The Philippines Rise of the Vigilantes - TIME Though separate from the renegade warlords and private armies that still plague areas of the Philippines, the vigilantes are part of a tradition that Aquino’s government would like to stamp
Vigilantes in the Philippines - University of Hawaiʻi There are various dimensions to the vigilante phenomenon-social, political, cultural, and quasi-religious-that need to be appreciated and understood This work is a major contribution to an area of Philippine political anthropology that has been the subject of research by scholars on the country'ssubcultures
What Did The CSG Do Wrong? | Murder In Manila Part 4 - RAPPLER In early 2017, the Philippine National Police arrested members of a vigilante gang suspected of preying on drug suspects and criminals in Tondo, Manila's most densely populated and largest slum
The Philippine Vigilantes: Devotion and Disarray - JSTOR In the course of 1986-87 some 200 armed private bands, collectively called "vigilantes", emerged in the Philippines, ostensibly organized against a rising tide of communist guerrilla insurgency The vigil armies*9 The vigilantes* rise, along with the formal dissolution of foundation of all paramilitary organizations in the Philippines
42 vigilante groups exist in Mindanao | Davao Today DAVAO CITY (MMNS) — At least 42 vigilante groups now exist in Mindanao, the Mindanao Human Rights Monitor (MHRM) reported in its latest issue These organizations, denominated by a strong anti-communist line abound in three key provinces mainly Davao, Cotabato and Zamboanga
Philippines: Sharp rise in vigilante killings as human rights . . . Local human rights groups have repeatedly voiced fears that government agents may be responsible for the killings, or may have incited or colluded with private “vigilante” gangs The authorities have denied this
PHILIPPINES: Christian Vigilantes Rise in Muslim Rebel Area The Christian vigilante group known as the ‘Tadtad’ had just gained another member At the height of the Philippines’ Muslim rebellion in the late 70s and early 80s, this scene was a familiar one across Cotabato, Zamboanga and Davao in the country’s far south
How the US bankrolled Dutertes alleged crimes against humanity From 2016-2022, Duterte’s government carried out a campaign of mass killings of suspected drug users It’s estimated that 27,000 people, most of them poor and indigent, were executed without trial by police officers and vigilantes at his behest
scholarspace. manoa. hawaii. edu Among several organizations claiming to represent Vigilantes in the Philippines 37 vigilante groups nationally, Alcover's National Coalition Against Communism, and an apparently Manila-based National Movement for Freedom and Democracy were the most prominent