Philippines: Former President Duterte’s arrest is a monumental step for justice. During the Duterte administration from 2016 to 2022, thousands of people, mostly from poor and marginalized communities, were unlawfully killed by the police – or by armed individuals suspected to have links to the police – during the government’s so-called “war on drugs”.
Duterte’s arrest on an ICC warrant is a hopeful sign for victims in the Philippines and beyond. It shows that suspected perpetrators of the worst crimes, including government leaders, can and will face justice, wherever they are in the world. At a time when too many governments renege on their ICC obligations while others attack or sanction international courts, Duterte’s arrest is a huge moment for the power of international law.
Read @amnesty full quote here:
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One out of every 25 vinyl albums sold in the US in 2022 was a Taylor Swift album, with ‘Midnights’ selling more in a year than any vinyl LP of the modern era.
But a Luminate research survey found that only half of US vinyl buyers own a record player.
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There's a tradition of film directors and studios congratulating each other for beating their box office records. A THREAD.
1/11: In 1977, when STAR WARS beat Jaws to become the highest-grossing movie ever, Steven Spielberg took out the below ad for George Lucas in @Variety
So many storms have passed with GMA, PTV, CNN, or TV5 unable to cover it the way #ABSCBN used to. Stop saying that the other networks can cover it. They cannot. And certain ALLTV is a non-player here. The one who benefits the most from this? Gov't, of course. #PaengPH
Let’s not forget that intelligence funds are NOT subject to audit.
Walang resibo.
Purely slush funds.
So in our case of scarce resources, this is a big issue.
Is anybody listening ?