With insurgency-related fatalities reaching a new peak in June, the coming months will be crucial in understanding whether these figures represent an isolated spike or an emerging pattern in the conduct of state forces.

Para sa mga politikong nasangkot sa mga kontrobersiya tulad niya, mahalagang mapigilan ang tuluyang pagkasira ng kanilang reputasyon lalo na sa mata ng publiko.

The Philippines' Birth Registration Assistance Project that provides free civil registration services to vulnerable groups and indigenous peoples, among others, has been cited by the United Nations at a ministerial meeting in Bangkok last month.

Justice remains elusive for detained human rights activists, including journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, who contends the charges of illegal possession of firearms and financing terrorism against her have yet to be proven, as they continue to languish in jail.