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Talking Heads and Human Rights: Media’s Poor Grasp of Something Basic

CRITICISM OF the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has reflected the limited understanding of and even a lack of appreciation of human rights. Social media threads hold the angry accusations of netizens against CHR for siding with alleged drug suspects killed in police operations, and being silent when...

No EJKs? Remember Zenaida Luz

CMFR CHEERS Philippine Daily Inquirer for recalling the case of Zenaida Luz, an anti-crime crusader who was killed in October last year in Gloria, Oriental Mindoro, amidst the claim of the police that there are no extrajudicial killings (EJKs) under President Rodrigo Duterte’s watch. (“No EJK? Kin cite slain...

Dissenting Opinions on the De Lima Case

THE PUBLIC must learn to appreciate the value of dissenting opinions on Supreme Court decisions, especially in landmark cases that may affect the state of human rights and due process in Philippine society. On October 10, the Supreme Court (SC) by vote of 9-6 junked detained Senator Leila...

Spotlight on Women Patrols in Pateros

PRESIDENT RODRIGO Duterte and the Philippine National Police (PNP) had stuck it out for over a year with a brutal and iron-fisted approach in the fight against drugs, including the killing of thousands of suspects. Meanwhile, a group of women are leading the way in their community to...

Understanding Survey Results: More than just Numbers

PUBLIC OPINION surveys are a way to assess what people think. It involves a methodology that has been proven accurate in tracking changes in attitudes and opinions. Polls give the public a snapshot of a target population’s views on certain matters at a given point in time. Public...

Conscientious in Cebu, Bloodless in Bogo: Oplan Pokemon, Tight Cooperation Bring Desirable Results

IS IT possible to wage a bloodless war against illegal drugs? Cebu and Bogo City show the way. A year into President Rodrigo Duterte’s term, the grim scene of dead bodies night after night has created a new norm in crime reporting: the killing of alleged suspects is an...

A Game of Musical Chairs: Drug War Back to PDEA

FROM PNP to PDEA – once more. President Rodrigo Duterte passed the responsibility for all anti-illegal drug operations to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) with a memorandum order on October 10. The announcement came on October 11, hours after the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) filed a...

Barking Up The Wrong Tree: Misguided Tirade

IRKED BY what he thought was a threat by the European Union (EU) to delist the country from the United Nations (UN), President Rodrigo Duterte unleashed yet another expletive-laden statement on October 12, demanding EU envoys to leave the country in 24 hours. “And they threatened us, I...

Senate Hearing on “Fake News:” Getting Back at Trolls and Other Trivia

THE SENATE hearing on “fake news” on October 4 contributed little to the public’s understanding of the term and its meaning. It has become a buzz word, used to mean different things to different people. In holding such a hearing, the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass...

And Then There Were None? Questioning the Existence of EJKs

“TO ALLAY or remove their fear, let it be known that under the present administration, there is only one case of extrajudicial killing or EJK for the period July 1, 2016 to September 30, 2017,” PNP Spokesperson Dionardo Carlos told the media on October 6, downplaying the Social...