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The International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest on November 6, 2025, citing crimes against humanity (murder) in the Duterte case. Here's what has unfolded since.
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The two-channel video is a collaboration between Kiri Dalena and Ben Brix.
Walang Masulingan, a 37-minute, two-channel video installation by artist-activist Kiri Dalena and Berlin-based cinematographer Ben Brix, immerses viewers in the nooks and crannies of Metro Manila, portraying the everyday struggles and resilience of its people, who are constantly ...
"I was pretty clear about the reasons why this was done to me—they wanted me to be silenced, they wanted to break my spirit because I was fighting for the rights of others—but there’s still more of me.”
Leila de Lima is just getting used to being in the public eye. It's been one month since she's come out of an almost seven-year detention in Camp Crame. It's a little disorienting, she says to a private ...
A retelling of her own investigation into the extrajudicial killings during the War on Drugs, the Filipino journalist published one of the most powerful pieces of literary journalism in recent memory.
Filipino author, journalist, and documentary filmmaker Patricia Evangelista's Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country has just been named one of the top ten best books by the New York Times."I want them to remember what ...
Just around the same time as Delos Santos' sixth death anniversary, we are mourning another 17-year-old's senseless death. Jerhode “Jemboy” Baltazar was laid to rest yesterday after he was mistakenly killed by Navotas cops.
Kian delos Santos was shot in a dark alley in Caloocan by police offers during an anti-drug operation back in 2017, causing a national uproar. It would soon become one of the most infamous cases of extrajudicial killings during the height ...
He, however, clarified that he is not afraid of an investigation.
Last June 24, International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan expressed his desire to reopen the probe on former President Rodrigo Duterte's campaign against illegal drugs. The ICC then asked drug war victims and their families to comment on the matter ...
The PCIJ just launched the first of its Story Projects: a children’s book about the life and death of Kian Delos Santos
Now more than ever, powerful stories demand powerful storytelling methods. And few recent events have been more powerful than the story of Kian Loyd Delos Santos, the 17-year-old student who was shot and killed in an anti-drug operation last ...
Trust the man who oversaw the capture of Pablo Escobar.
A drug war is fought by a country against its own people and as such it can't be contained within a physical battlefield. There's no obvious enemy and no clear path towards victory. There are no victors, only victims, and ...
At least Yolanda victims will finally receive help.
Duterte insults former Colombian President.The former president of Colombia, who presided over his country's violent war on drugs, wrote an op-ed in the New York Times in which he warned President Duterte not to "repeat my mistakes." Addressing the ...
Your favorite brand of cigarettes might get cheaper. Or more expensive. Or not.
PNP broadens agenda after temporary halt on drug war.With the President's war on illegal drugs on standby, the PNP has now shifted its agenda to preventing and solving seven serious crimes: murder, homicide, theft, robbery, physical injuries, car and motorcycle ...
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Duterte responds to damning Amnesty International report.The president criticized the human rights organization over its report on the Philippines' war on drugs, claiming that the non-profit did not consider the country's difficult circumstances which warranted such harsh actions in ...
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House speaker demands lower minimum age of criminal responsibility. Supported by House Speaker Alvarez, the bill drafted by Capiz Rep. Fredenil Castro seeks to lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 9. Castro believes that the bill would deter ...
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PH police officers receive cash for killings.An Amnesty International (AI) investigation lays out a detailed system behind the killings of alleged drug criminals and users. While President Duterte condemns police corruption and plans to enlist the army in fighting criminal conduct ...
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