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May 19–21, Multi-sport – The 2018 Philippine National Games take place in Cebu City and various cities and towns across the Cebu province. June 8–12, 3x3 basketball – The 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup take place at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan.
- Extrajudicial Killings
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- Attacks on Journalists
- HIV Epidemic
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The Duterte administration’s “war on drugs” has resulted in the deaths of thousands of mostly poor Filipinos. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) data indicates that police operations resulted in the deaths of 3,906 suspected drug users and dealers from July 1, 2016, to September 26, 2017. But unidentified gunmen have killed thousands more, b...
The Duterte administration has widened its “war on drugs” to include critics and political foes. Since February 2017, Senator Leila de Lima has been behind bars on politically motivated drug charges filed against her in apparent retaliation for leading a Senate inquiry into the drug war killings. In August, Duterte encouraged police attacks against...
In July, a Philippine children’s rights group published data indicating that police have killed 56 children since the start of the “drug war.” Most were killed while in the company of adults who were the apparent target of the shooting. Both Duterte and Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II have dismissed those child killings as “collateral damage...
In March, unidentified gunmen killed newspaper columnist Joaquin Briones in the Masbate province town of Milagros. In August, an unidentified gunman killed radio journalists Rudy Alicaway and Leo Diaz in separate incidents on the southern island of Mindanao. The National Union of Journalists estimates that 177 Filipino reporters and media workers h...
The Philippines is facing the fastest-growing epidemic of HIV in the Asia-Pacific region. According to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the number of new HIV cases jumped from 4,300 to 10,000 between 2010 and 2016. Most new infections—up to 83 percent—are among men and transgender women who have sex with men. In August, the ...
Students across the Philippines experience bullying and discrimination in school because of their sexual orientation and gender identity. In late 2016, Human Rights Watch documented a range of abuses against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students in secondary school. They include bullying, harassment, discriminatory policies and pr...
On May 23, after Islamist rebels took over the predominantly Muslim city of Marawi, Mindanao, the Philippine government launched a counterattack. The fighting destroyed the city and left at least 1,112 people dead, mostly alleged rebels but also civilians and government soldiers, the government said. The government’s figures could not be independen...
The escalation in unlawful killings associated with the “war on drugs,” and President Duterte’s open defiance of international human rights standards and confrontational stance towards critics, have roiled the Philippines’ relationships with its closest Western allies. Duterte has repeatedly threatened to seek stronger ties with countries such as C...
Dec 28, 2018 · 2018 will come to a close in just a couple of days but before we usher in 2019, let’s take a look back at the year we’ve had here in the Philippines. We’ve shown you our top 10 Coconuts Manila Originals, the top displays of Pinoy humor online, our picks for the top viral stories, and some unforgettable restaurants we tried this year.
In 2018, seismic monitoring by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) recorded more than 5,800 seismic events. Around 95% of these events were Magnitude 4.0 and below...
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Dec 29, 2018 · MANILA, Philippines – If there was one word to describe Filipinos on social media in 2018, it was “woke.” While the spread of disinformation remained the toughest issue netizens had to deal...
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Sep 27, 2018 · Headline inflation, which captures the prices of all goods and services including commodities, rose to 6.4 percent in August (year on year) from 3.4 percent in January 2018. Higher excise taxes, rising global energy prices, the weaker peso, and challenges in managing rice supply are driving inflation.
