,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hcac  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ag1 #bjbj  
,ms4 ,wild 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,co/a1 ,ms4  
,l(gr51 ,ms4 ,haal&1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1    
,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4     
,ru%1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4    
,lev9 ( ,mi*igan1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1
 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,rask91 ,mr4        
,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,om>1 ,ms4   
,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,gomez1 ,ms4             
,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis 
( ,ill9ois1 & ,ms4 ,bonamici7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 & 9      
addition to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial   
,s]vices1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to susp5d ! provision (       
security assi/ance to ! ,philipp9es     
until ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,philipp9es has   
made c]ta9 re=ms to ! milit>y & police  
=ces1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title

 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,philipp9e   
,human ,rights ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s        
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ,u4,s4
 ,/ate ,dep>tm5t's #bjai ,human ,rights 
,report on ! ,philipp9es /ates ,!re 7   
num]\s reports ( gov]nm5t security      
ag5cies & _! in=mal allies committ$     
arbitr>y or unlawful kill+s 9 connection
 ) ! gov]nm5t direct$ campaign aga9/    
illegal drugs44 ,! ,report goes on to   
/ate1 ,gov]nm5t me*anisms to inve/igate 
& puni% abuse & corruption 9 ! security 
=ces 7 poorly res\rc$ & rema9$ l>gely   
ineffective4 ,! ,unit$ ,nations ,(fice (
 ! ,high ,commission] on ,human ,rights 
9 its annual report = ! #dd? ,session ( 
! ,human ,rights ,c\ncil conclud$ t !re 
is long-/&+ ov]emphasis on public ord] &
 national security at ! exp5se ( human  
rights has become m acute 9 rec5t ye>s1 
& !re are conc]ns t ! vilification (    
diss5t is be+ increas+ly in/itutionaliz$
 & normaliz$ 9 ways t w be v difficult  
to rev]se24  7#b7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates      
cont9ues to provide support via security

 assi/ance to ! adm9i/ration (          
,philipp9es ,presid5t ,dut]te1 ^: brutal
 ,drug ,w> & o!r campaigns h tak5 !     
lives ( ov] #cj1jjj urban poor1         
peasants1 work]s1 indig5\s &            
environm5tal activi/s z well z human    
rights def5d]s1 religi\s lead]s1 & peace
 advocates4  7#c7 ,gov]nm5t ag5cies ( ! 
,philipp9es report #d1idh suspect$ drug 
us]s & deal]s1 includ+ #fj *ildr51 di$  
dur+ police op]ations f ,july #a1 #bjaf 
to ,septemb] #cj1 #bjah1 & accord+ to   
,human ,rights ,wat*1 ! ,philipp9e      
,national ,police 7,,pnp7 h report$     
#bb1ihc dea?s rema9 classifi$ z         
homicides "u inve/igation s9ce ! ,drug  
,w> began4  7#d7 ,z ( ,april #bjbj1 !   
,alliance = ,advancem5t ( ,p's ,rights  
7,k>apatan7 has docum5t$ #cjh           
extrajudicial political kill+s1 #dci    
victims ( attempt$ politically motivat$ 
kill+s1 #bad victims ( torture1 ar\nd   
#b1ejj victims ( illegal arre/s1 ov]    
#ajj1jjj victims ( ?reats & h>assm5ts1 &
 ne>ly half a million int]nal refugees  

"u ! ,dut]te adm9i/ration4  7#e7 ,m ?an 
#af mayors & vice mayors h be5 kill$    
s9ce ,presid5t ,dut]te took (fice1 &    
,dut]te has p]sonally spoke blatantly 9 
press conf]5ces advocat+ = ! kill+ (    
,ca?olic bi%ops dur+ a p]iod :]e ?ree   
,ca?olic prie/s 7 assass9at$4  7#f7     
,labor lead]s & legislators h also be5  
among/ ^? attack$ by ! adm9i/ration1 )  
#cj labor lead]s kill$1 #c labor lead]s 
be+ held z political prison]s1 & ,s5ator
 ,leila ,de ,lima :o has be5 a /aun*    
critic ( ! drug w> kill+s hav+ be5      
deta9$ = ov] #b ye>s4  7#g7 ,!          
int]national ,,ngo ,global ,witness has 
decl>$ ! ,philipp9es to be ! deadlie/   
c\ntry 9 ! _w = def5d]s ( human rights1 
! environm5t1 & natural res\rces1 ) #ac 
environm5tali/s1 #ed indig5\s p1 & #bjg 
f>m]s & peasants extrajudicially kill$  
s9ce ,dut]te took (fice 9 #bjaf4        
,includ$ 9 ! t>get+ ( environm5tal      
activi/s 0 ,am]ican citiz51 ,br&on ,lee1
 :o 0 subject$ to an assass9ation       
attempt on ,augu/ #f1 #bjai4 ,br&on has 

be5 subject$ to repeat$ ?reats &        
h>assm5t by ! ,philipp9e milit>y due to 
8 advocacy relat+ to ! l& & rights (    
indig5\s p 9 ,ifugao prov9ce & !        
surr\nd+ ,cordill]a region ( !          
,philipp9es4 ,:ile ,br&on ,lee surviv$ !
 attack1 he has be5 left p>alyz$ & 8    
assailants h n be5 br\ght to ju/ice4    
7#h7 ,x is widely recogniz$ t ! ,dut]te 
adm9i/ration sil5ces diss5t & ! press4  
,! ,/ate ,dep>tm5t's #bjai ,report      
/ates1 ,gov]nm5t h>assm5t ( "s m$ia     
outlets occurr$1 h[ev]1 & polls sugge/$ 
_m ,filip9os consid] x dang]\s to publi%
 in=mation critical ( ! adm9i/ration4 ,9
 ,may #bjbj1 ,,abs-,,cbn1 "o ( !        
,philipp9es' two major s\rces ( news1 & 
an occasional critic ( ,dut]te's        
policies1 0 =c$ (f air due to ! d5ial ( 
a fran*ise lic5se by ! ,congress ( !    
,philipp9es1 at ! behe/ ( ! ,dut]te     
adm9i/ration4 ,simil>ly1 ,m>ia ,ressa1 a
 vocal critic ( ! ,dut]te adm9i/ration1 
,times ,magaz9e's ,p]son ( ! ,ye> #bjah 
recipi5t1 & f\nd] ( ! digital news site 

