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ICC Request to Probe Duterte’s Brutal Drug War Hailed as ‘Crucial Step for Justice’

17Jun

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ICC Request to Probe Duterte’s Brutal Drug War Hailed as ‘Crucial Step for Justice’

The leader of one human rights group called the request "yet another damning indictment of the Duterte government's murderous policies that have killed—and continue to kill—thousands of Filipinos with impunity." BRETT WILKINS, Filipino and international human rights defenders joined opposition lawmakers and victims' relatives in the Philippines on Tuesday in welcoming outgoing International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda's formal request for an investigation of the violent drug war waged by President Rodrigo Duterte over recent years. "Duterte's brutal war on drugs normalized violence in our society and terrorized the population into silence. He must be held liable along with the police and military leadership that implemented the bloody campaign."—Judy Pasimi...

‘Bloody Sunday’: Left Activists, Labor Leaders Executed in Philippines After Duterte Says ‘Finish Off’ the Communists

7Apr

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‘Bloody Sunday’: Left Activists, Labor Leaders Executed in Philippines After Duterte Says ‘Finish Off’ the Communists

"The government's increasingly brutal counter-insurgency campaign... no longer makes any distinction between armed rebels and non-combatant activists, labor leaders, and rights defenders."byKenny Stancil, staff writer A woman participates in a protest against President Rodrigo Duterte's Anti-Terror bill on June 12, 2020 in Quezon City, Philippines. Activists marked Independence Day by staging protests against the draconian anti-terrorism legislation. (Photo: Ezra Acayan/Getty Images) In an event that human rights groups are calling "Bloody Sunday," at least nine left-wing activists and labor leaders were executed at their homes and offices this past weekend during a series of coordinated raids carried out jointly by the military and police in four provinces in the Cala...

26May

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Stop the $2 Billion Arms Sale to the Philippines

Philippine strongman Rodrigo Duterte is using the pandemic to crush his opposition—and the U.S. is poised to arm him to the teeth. by: Amee Chew A street under quarantine in Iriga City, Philippines (Photo: Shutterstock) On April 30, the U.S. State Department announced two pending arms sales to the Philippines totaling nearly $2 billion. Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Bell Helicopter, and General Electric are the main weapons manufacturers contracted to profit from the deal. Following this announcement, a 30-day window for Congress to review and voice opposition to the sale commenced. It is imperative that we stop this avalanche of military aid for Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s regime. Duterte is infamous for launching a “War on Drugs” that, since 2...

16Feb

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Philippine, USA

Trump ‘fine’ with end of Philippines military pact

By Agence France-Presse Washington: US President Donald Trump dismissed concerns Wednesday about the Philippines canceling a major military accord, saying the decision would save Americans money. The 1998 Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) created a legal framework for the presence of US troops in the Philippines and for organizing joint military exercises. Manila announced its decision Tuesday — a move the US embassy in the Philippines called a “serious step” — touching off a six-month countdown to the end of the deal. “If they would like to do that, that’s fine, we’ll save a lot of money,” Trump told reporters at the White House, touting his “very good relationship” with Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte. Famously outspoken Duterte has threatened since his 2016 elec...

20Dec

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Philippine, USA

Tribunal Declares Trump and Duterte Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity

President Donald Trump toasts with Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte during a special gala celebration dinner for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Manila on November 12, 2017. BY: Marjorie Cohn, Truthout Human Rights and Global Wrongs Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and his government committed war crimes and crimes against humanity, aided and abetted by U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration, according to a recent ruling from the International Peoples’ Tribunal on the Philippines. The tribunal, which was held in Brussels, Belgium, on September 18 and 19, 2018, rendered its 84-page decision on these crimes on March 8. Conveners of the tribunal included the International Association of Democratic Lawyers, European Association of Lawyer...

