Carlos Conde
@carlosconde.bsky.social
Independent journalist/researcher in the Philippines focusing mainly on human rights. 🇵🇭. Ex-HRW, ex-NYT. | Signal: @carlosconde.11 | carlosconde.substack.com
Untouchable No More: As Duterte Faces ICC Charges, His Anguished Victims Cling to Hope for Justice
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Untouchable No More: As Duterte Faces ICC Charges, His Anguished Victims Cling to Hope for Justice
The ICC has disclosed that an additional 500 victims of Rodrigo Duterte’s “drug war” have been included in its lists of participants in the confirmation of charges hearing scheduled this month.
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February 15, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Untouchable No More: As Duterte Faces ICC Charges, His Anguished Victims Cling to Hope for Justice
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ICC to Philippine Law Enforcers: "Just Following Orders" Won’t Protect You from Justice rightsreportph.substack.com/p/icc-to-phi...
ICC to Philippine Law Enforcers: "Just Following Orders" Won’t Protect You from Justice
The ICC’s latest move to go after other law enforcement officials – Duterte’s “co-conspirators” – could signal the end of a longstanding culture of impunity in the Philippine National Police.
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February 14, 2026 at 10:18 AM
ICC to Philippine Law Enforcers: "Just Following Orders" Won’t Protect You from Justice rightsreportph.substack.com/p/icc-to-phi...
Sitting Philippines Senators, Ex-Justice Secretary, Ex-Police Chiefs Identifid as Duterte's Co-Conspirators in ICC Raps
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Duterte's Co-Conspirators in ICC Raps Identified, Among Them Senators Bato dela Rosa and Bong Go, Ex-Justice Chief Aguirre
"Duterte and his co-perpetrators shared a common plan or agreement to ‘neutralize’ alleged criminals in the Philippines" through murder, the ICC's Pre-Trial Chamber I said in the document.
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February 14, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Sitting Philippines Senators, Ex-Justice Secretary, Ex-Police Chiefs Identifid as Duterte's Co-Conspirators in ICC Raps
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My first post-HRW oped.
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The same apparatus of repression bearing down on journalists is also crushing the broader civil society, often with deadlier consequences and far less international attention.
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The same apparatus of repression bearing down on journalists is also crushing the broader civil society, often with deadlier consequences and far less international attention.
opinion.inquirer.net/189657/cumpi...
Cumpio and the wider war on dissent
The arrest and prolonged detention of journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, who spent her birthday on Feb. 7 in a Tacloban jail, sparked outrage among press freedom advocates worldwide. Rightly so.
opinion.inquirer.net
February 12, 2026 at 6:42 AM
My first post-HRW oped.
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The same apparatus of repression bearing down on journalists is also crushing the broader civil society, often with deadlier consequences and far less international attention.
opinion.inquirer.net/189657/cumpi...
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The same apparatus of repression bearing down on journalists is also crushing the broader civil society, often with deadlier consequences and far less international attention.
opinion.inquirer.net/189657/cumpi...
It's a play on "Tsina" (China) and "senador" (senator) -- some Filipino legislators who bend over backward in supporting China over the West Philippine Sea issue.
Tsinador, that brilliant new word coined - VERA Files verafiles.org/articles/tsi...
Tsinador, that brilliant new word coined - VERA Files verafiles.org/articles/tsi...
Tsinador, that brilliant new word coined
COMMENTARY: Llamas used the term,Tsinador, to describe certain political leaders and influencers whom he accused of prioritizing Chinese interests over Philippine sovereignty, specifically regarding t...
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February 11, 2026 at 2:55 AM
It's a play on "Tsina" (China) and "senador" (senator) -- some Filipino legislators who bend over backward in supporting China over the West Philippine Sea issue.
Tsinador, that brilliant new word coined - VERA Files verafiles.org/articles/tsi...
Tsinador, that brilliant new word coined - VERA Files verafiles.org/articles/tsi...
The people were angry. The streets were on fire. And a new regime was still trying to find its footing. It was just the right moment.
The Birth of Bulatlat.com - by Carlos H. Conde carlosconde.substack.com/p/the-birth-...
The Birth of Bulatlat.com - by Carlos H. Conde carlosconde.substack.com/p/the-birth-...
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February 6, 2026 at 10:28 PM
The people were angry. The streets were on fire. And a new regime was still trying to find its footing. It was just the right moment.
The Birth of Bulatlat.com - by Carlos H. Conde carlosconde.substack.com/p/the-birth-...
The Birth of Bulatlat.com - by Carlos H. Conde carlosconde.substack.com/p/the-birth-...
Not to diminish the suffering or add salt to the wound of those affected by this decimation of The Post, but this is just as well. Because no oligarch should own a news outlet.
How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post | The New Yorker www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post | The New Yorker www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post
The Amazon founder bought the paper to save it. Instead, with a mass layoff, he’s forced it into severe decline.
www.newyorker.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Not to diminish the suffering or add salt to the wound of those affected by this decimation of The Post, but this is just as well. Because no oligarch should own a news outlet.
