,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #chhd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ad1 #bjba ,ms4 
,wild 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,ms4     
,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1    
,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,om>1 ,ms4 
,titus1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,ms4 ,port]1    
,ms4 ,m5g1 ,mr4 ,gomez1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1
 & ,mr4 ,mc,govern7 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 #bjbj ,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 ( ,decemb] #bjbj1 ! 
,alliance = ,advancem5t ( ,p's ,rights  
7,k>apatan7 has docum5t$ #cgf           
extrajudicial political kill+s1 #dhh    
victims ( attempt$ politically motivat$ 
kill+s1 #bbb victims ( torture1 ar\nd   
#c1fjj 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 ,dut]te
 has blatantly t>get$ & publicly        
advocat$ = ! kill+ ( fai? lead]s4       
,ca?olic ,bi%ops1 prie/s1 pa/ors1 &     
laity h be5 ?reat5$1 intimidat$1 h>ass$ 

& murd]$ = speak+ out aga9/             
extra-judicial kill+s & ! w> on drugs4  
7#f7 ,dut]te has also abus$ 8 (fice by  
t>get+ critics & political oppon5ts =   
intimidation & elim9ation4 ,s9ce ,dut]te
 took (fice1 ov] #cj labor lead]s h be5 
murd]$ & #c h be5 jail$ z political     
prison]s1 ov] #be mayors & vice mayors h
 be5 assass9at$1 & ,s5ator ,leila ,de   
,lima :o has be5 a /aun* critic ( ! drug
 w> kill+s hav+ be5 deta9$ = ov] #d     
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 ) #cj   
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/ration44  
,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  7#i7 ,on ,july #c1 #bjbj !      

,anti-,t]rorism ,act ( ! ,philipp9es 0  
pass$ into law4 ,:ile purport+ to c\nt] 
t]rorism1 ! bill rolls back _m civil    
lib]ties by less5+ requirem5ts =        
judicial w>rants1 all[s = ext5d$        
pre-trial det5tion1 & all[s = !         
prosecution ( conduct t is consid]$     
protect$ political spee*4 ,!            
,anti-,t]rorism ,act is view$ by _m z a 
?reat to ,fre$om ( ,spee* 9 !           
,philipp9es & yet ano!r tool ! ,dut]te  
adm9i/ration w use to sil5ce critics &  
political rivals4 ,repres5tative ,jan   
,s*ak[sky1 along ) #di o!r memb]s ( !   
,u4,s4 ,congress1 urg$ ! gov]nm5t ( !   
,philipp9es to repeal ?is repressive    
legislation4  7#aj7 ,! practice (       
r$-tagg+1 :]e9 ! gov]nm5t labels        
activi/s1 critics1 & non-gov]nm5tal     
organizations z t]rori/s1 has be5 gr[+ 9
 ! ,philipp9es f #bjbj to #bjba4 ,?is   
tactic is us$ to isolate individuals or 
gr\ps &1 9 _m cases1 m>k !m = h>assm5t  
or assass9ation by ,philipp9es security 
or p>amilit>y =ces4  7#aa7 ,on ,m>* #g1 

#bjba1 ! ,arm$ ,=ces ( ! ,philipp9es    
7,,afp7 & ,philipp9es ,national ,police 
7,,pnp7 c>ri$ out a s]ies ( jo9t        
op]ations across ,calab>zon4 ,!         
op]ations l$ to ! murd] ( n9e activi/s &
 ! arre/ ( six o!rs4 ,! victims 7 memb]s
 ( progressive organizations t advocat$ 
ar\nd issues ( labor1 l& & indig5\s     
rights1 environm5tal protections1 & h\s+
 rights = ! urban poor4 ,! ,philipp9e   
gov]nm5t claims t x c>ri$ out ! raids 9 
,calab>zon to execute valid se>* w>rants
 = weapons & t ! kill+s only result$ f !
 victims resi/+ arre/4 ,?is claim has   
be5 met ) extreme skepticism due to !   
gov]nm5t's hi/ory ( fabricat+ evid5ce & 
r$-tagg+ progressive gr\ps & activi/s4  
,fur!r suspicion 0 ca/ on ! allegations 
( resi/+ arre/ :5 family memb]s ( !     
victims 7 prohibit$ by ! ,,pnp & ,,afp f
 collect+ ! victim's bodies4 ,foll[+ !  
attacks 9 ,calab>zon1 ,dut]te's         
spokesp]son endors$ ! kill+s ( !        
activi/s & security =ces began to       
surveil & h>ass human rights gr\ps t are

 inve/igat+ ! kill+s4  7#ab7 ,! ,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+1 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    
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$2  7#b7 
)drawn ! milit>y f involvem5t 9 dome/ic 
polic+ activities1 9 accordance ) !     
,philipp9e ,con/itution1 & ensur$ 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 fai? &   
religi\s lead]s1 & 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