Oplan Tokhang Archives

HUSTISYA. Members of progressive artists’ group Respond and Break the Silence Against the Killings (RESBAK) conduct a cultural performance calling for justice for victims of state-sponsored executions. Photos by John Irving Gandia

Managing the pain, sharpening resistance vs injustice through art

By John Irving Gandia | Jul 26, 2023 9:27 AM

RESBAK, an alliance of progressive artists and media practitioners demand justice for victims and an end to state-sponsored killings in their fifth solidarity event through cultural performances and artistic presentations.

Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., KAPATID, Oplan Tokhang, RESBAK, SONA, SONA 2023, victim's family

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News

UN body seeks impartial probe of killings, scrapping of ‘Oplan Tokhang’

By Ivel John M. Santos | Jun 05, 2020 1:48 PM

The United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights (UNHCHR) has called on the Philippine government to scrap “Oplan Tokhang” and to allow an independent investigation of all killings in order to hold erring parties accountable and compensate the victims and their families.

Duterte, Oplan Tokhang, UNHRC

Commentary

When protectors become tormentors

By Ellen T. Tordesillas | Jan 29, 2017 2:33 PM

There’s a part in the narration by the surviving victims of Oplan Tokhang in Payatas in Quezon City last August 21 that sends chills down one’s spine.

centerlaw, Oplan Tokhang, PNP