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Autopsy of EJK victims pushed

August 17, 2019 admin autopsy, drug war killings, EJKs, extrajudicial killings, Francis Pangilinan, Headlines, Latest News Stories, Nation

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 21:30:44 +0000

‘Drug war helped Du30 suppress opposition’

MANILA, Philippines — Recalling the police killing of teenager Kian delos Santos on Aug. 16, 2017, Sen. Francis Pangilinan again pushed for the mandatory autopsy of people who died under questionable circumstances. Prevailing civil registry rules already require autopsies of those who died under questionable circumstances but Pangilinan’s proposal would make it a matter of […]

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Kid in buy-bust crossfire died of brain injury – PNP autopsy

July 16, 2019 admin drug war killings, kateleen myka ulpina, Latest News Stories, Metro, renato ulpina

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 12:52:39 +0000

Kateleen Mica Ulpina, the three-year-old kid caught in the crossfire of a gunfight during a drug buy-bust in Rodriguez, Rizal, died of “brain injury secondary to a penetrating gunshot wound,” according to a police official, citing the result of an autopsy.

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Group: No war in PH and yet attacks on civilians rising

July 13, 2019 admin acled, Attacks, civilians, Conflicts, data, drug war killings, Information, Latest News Stories, Nation, research, rights, targeted, war

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 13:49:34 +0000

The rising number of direct attacks on civilians in the Philippines despite the absence of “large-scale conventional war” caught the attention of researchers in a United States-based group because it exceeded the figures in countries where armed conflict was widespread, according to the group’s research director.

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House inquiry into child’s killing sought

July 9, 2019 admin crossfire victim, drug war killings, kateleen myka ulpina, Latest News Stories, Nation

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 21:35:14 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Activist lawmakers on Tuesday sought a congressional inquiry into the June 30 death of a 3-year-old girl caught in the crossfire of a sting operation in Rodriguez, Rizal province.

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Hip-hop album tackles stories of drug war victims

July 7, 2019 admin blkd, calix, drug war killings, Headlines, hip-hop album, kolateral, Latest News Stories, Nation

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2019 23:21:04 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — The 12-track independent hip-hop album “Kolateral” begins with a beat similar to a frantic knocking on the door.

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1 dead, 2 nabbed in Subic buy-bust

June 9, 2019 admin Drug war, drug war killings, Latest News Stories, Regions, subic buy-bust

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2019 16:55:46 +0000

A drug suspect was killed and two others were arrested in a buy-bust operation here on Sunday, police said.

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Theater of the bereaved: Drug war families share hurts, strive to heal

May 17, 2019 admin commission on human righs, drug archive, Drug war, drug war deaths, drug war killings, EJK, EJK victims, Latest News Stories, Nation, paghilom

Credit to Author: jbalboa| Date: Sat, 18 May 2019 01:00:34 +0000

As part of Paghilom, the fourth batch staged “Buhay na Winasak, Likhain: Paghilom, Misyon Natin” to share their stories of injustice.

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HRW seeks independent probe of killings

June 28, 2018 admin drug war killings, Human rights, human rights watch (hrw), Latest News Stories, Nation

International group Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday challenged Philippine National Police chief Oscar Albayalde, who had called on his subordinates to respect human rights, to allow an independent probe of drug war killings.

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