Transitional justice: Moving forward from Rodrigo Duterte is a ‘national responsibility’
The Human Rights and People Empowerment Center launches Project Transitional Justice in Quezon City. —PHOTOS BY LEONARD LEAÑO AND ALDRINE AGAPITO/HRPEC

Transitional justice: Moving forward from Rodrigo Duterte is a ‘national responsibility’

With Rodrigo Duterte detained in The Hague for nearly five months, the public may now take the question seriously: What next? Even as we await the arrest of other persons involved in Duterte’s “war on drugs,” surely there is a task that ordinary Filipinos can take on, for the “war” was not waged by only a few powerful men. But...

Is the case of the missing ‘sabungeros’ nearing solution? Their kin and advocates hope for justice
Families of the missing cockfight gamers join the launch of Justice for Missing Sabongeros Network last July 14 in Quezon City. —PHOTOS BY BULLIT MARQUEZ

Is the case of the missing ‘sabungeros’ nearing solution? Their kin and advocates hope for justice

Carmen Malaca’s son, Edgar, disappeared without a trace along with 33 other cockfight gamers (sabungeros) between April 2021 and January 2022. Like the other families still grieving, she is hopeful that recent developments will finally lead to justice for their loved ones.  Speaking to CoverStory in Filipino, the mother described her son as “such a kind and helpful person.” She...

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