Former president Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) More House members have expressed openness to the possibility of the International Criminal Court (ICC) using the findings of the House Committee on Human Rights into the extrajudicial killings (EJKs)...
The plenary hall of the House of Representatives (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) House Majority Leader and Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Manuel Jose "Mannix" Dalipe said committee inquiries, such as those on the extrajudicial killings (EJKs)...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) cited the "significant decrease" in illegal drugs-related human rights violations since the start of the administration of President Marcos. However, the CHR human rights violations such as those involving extrajudicial killings, disappearances, and...
Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa answered back against accusations over his refusal to attend the House Committee on Human Rights' probe on the drug war killings during the previous administration. House Deputy Minority Leader ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro went as far as to claim...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero said on Wednesday, June 26, that Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa may or may not attend the House Committee on Human Right invitation to the future hearing on the alleged extrajudicial killings (EJKs) during the previous administration's bloody war on illegal...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Raul Angelo Bongalon (PPAB) Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Raul Angelo “Jil” Bongalon says Arturo Lascañas, a self-confessed member of the Davao Death Squad (DDS), and other former members of the group should be invited to...
Former President Rodrigo Duterte (Keith Bacongco/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives Committee on Human Rights has flagged Executive Order (EO) No. 2, or the Freedom of Information (FOI), as an obstacle to those seeking justice for victims...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte (Keith Bacongco/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives through for Committee on Human Rights is set to launch next week an inquiry on the alleged extrajudicial killings (EJKs) during the previous Duterte...
Police arrested on Monday, April 29, the alleged gunman in the killing of broadcaster Juan T. Jumalon who was shot dead in the middle of his program in Misamis Occidental in November last year. Nabbed was Julito Mangumpit, alias Ricky, who was collared at around 3 a.m. in Dipolog City, Zamboanga...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Friday, February 2 said he will have his head chopped off if retired police officer and self-confessed former Davao Death Squad hitman Arturo Lascañas’ claims were true. “Isa lang masasabi ko dyan…Paputol ako ng leeg, papaputol ako ng leeg...
Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa dared self-confessed former Davao Death Squad (DDS) hitman Arturo Lascañas to file cases in court if he has any evidence to prove his claims on the senator's alleged involvement drug-related killings during the previous administration. On Wednesday, self-confessed...
While she denied involvement in her father’s bloody war on drugs, Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday, Jan. 23, said she is prepared to face only Philippine courts after she was allegedly named as a respondent in an International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation. (From left) Former president...