As this is Sandatahang Dahas’s first annual report using its own method of tracking and counting state-related violence in the Philippines, it cannot yet conclude on year-on-year trends or to say with certainty that this year was more or less violent than the last. It has limited its discussion to the recognizable nexus of state violence, to the circumstances that often give rise to assaults and who resists them, and to the bodies found in the familiar geography of an unending insurgency.Monitoring of incidents in the first months of this year, however, indicates that 2026 may just be as deadly to insurgents, civilians, and state agents alike. Or even be much worse.

Jeepney drivers are among the hardest hit with oil price hikes that have made it a struggle for them to survive. Ayuda (aid) from the government aside, how do they see themselves fighting to continue driving as their livelihood?

Habang patuloy ang pagdinig sa kaso ni dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa International Criminal Court, naglipana naman sa Facebook ang mga maling naratibong santo na umano ang naturang 17-anyos na biktima ng extrajudicial killings noong panahon ng drug war.

Medical experts and health advocates are urging the government to raise alcohol taxes to reduce diseases and social harms, saying 47 deaths daily are attributed to alcohol-related diseases.