Topic: Philippines
Former mayor Uy allegedly involved in hundreds of death squad killings
June 2, 2014 ·
ABS-CBN http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/focus/05/21/14/tagum-death-squad-tagged-298-killings A “death squad” allegedly backed by a former mayor was behind hundreds of cases of extrajudicial killings in Tagum City, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said. In a 71-page report released on Wednesday, HRW said 298 killings recorded between January 2007 and March 2013 were attributed by provincial police to the so-called “Tagum Death […]
Read More...Former mayor Uy allegedly involved in hundreds of death squad killings
May 26, 2014 ·
ABS-CBN http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/focus/05/21/14/tagum-death-squad-tagged-298-killings A “death squad” allegedly backed by a former mayor was behind hundreds of cases of extrajudicial killings in Tagum City, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.In a 71-page report released on Wednesday, HRW said 298 killings recorded between January 2007 and March 2013 were attributed by provincial police to the so-called “Tagum Death Squad.” […]
Read More...HUNDREDS MURDERED BY PHILIPPINE DEATH SQUADS
May 23, 2014 ·
Human Rights Watch Report “One Shot to the head”, http://hrw.org/node/125247/ (Manila, May 21, 2014) The Philippine government should investigate an alleged death squad implicated in several hundred killings in Tagum City on the southern island of Mindanao, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. Official police records obtained by Human Rights […]
Read More...Anti-political dynasty bill reaches House plenary
May 14, 2014 ·
MANILA, Philippines After nearly 3 decades of being stuck at committee level, the anti-political dynasty bill was sponsored before the plenary of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, May 6. “This opens a new page in the history of our country,” Capiz Representative Fredenil Castro, chairperson of the committee on suffrage and electoral reforms, […]
Read More...Teenager tells cops of stripping for web sex chat that turns into extortion
May 5, 2014 ·
THE STANDARD. Teenager tells cops of stripping for web sex chat that turns into extortion Kenneth Foo Thursday, May 03, 2012 A 19-year-old student stripped naked during a cyber chat with a young woman who then threatened to upload his pictures on the internet if he did not cough up HK$3,000. The teenager, who lives […]
Read More...Cybersex leads to sex-tortion of international victims.
May 5, 2014 ·
BBC News 2 May ,2014 Police in the Philippines say they have arrested dozens of suspects linked to an on-line blackmail syndicate. The suspects persuaded people in foreign countries to expose themselves in front of web-cams or send explicit material, police said. They then threatened to send the footage or photos to relatives unless payment […]
Read More...In Philippines, tabloid reporter shot dead in her home
May 5, 2014 ·
CPJ New York, April 7, 2014– Authorities in the Philippines must conduct a thorough and efficient investigation into the murder of a local reporter on Sunday and do their utmost to bring the perpetrators to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.Two assailants fired multiple shots at Rubylita Garcia, 52, after entering her home […]
Read More...Two minors accuse Zamboanga del Sur pastor of rape
May 5, 2014 ·
May 2, 2014 5:51pm 4213 64 0 4295 Tags: Zamboanga del Sur A leader of a religious group in Zamboanga del Sur now faces charges of qualified trafficking and rape after two girls, both minors, accused him of forcing them to have sex with him after the group’s prayer sessions. The girls said the group’s […]
Read More...Philippines has world's third most killings of journalists
May 5, 2014 ·
(philstar.com) | Updated February 20, 2014 – 10:00pm 7 25 googleplus0 1 MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) – The Philippines had the third most number of journalists killed last year and has continued to be among the countries where press freedom is imperiled, according to two international media watchdogs. In its “Killing the Messenger” report released Tuesday, […]
Read More...Two more journalists murdered is a catastrophe
April 30, 2014 ·
