Duterte at the ICC, A Year Later; He Tried to Correct the Record. He’s Looking at 12 Years in Prison Instead; Senate Passes Autism Law; Drug War at UN Side Event
03/11/2026: The latest from Rights Report Philippines
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE
One Year On, DDS Should Let Go
EDITORIAL: What is at stake in this anniversary of Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest by the ICC is not one man’s freedom or one man’s legacy. What is at stake is whether Philippine society can hold the powerful to the same standard it demands of everyone else.
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
He Tried to Correct the Record. He’s Looking at 12 Years in Prison Instead.
Lokalpedia founder John Sherwin Felix challenges a cyberlibel case filed against him over his critique of a government-funded book on regional cuisine. The case, his supporters argue, violates freedom of expression.
EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS
Drug War Killings in the Spotlight at UN Narcotics Side Event
Event in Vienna will be livestreamed at 8 p.m. Manila on Wednesday. Organized by the DRCNet Foundation, drug policy and human rights experts will speak at the event, including Rights Report Philippines’ Carlos Conde.
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Landmark Autism Law Fills Decades-Old Gap in Philippine Disability Rights
For the estimated 1.2 million Filipinos living on the autism spectrum, a new law from the Philippine Senate marks the most significant advance in their rights and welfare in a generation, and a long-overdue correction to a structural blind spot in the country’s disability rights architecture.
