus of anger, particularly among the crowds in Washington, aides repeatedly have tried to explain to him that the protests were not only about him, but about broader, systemic issues related to race. Read more »

China: US protests show 'chronic disease' of racism, American hypocrisy

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 01 06:40 PM

Chinese diplomats and state media have seized on the violent unrest sparked by the death of George Floyd to accuse the US of hypocrisy and compare American protesters with pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong.   Read more »

Babaeng papunta sa simbahan, patay sa pamamaril sa Davao City

Che-che Diabordo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 02 04:28 PM

Patay ang isang matandang babae sa Paquibato district ng siyudad na ito matapos barilin ng hindi pa nakikilalang salarin, Linggo ng madaling araw.  Read more »

PNPA alumni association denies mauling 'tradition' following Silang incident

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 27 10:23 AM

MANILA - The Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) Alumni Association said Tuesday the mauling incident involving cadets following graduation rites in Silang, Cavite last week is an "isolated incident." Read more »

Witness claims Mandaluyong victims got shot 'before cops arrived': NCRPO

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 20 04:18 PM

A witness in the fatal shooting in Mandaluyong last week has claimed that the 2 victims sustained gunshot wounds even before the police officers arrived at the scene, the Metro Manila police said Tuesday. Read more »

Caloocan cops seek ocular inspection of Arnaiz shooting site

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 23 04:39 PM

Policemen facing charges over the twin killings of 19-year old Carl Angelo Arnaiz and his companion, 14-year old Reynaldo “Kulot” de Guzman, want the Department of Justice to order an ocular inspection of the area along C-3 Road where Arnaiz allegedly exchanged gunfire with them. Read more »

Cops in Arnaiz-De Guzman slay assert 'nanlaban' narrative

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 10:48 PM

Two Caloocan City policemen charged for the double slay of 19-year old Carl Angelo Arnaiz and 14-year old Reynaldo “Kulot” de Guzman on Thursday maintained that the former fired at them when they responded to a reported robbery on the night the teens were killed.  Read more »

Taxi driver sinaksak ng karelyebo, patay

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 14 10:10 AM

Patay ang isang taxi driver matapos pagsasaksakin ng kapwa tsuper sa Pasay City Sabado ng umaga. Read more »