How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post | The New Yorker www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post | The New Yorker www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
Here's How to Fix the Crisis in Philippine Education carlosconde.substack.com/p/heres-how-...
Here's How to Fix the Crisis in Philippine Education
The EDCOM II Final Report offers an extensive evaluation of the Philippine education system, highlighting a profound learning crisis fueled by decades of underinvestment and fragmented governance.
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January 29, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Here's How to Fix the Crisis in Philippine Education carlosconde.substack.com/p/heres-how-...
Remarkable.
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Spain Offers Undocumented Migrants a Legal Way to Stay - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...
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Spain Offers Undocumented Migrants a Legal Way to Stay - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...
Bucking a Global Trend, Spain Offers Undocumented Migrants a Legal Way to Stay
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January 28, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Remarkable.
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Spain Offers Undocumented Migrants a Legal Way to Stay - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...
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Spain Offers Undocumented Migrants a Legal Way to Stay - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...
Did this interview with Gilbert Andres 3 months ago, after the ICC affirmed its jurisdiction on Duterte’s "drug war" crimes. Atty. Gilbert represents victims at Duterte's ICC trial.
ICC vs Duterte: What the Court’s Latest Ruling Means for Victims of the 'Drug War' www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6Yl...
ICC vs Duterte: What the Court’s Latest Ruling Means for Victims of the 'Drug War' www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6Yl...
ICC vs Duterte: What the Court’s Latest Ruling Means for Victims of the 'Drug War'
YouTube video by Carlos Conde
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January 27, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Did this interview with Gilbert Andres 3 months ago, after the ICC affirmed its jurisdiction on Duterte’s "drug war" crimes. Atty. Gilbert represents victims at Duterte's ICC trial.
ICC vs Duterte: What the Court’s Latest Ruling Means for Victims of the 'Drug War' www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6Yl...
ICC vs Duterte: What the Court’s Latest Ruling Means for Victims of the 'Drug War' www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6Yl...
For the families of victims of the "drug war," the confirmation of charges against ex-president Duterte, scheduled in the ICC on Feb. 23, is a recognition that their grief and their losses actually matter.
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Duterte in the ICC: An End, Finally, to Impunity in the Philippines?
For the families of victims of the "drug wawr," the confirmation of charges against ex-president Duterte, scheduled in the ICC on Feb. 23, is a recognition that their grief and their losses.
carlosconde.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:49 AM
For the families of victims of the "drug war," the confirmation of charges against ex-president Duterte, scheduled in the ICC on Feb. 23, is a recognition that their grief and their losses actually matter.
carlosconde.substack.com/p/duterte-in...
carlosconde.substack.com/p/duterte-in...
CROWDSOURCING: I'm looking for cases of patients who were detained or prevented from leaving their hospital or medical care facility for failing to pay their bill. Confidentiality assured. Email me via Proton at tip.jghc7@passmail.net or message me via Signal using this QR code.
January 26, 2026 at 7:44 PM
CROWDSOURCING: I'm looking for cases of patients who were detained or prevented from leaving their hospital or medical care facility for failing to pay their bill. Confidentiality assured. Email me via Proton at tip.jghc7@passmail.net or message me via Signal using this QR code.
Very welcome news. #LaborRights
How talents won landmark labor case vs GMA Network after 11 years
In its decision, the Supreme Court orders the reinstatement of illegally dismissed GMA talents without loss of seniority rights and other privileges
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January 24, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Very welcome news. #LaborRights
Here's what's next for me post-Human Rights Watch.
Carlos Conde 🇵🇭 Human Rights in the Philippines carlosconde.substack.com/about
Carlos Conde 🇵🇭 Human Rights in the Philippines carlosconde.substack.com/about
About - Carlos Conde 🇵🇭 Human Rights in the Philippines
Reports, investigations, essays, and commentary about human rights, social justice, civil liberties, freedom of expression in the Philippines. Click to read Carlos Conde 🇵🇭 Human Rights in the Philipp...
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January 23, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Here's what's next for me post-Human Rights Watch.
Carlos Conde 🇵🇭 Human Rights in the Philippines carlosconde.substack.com/about
Carlos Conde 🇵🇭 Human Rights in the Philippines carlosconde.substack.com/about
PRESS FREEDOM CAN'T BE DEFENDED IN ISOLATION FROM THE BROADER ASSAULT ON CIVIL SOCIETY carlosconde.substack.com/p/press-free...
PRESS FREEDOM CAN'T BE DEFENDED IN ISOLATION FROM THE BROADER ASSAULT ON CIVIL SOCIETY
This is unprecedented, I think: 14 European and western embassies in the Philippines have spoken out in support of press freedom and journalists, in the wake of the convictions of Frenchie Mae Cumpio ...
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January 23, 2026 at 10:53 AM
PRESS FREEDOM CAN'T BE DEFENDED IN ISOLATION FROM THE BROADER ASSAULT ON CIVIL SOCIETY carlosconde.substack.com/p/press-free...
