"Patriotism, aggrandized and glorified, was adaptable according to what was beneficial to oneself." --Memoirs of a Prisoner of the Tagalogs
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Exposing the hypocrisy of the DDS (diehard Duterte supporters)
*Digong is another name for Duterte
#Philippines #Asian #Duterte #ICC #CrimesAgainstHumanity #HumanRights #Hypocrites @pinoy
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#Philippines #Birds #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdsOfThePhilippines #PhilippinesBirds #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography
#BirdsOfFediverse #Wildlife #Nature
Taken late August 2019 in The Philippines area.
Photograph published with the kind permission of Pete Morris, professional bird guide for #BirdQuest.
How many photographs of birds are taken and never widely shared freely.
Spotted Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula carola)
VU Vulnerable
Another Filipino documentary censored
The film "Food Delivery" tracking the efforts of fisherfolk and authorities to provide food to communities facing Chinese aggression in the West Philippine Sea is removed from the film festival Cinepanalo 2025. The festival is funded by Puregold Price Club, a supermarket chain owned by Filipino-Chinese Lucio Co whose family is among the PH's richest.
#Philippines #Asian #Film #Documentary #PureGold #SuperMarkets #Censorship @pinoy
Canada has denied permanent resident status to a former officer of the Philippine National Police for his role in the Duterte administration's bloody war on drugs, citing a law that bars entry and residence to those who have "[violated] human or international rights."
#Philippines #Asian #Canada #HumanRights #Crime #Police #Citizenship #Duterte @pinoy
The Mexican pop star Belinda and Filipino group BINI released the “Dos Veces remix” of the song “Blink Twice."
#BINI #BINIxBelinda_BlinkTwice
#BINI_BlinkTwice #DosVeces #Kpop #Ppop #Mexican #Philippines #LatinAmerican #Asian @ppop
Slovak national found dead in Boracay, a popular beach destination in the Philippines. According to a report from the Western Visayas police, the victim was identified as Michaela Mickova, 23, who had been staying temporarily at a resort.
#Philippines #Asian #European #Slovak #Crime #Boracay #Visayas #Beach #Travel #Tourism #TootSEA @pinoy
https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/3/13/slovak-woman-found-dead-in-boracay-1053
https://youtu.be/U1CeJskYOuw Tasting History with Max Miller covers... #Filipino pancit from 1919
Free online screening of Alyx Arumpac's Aswang from March 11 to 18. Only in the #Philippines, though.
This is a film about Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs and the people who follow the trails of blood.
https://screeners.cinesend.com/view/67d004368f56ddb7800fad0d
Some murderers are being arrested for crimes against humanity & sent to the Hague. Just not white ones.
Interview: Former president of the Philippines, Duterte, has been arrested & sent to the Hague for slaughtering thousands of people during his so-called war on drugs.
Duterte once compared himself to Hitler, saying he would be “happy to slaughter” 3 million drug addicts.
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Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte landed in the Netherlands and has been handed over to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, where he will face charges of crimes against humanity. @npr has more.
https://flip.it/5LUiHl
#Duterte #Philippines #RodrigoDuterte #Netherlands #ICC #TheHauge
#Israel-Palestine / Will the two meet again in de Hague?
#Duterte visited #Israel in September 2018. Upon his arrival, he declared "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and I share the same passion for peace and for people." "We also share the fervor to not allow those who hold corrupt ideologies to destroy family," he added before meeting with #Netanyahu in Jerusalem. "In this respect, Israel can expect any help that the Philippines has to offer." Duterte added that he hopes the warm and friendly relations between Israel and the #Philippines will continue.
Prior to the visit, the former legal advisor to the Philippine government until Duterte's rise to power in 2016, Florin Hilbay, said in an interview with Kan 11 that Israel's decision to invite him was "regrettable" and "says a lot about Israel inviting someone who compared himself to Hitler." According to him, "Many thousands of Filipinos have already died as part of the war on drugs. Some say it has already reached 20,000, some say it's about 10,000. This is a serious violation of human rights and the decision to invite him says a lot about Israel."
In 2016, Duterte told shocked journalists in Manila "Hitler operated in Germany and the Philippines also needs one like him." "Hitler slaughtered three million Jews. In the Philippines there are three million drug users and I would also be happy to eliminate them." According to reports in the international press, during his visit to Israel, Duterte sought to increase weapons purchases, after the United States refused to supply weapons because of the blatant violations of human rights. Before coming to Israel, Duterte was even photographed with an Israeli-made Galil rifle in his hand.
