Catholic-backed truth commission launched to probe Duterte drug war killings in Philippines: Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David is advising a new civilian-led body seeking to document the thousands killed during Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drug campaign. #Philippines #Duterte #DrugWar #HumanRights #TruthCommission

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Today in Labor History June 1, 1981: Two Filipino longshore labor organizers, Domingo & Viernes, were assassinated in Seattle, Washington on orders of U.S.-backed dictator Ferdinand Marcos. In 1986, as a result of ongoing protests, President Ronald Reagan told Marcos to “cut and cut cleanly.” That evening, Marcos and his wife Imelda fled to Hawaii aboard a U.S. air force plane, after 20 years of rule, with an entourage of 90 people (mostly servants), with 22 crates of cash valued at $717 million, 300 crates of jewelry of unknown value, $4 million worth of unset precious gems, $200,000 in gold bullion, $1 million in Philippine pesos and deposit slips for $124 million in banks in the Cayman Islands. Plus, countless crates of shoes. The Marcos hold the Guinness record for the largest ever theft from a government. Today, their son, Bong Bong Marcos, rules over the Philippines, with Sara Duterte as his vice-president, daughter of the brutal previous president, Rodrigo Duterte, who has been linked to the death-squad murders of over 1,400 alleged drug dealers and street children.

#laborhistory #WorkingClass #union #seattle #philippines #filipino #deathsquads #assassination #marcos #duterte #organizers #dictator

📰 Filipijnse oud-politiechef Dela Rosa gezocht voor uitlevering aan ICC

https://nieuwsjunkies.nl/artikel/1FQH

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🔸 #Duterte #Drugs #ICC #Filipijnen #Oorlog

Philippine politician wanted by ICC flees senate after days holed up in building | Philippines | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/14/philippines-senator-ronald-dela-rosa-wanted-by-icc-fled

#Philippines #Duterte #RonaldDelaRosa

‘Help me’: Philippine senator before Senate gunshots

Gunshots erupted at the Philippine Senate where troops were deployed after ICC‑wanted Philippine politician Ronald dela Rosa urged his supporters to mobilize. Speaking in a video on Facebook, he had earlier urged people to turn out to block his arrest. #philippines #asia #ronalddelarosa #duterte #icc #shooting manila #internationalcriminalcourt #philippinesshooting #arrest #News #Reuters #Newsfeed Read the story…

https://fllics.com/en/video/help-me-philippine-senator-before-senate-gunshots/

Manila: Schüsse im philippinischen Senat gefallen

In den Philippinen sind im Senat Schüsse gefallen. Dort versucht seit Tagen Senator de la Rosa einer Festnahme zu entgehen. Der ehemalige Polizeichef wird per internationalem Haftbefehl gesucht.

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#Philippinen #Duterte #Schüsse

Gunshots fired in Philippines senate in standoff with senator Ronald dela Rosa | Philippines | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/13/gunshots-philippines-senate-senator-ronald-dela-rosa

#Philippines #Duterte #RonaldDelaRosa