,rappl] 0 convict$ ( cyb] libel 9 ,june 
#bjbj4 ,9 ,july #bjbj1 ! ,dut]te        
adm9i/ration sign$ ! ,anti-,t]rorism    
,act ( #bjbj into law4 ,c\ntless        
,filip9o & int]national comm5tators1    
includ+ fifty ,u4,s4 ,repres5tatives h  
w>n$ t ! law w be us$ to fur!r t>get    
critics & sil5ce diss5t4  7#i7 ,! ,unit$
 ,/ates cont9ues to arm /ate security   
=ces ( ! ,philipp9es4 ,despite cle>     
docum5tation ( abuses & int]national    
condemnation1 9 ,april #bjbj1 ! ,unit$  
,/ates ann\nc$ a pair ( arms sales      
total+ #b1jjj1jjj1jjj = items includ+   
hellfire missiles & attack helicopt]s4  
,9 ,july #bjbj1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ann\nc$ 
an additional sale ( #abf1jjj1jjj wor? (
 assault boats & armam5ts4  #c4         
,susp5sion ( security assi/ance  7a7    
,susp5sion ( security assi/ance ,no     
,f$]al funds are au?oriz$ to be         
appropriat$ or o!rwise made available to
 provide assi/ance = ! police or milit>y
 ( ! ,philipp9es1 includ+ assi/ance 9 ! 
=m ( equipm5t or tra9+ until ! date     

describ$ 9 subsection 7d74  7b7 ,loans f
 multilat]al developm5t banks ,!        
,presid5t %all in/ruct ,unit$ ,/ates    
repres5tatives at multilat]al developm5t
 banks to vote aga9/ provid+ any loans  
to ! police or milit>y ( ! ,philipp9es4 
7c7 ,report requir$ ,n lat] ?an #ahj    
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,inspectors ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,/ate & ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se %all     
jo9tly submit to ! ,committee on ,=eign 
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !
 ,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( !    
,s5ate a report t--  7#a7 specifies all 
=ms ( security assi/ance or loans made  
available to ! ,philipp9e ,national     
,police or ! arm$ =ces ( ! ,philipp9es1 
includ+ any organizations or individuals
 op]at+ ) ! au?ority ( ! ,philipp9e     
,national ,police or ! arm$ =ces ( !    
,philipp9es1 by ! ,unit$ ,/ates or by   
multilat]al developm5t banks dur+ !     
p]iod beg9n+ ,janu>y #a1 #bjaf1 & end+  
on ! date ( ! submission ( ! report2    
7#b7 conta9s all reports g5]at$ by      

recipi5ts ( ,unit$ ,/ates security      
assi/ance or loans f multilat]al        
developm5t banks to ! ,philipp9es )     
respect to ! use1 inve/m5t1 or transf] (
 su* assi/ance or loans2 &  7#c7 details
 any & all misuses ( security assi/ance 
& loans dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ ,janu>y #a1 
#bjaf1 & end+ on ! date ( ! submission (
 ! report by ! ,philipp9e ,national     
,police1 ! arm$ =ces ( ! ,philipp9es1 or
 any affiliat$ gr\ps or individuals1 su*
 z extrajudicial kill+s1 intimidation ( 
political oppon5ts1 illegal sales "u    
,philipp9e or int]national law1 or      
misappropriation4  7d7 ,conditions =    
lift+ susp5sion ( assi/ance ,! susp5sion
 ( security assi/ance "u subsection 7a7 
%all t]m9ate on ! date on :i* !         
,secret>y ( ,/ate c]tifies to !         
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on     
,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate t !        
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,philipp9es has--  7#a7 7 
inve/igat$ & successfully prosecut$     
memb]s ( milit>y & police =ces :o h     

violat$ human rights1 ensur$ t ! milit>y
 & police coop]at$ 9 su* cases1 &       
affirm$ t su* violations h ceas$2  7#b7 
)drawn ! milit>y f involvem5t 9 dome/ic 
polic+ activities1 9 accordance ) !     
,philipp9e ,con/itution & ensur$ t all  
dome/ic police functions are sep>at$ f !
 milit>y *a9 ( comm& & are in/ead       
directly responsible to civilian        
au?orities2  7#c7 e/abli%$ t x          
effectively protects ! rights ( trade   
unioni/s1 j\rnali/s1 human rights       
def5d]s1 critics ( ! gov]nm5t1 & o!r    
civil society activi/s to op]ate )\t    
int]f]5ce2  7#d7 tak5 effective /eps to 
gu>antee a judicial sy/em t is capable (
 inve/igat+1 prosecut+1 & br++ to ju/ice
 memb]s ( ! police & milit>y :o h       
committ$ human rights abuses2 &  7#e7   
fully compli$ ) dome/ic & ,unit$ ,/ates 
audits & inve/igations reg>d+ ! improp] 
use ( prior security assi/ance4