THE UNSPOKEN CONTEXT OF THE CUMPIO-DOMEQUIL CONVICTION carlosconde.substack.com/p/the-unspok...
THE UNSPOKEN CONTEXT OF THE CUMPIO-DOMEQUIL CONVICTION
Yesterday’s court conviction of Frenchie Mae Cumpio and Mariel Domequil has surprised many, especially since she was acquitted of other related charges and, earlier, an appeals court junked the civil ...
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January 22, 2026 at 8:22 PM
THE UNSPOKEN CONTEXT OF THE CUMPIO-DOMEQUIL CONVICTION carlosconde.substack.com/p/the-unspok...
THE PHILIPPINES' SIERRA MADRE NEEDS TO BE PROTECTED -- EVEN IF IT WORSENS FLOODING
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The Sierra Madre Needs to Be Protected -- Even If It Worsens Flooding
YouTube video by Caloy Conde
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November 11, 2025 at 12:42 AM
THE PHILIPPINES' SIERRA MADRE NEEDS TO BE PROTECTED -- EVEN IF IT WORSENS FLOODING
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AS TYPHOON #UWAN #FUNGWONG BATTERS 🇵🇭, here's a reminder that it is not just the forces of nature that devastate us -- folly and greed are just as destructive.
How Abusive Nickel Mining in the Philippines Destroys the Environment -- and People's Lives www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvTr...
How Abusive Nickel Mining in the Philippines Destroys the Environment -- and People's Lives www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvTr...
How Abusive Nickel Mining in the Philippines Destroys the Environment -- and People's Lives
YouTube video by Caloy Conde
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November 9, 2025 at 4:45 AM
AS TYPHOON #UWAN #FUNGWONG BATTERS 🇵🇭, here's a reminder that it is not just the forces of nature that devastate us -- folly and greed are just as destructive.
How Abusive Nickel Mining in the Philippines Destroys the Environment -- and People's Lives www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvTr...
How Abusive Nickel Mining in the Philippines Destroys the Environment -- and People's Lives www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvTr...
November 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM
#TyphoonTino #Kalmaegi #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #NickelMining
Philippines: Communities Should Not Be Sacrificed for Nickel Mining
@ClimateRights International exposes the impact of nickel mining on communities in the Philippines.
Philippines: Communities Should Not Be Sacrificed for Nickel Mining
@ClimateRights International exposes the impact of nickel mining on communities in the Philippines.
November 5, 2025 at 8:32 AM
#TyphoonTino #Kalmaegi #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #NickelMining
Philippines: Communities Should Not Be Sacrificed for Nickel Mining
@ClimateRights International exposes the impact of nickel mining on communities in the Philippines.
Philippines: Communities Should Not Be Sacrificed for Nickel Mining
@ClimateRights International exposes the impact of nickel mining on communities in the Philippines.
This is a recording of the press conference on Nov. 4 in Manila to launch CRI's new report on the impact of nickel mining in the Philippines.
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Philippines: Nickel Mining Causes Rights Abuses, Increases Climate Risks
YouTube video by Climate Rights International
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November 4, 2025 at 8:39 AM
This is a recording of the press conference on Nov. 4 in Manila to launch CRI's new report on the impact of nickel mining in the Philippines.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI1x...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI1x...
Climate Rights International will release today its new report, “Broken Promises: Philippines Nickel Mining Causes Rights Abuses and Increases Climate Vulnerability.”
The report will be available on the CRI website (www.cri.org) at 11am Manila time (GMT+8).
The report will be available on the CRI website (www.cri.org) at 11am Manila time (GMT+8).
November 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Climate Rights International will release today its new report, “Broken Promises: Philippines Nickel Mining Causes Rights Abuses and Increases Climate Vulnerability.”
The report will be available on the CRI website (www.cri.org) at 11am Manila time (GMT+8).
The report will be available on the CRI website (www.cri.org) at 11am Manila time (GMT+8).
IN TYPHOON TINO'S PATH
Typhoon Tino is barreling toward eastern Mindanao and is expected to slam into Dinagat Island. Among those that are sure to be hit are nickel mining areas. In this photo taken by Mascariñas Erwin for Climate Rights International, nickel mining operations have
Typhoon Tino is barreling toward eastern Mindanao and is expected to slam into Dinagat Island. Among those that are sure to be hit are nickel mining areas. In this photo taken by Mascariñas Erwin for Climate Rights International, nickel mining operations have
November 3, 2025 at 4:53 AM
IN TYPHOON TINO'S PATH
Typhoon Tino is barreling toward eastern Mindanao and is expected to slam into Dinagat Island. Among those that are sure to be hit are nickel mining areas. In this photo taken by Mascariñas Erwin for Climate Rights International, nickel mining operations have
Typhoon Tino is barreling toward eastern Mindanao and is expected to slam into Dinagat Island. Among those that are sure to be hit are nickel mining areas. In this photo taken by Mascariñas Erwin for Climate Rights International, nickel mining operations have