ICYMI: The Duterte regime is culpable for crimes against humanity
- Published: 15 June 2021 15 June 2021
Volume III, Number 11. 15 June 2021.
It is already globally acknowledged that President Rodrigo Duterte and his cabal of security officials are culpable for the murder, torture, unjust imprisonment and harassment of tens of thousands of Filipino citizens. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, no less, reported that “persistent impunity for human rights violations is stark and practical obstacles to accessing justice within the country are almost insurmountable.”
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Poster boys of state terrorism and fake news
- Published: 31 May 2021 31 May 2021
Volume III, Number 10. 31 May 2021.
Trust the government of President Rodrigo Duterte to show the world new depths of brutality and lawlessness. The past three weeks saw a tragic barrage of murders, abductions and illegal detention all perpetrated by uniformed armed security agents of the Duterte regime.
Duterte’s dead cats
- Published: 15 May 2021 15 May 2021
Volume III, Number 9. 15 May 2021.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s campaign manager Lynton Crosby described the propaganda tactic called the ‘dead cat’. It’s the introduction of a sensationalist topic in order to divert the public’s attention from more damaging topics. It’s a ploy that is all too familiar in the Philippines.