FACT CHECK: Fr. Flavie Villanueva quote card on drug use NEEDS CONTEXT
A viral quote card claiming Fr. Flavie Villanueva admitted to being a "drug addict" is a manipulated paraphrase used to discredit his human rights work.
Tag Archives: War on drugs
‘Overhaul global approach to drugs,’ says international advocacy group
IDPC report: The most notorious example is the national anti-drug campaign in the Philippines, which began in June 2016 at the explicit instructions of then President Rodrigo Duterte, immediately upon his taking office. Four years later, the OHCHR (Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights) set the conservative estimate for the number of killings at 8,663, whilst noting that some estimates were three times higher. The use of lethal force has continued to be a hallmark of drug policing in the Philippines beyond the Duterte administration.
FACT CHECK: ICC hearings have YET to start; Duterte NOT ‘free’
Several Facebook posts claim that the International Criminal Court has cleared former president Rodrigo Duterte of his charges and allowed him to go home. This is false.
FACT CHECK: Old report used as CLICKBAIT to falsely claim ICC dismissal of Duterte cases
A viral video claims that the ICC has dismissed the cases against former president Rodrigo Duterte because it can no longer prove the allegations and that the Philippines is no longer a member of the tribunal. This is false.
FACT CHECK: FAKE Noli de Castro quote defending Duterte reemerges
A fake quote attributed to broadcast journalist “Kabayan” Noli De Castro has re-circulated on Facebook and TikTok. The bogus posts “quoted” De Castro as supporting president Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs.
‘Shit happens’ at Senate hearing of EJKs and Duterte’s drug war
Duterte and his cohorts, Sens. Ronald "Bato" de la Rosa and Christopher "Bong" Go were unapologetic even as relatives of EJK victims narrated the lies and cruelties they were subjected to.
FACT CHECK: Marcos iginiit ang kanyang nakapanliligaw na ‘bloodless’ drug war
Nakapanliligaw ang sinabi ni Marcos na ang digmaan sa droga ng kanyang administrasyon ay nanatiling "bloodless."
FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Dela Rosa na hindi kailangan ang ICC probe dahil nahatulan ang mga may salang pulis KAILANGAN NG KONTEKSTO
Hindi ito ang unang pagkakataon na kinuwestiyon ni Dela Rosa ang pagkakasangkot ng ICC sa paghahangad ng hustisya ng mga biktima.
Dambana ng Paghilom: A place to heal and hope after so much grief
Fr. Flavie: Dambana is “a landmark to remember the injustices of the war-on-drugs of the Duterte administration and to celebrate our people’s prophetic faith that will not be silenced.”
Drug-related killings in Davao City belie Marcos’ ‘New Face’ approach in fight vs illegal drugs
In Duterte country, the “new face” of Marcos’s drug war effort eerily still resembles what the Dutertes have long imprinted on their turf.