27Nov

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Philippine

Murder Like It’s 1495: U.S.-Backed Counterinsurgency in the Philippines

by NICK ALEXANDROV Norma Capuyan, vice chair of Apo Sandawa Lumadnong Panaghiusa sa Cotabato (ASLPC). Photograph Source: Keith Kristoffer Bacongco – CC BY 2.0 Two men, soldiers probably, noticed Bai Leah Tumbalang. This was last August. She was in Valencia City, in the Philippine province of Bukidnon. The men drew near on their motorcycle, followed her, then pulled up to shoot her in the forehead. She died immediately. But her death was not random, not senseless. With it her killers signaled that protecting native lands is a sin, unpardonable. Because Tumbalang “was a leader of Kaugalingong Sistema Igpasasindog to Lumadnong Ogpaan (Kasilo), an organization whose members campaigned against the entry of mining corporations in Bukidnon and for the defense of thei...

15Nov

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Philippine, ZIO-NAZI

Nazi troops train Philippine counterparts in 'counterterror' tactics

IDF troops train Philippine counterparts in counterterror tactics Philippine Army chief Lt.-Gen. Macairog Alberto said that the Counter-Terrorism Trainers' Training was part of the program to hone and improve the antiterror skills of its troops. By ANNA AHRONHEIM Soldiers holding their weapons stand on attention during the 121st anniversary celebration of the Philippine Army at Taguig city, Metro Manila, Philippines March 20, 2018(photo credit: ROMEO RANOCO/REUTERS) A delegation of IDF troops trained their Philippine counterparts in counter-terrorism methods despite ongoing concerns of human rights abuses by the government of Rodrigo Duterte, The Jerusalem Post has learned.The 10-man IDF delegation led by Col. Dan Goldfus, commander of the Nahal Brigade, spent two weeks trai...

13Oct

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Philippine, ZIO-NAZI

Nazi regime is trying to hide its arms sales to Duterte's Philippines

Israel is trying to hide its arms sales to Duterte's Philippines Israel continues to sell arms to the world’s most oppressive regimes, but the courts won’t let the media cover the story. By Itamar Baz The Philippine Coast Guard presenting a shipment of 70 Israeli-made machine guns at the PCG National Headquarters Port Area on May 7, 2018. (Courtesy of Philippines Coast Guard) An Israeli court imposed a media blackout on hearings held in September regarding a state sale of weapons to the Philippine regime. The petitioners to halt the sale argued that Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippine president, was credibly accused of having committed mass atrocities, as well as grave violations of human rights and of international law. Related stories PODCAST: Exposin...

10Sep

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Philippine, ZIO-NAZI

Philippine police are executing people with Zionist weapons

Israel continues to export arms and military training to Rodrigo Duterte’s regime, even after the ICC launched a preliminary investigation to look into suspicions of crimes against humanity there. By Eitay Mack Former Philippine National Police Chief and current Senate of the Philippines Ronald dela Rosa seen holding an Israeli-made machine gun. (Courtesy of Philippine National Police) For much of the past two years, Israel has been exporting weapons and military training to the Philippine security forces. As part of President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal drug war, police officers and masked militiamen have been raiding the country’s poorest neighborhoods, where they execute men and young boys suspected of criminal activities or drug use. Their...

1Aug

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Philippine, USA

Eyewitness: U.S. tax dollars fund state-run terrorism in the Philippines

By John Prysner One of many bullet holes that remain in a Lumad indigenous school after the Lianga Massacre, carried out by paramilitaries and the Armed Forces of the Philippines, funded by U.S. tax dollars. -Liberation News Photo Liberation News visited Caraga (a resource-rich region in northern Mindanao that has become a flashpoint of struggle) as part of the BAYAN-USA Peace Mission from July 1 to July 7 to report on the fight for liberation under intensifying state violence. Some names and details have been omitted to prevent retaliation against those involved. The Philippines, and in particular its second-largest island—Mindanao, have been the site of intense struggle for centuries, due to the abundance of natural resources highly sought by colonial and capitalist powers and ...