Via https://zoha.org.il/135959/
Israel sold weapons to the Philippines following President Rodrigo Duterte’s visit, despite mounting international condemnation of his regime’s human rights abuses, including crimes against humanity linked to the “war on drugs.” The sales occurred both during and after the visit, with Israeli defense firms securing new contracts and fulfilling prior agreements for equipment used in operations that drew ICC scrutiny.
Despite these concerns, Israel maintained its weapons export relationship with the Philippines. Israeli lawyer Eitay Mack, who led legal challenges against these arms sales, stated: “I am sure that sooner or later the U.N. and the international community will announce that what Duterte is doing, is being responsible for crimes against humanity”.
The International Criminal Court’s Pre-Trial Chamber issued arrest warrants for #Netanyahu and #Gallant on November 21, 2024, following a six-month investigation that began with applications filed by #ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan on May 20, 2024. The three-judge panel unanimously determined there were “reasonable grounds to believe” that both officials were “co-perpetrators for committing the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare, and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts”. The court specifically accused Netanyahu and Gallant of “intentionally and knowingly” depriving Gaza’s civilian population of “objects indispensable to their survival, including food, water, and medicine and medical supplies, as well as fuel and electricity” during the period from October 8, 2023, to at least May 20, 2024.
@israel
#IsraelWarCrimes
Oh to be young and naive.
Kitty Duterte doesn't seem to know her father killed thousands, many of them innocent. Or if she did, she didn't think it was wrong.
When Rodrigo Duterte's daughter posted #NeverForget, netizens clapped back: they remember the innocent children killed in her father's drug war
#Philippines #Asian #ICC #Duterte #Crime #Murder #Youth #Disinformation @pinoy
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Jon Stewart talks with Nobel Peace Prize winner and Rappler CEO 👉 #MariaRessa about “the decline of #democracy in the #US and the #Philippines, the misuse of digital platforms, global shifts, ways to protect American democracy…” | 7 March 2025 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jsHoX9ZpA_M #journalism
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#Duterte rode to power in the #Philippines with a "get tough" attitude on #drugs
What followed was degradation of #humanRights, institutional norms, and rule of law. Mass killings of "drug users" (read: anyone poor a cop could shoot on sketchy happenstance "evidence" to look like they were doing something)
Beyond my joy for #Filipinos with his arrest, I hope it's a harbinger for #Trump. If not an #ICC warrant, at least that "strong men" get comeuppance
One can dream
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Who would have guessed that the first head of government from the past decade who would be arrested for #humanrights #crimes wouldn't be #Putin, #Trump, #Netanyahu #MinAung #Myanmar or (one can dream) #Xi, but #Duterte #Philippines!
Hopefully (but unlikely), the start of a trend
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Duterte arrested in Manila. I needed to see evidence that autocrats can fall.
https://apnews.com/article/rodrigo-duterte-manila-philippines-icc-9b9d08b8832b43282db53418535fb245
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The Philippines gets its own "fuck-around-and-find-out" moment.
Former PH president Rodrigo Duterte gets arrested for crimes against humanity. Thousands were killed (many innocent and without due process) during the drug war 2016-2022.
#Philippines #FAFO #Asian #ICC #Crime #Murder #Criminal #Davao #Manila @pinoy
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Filipino netizens noticed the new logo of Manila airport is nearly identical to an eagle design on a stock image website.
#Philippines #Asian #Airport #NAIA #Travel #GraphicDesign #Logo #Tourism #Marketing @pinoy
https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/trending/111241/new-miaa-logo-a5229-20250310
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As an average human, I see clouds everyday as much as the next average human. Sometimes though, they’re fluffy enough to catch your attention.
Since the #philippines is approaching summer time, I’m cherishing these last few days of drizzles and light rains until the sun becomes our worst enemy.
📍🇵🇭
Cebu Pacific flight bound for Manila returns to Mactan-Cebu International Airport due to landing gear issue.
#Philippines #Asian #Travel #Tourism #CebuPacific #Cebu #NCR #Mactan #Planes #Airlines #Visayas #AirTravel #Flying @pinoy
UAAP volleyball games today
9:00 - UP vs. NU (M)
11:00 - UST vs. Ateneo (M)
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13:00 - UP vs. NU (W)
15:00 - UST vs. Ateneo (W)
#Philippines #Asian #UAAP #Volleyball #UPfight #OneBigFight #UAAPseason87 #GoUste