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Dahas Project of UP Third World Studies Center @dahasph.bsky.social · 1d

On 24-31 Oct 2025, 10 died in Marcos’s drug war, 2x the count from last week. Among them, 1 HVI in Sulu & 2 victims w/ no known ties (a cop in an op & a friend of a pusher). The 2 pushers killed in Cebu keep it as the top hotspot w/ 46 killings.

Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/

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Dahas Project of UP Third World Studies Center @dahasph.bsky.social · 9d

On 16-23 October 2025, 5 died in Marcos's drug war. Most of those killed (4) were drug peddlers, of whom 3 were killed by state agents. The 5th casualty was w/ no known ties, a chairman in Sultan Kudarat, who was active in barangay anti-drug ops.

Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/

Dahas Project of UP Third World Studies Center @dahasph.bsky.social · 18d

On 8-15 Oct 2025, 7 died in Marcos’s drug war. State agents killed 5 in buy-bust ops. Of the 3 HVIs killed, 2 were killed by cops (those in Maguindanao del Norte) and 1 (in Cebu) by a non-state agent. Cebu remains the top hotspot w/ 44 killings.

Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/

Dahas Project of UP Third World Studies Center @dahasph.bsky.social · 25d

On 1-7 October 2025, 4 died in Marcos’s drug war. Among them is a pregnant woman w/ no drug ties, killed by a drug suspect whom she knew. State agents killed during buy-bust ops: an HVI and a motorcycle driver implicated in drug peddling.

Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/

Dahas Project of UP Third World Studies Center @dahasph.bsky.social · 28d

September saw 25 killed & 27 injured in reported incidents of state-related violence. 9 were injured at a Sept. 5 protest. Excluded are civilian & police casualties during the Sept. 21 protests as there is still no reported final count of these.

Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sandatahang-...

Dahas Project of UP Third World Studies Center @dahasph.bsky.social · 29d

In Sept 2025, 20 were killed in Marcos’s drug war: 9 pushers, 3 HVIs, 3 users, 3 w/no drug ties (1 ex police asset, 1 caught up in an op & 1 minor hit by a stray bullet), and 2 w/drug records. State agents (w/ 9 kills) remain the top assailants.

Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/

Dahas Project of UP Third World Studies Center @dahasph.bsky.social · Oct 3

On 24-30 Sept 2025, 4 were killed in Marcos's drug war, all on the same day. State agents killed 2 suspects in buy-bust ops in Batangas and MagSur. Among them, an HVI, is a member of the Dawlah Islamiya group charged with 6 other cases.

Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/

Dahas Project of UP Third World Studies Center @dahasph.bsky.social · Sep 25

On 16-23 Sept 2025, 5 died in Marcos’s drug war. 4 were killed by state agents, who reported that suspects resisted during police ops in Maguindanao del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur. Among them was a suspect’s child, a minor with no known drug ties.

Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/

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Dahas Project of UP Third World Studies Center @dahasph.bsky.social · Sep 25

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The ArcGIS StoryMaps webpage for UP TWSC's project entitled "Have We Honored The Marcoses Enough?" is now live.

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Dahas Project of UP Third World Studies Center @dahasph.bsky.social · Sep 22

Read our August 2025 Sandatahang Dahas report on state-related violence in the Philippines written by UP Third World Studies Center student assistants Aaliyah Nicole C. Ybera and LJ T. Meriño in Vera Files.

verafiles.org/articles/inc...

Increase in number of minors as victims of state-related violence noted

A disturbing increase in the number of minors being victims of state-related violence has been noted by Sandatahang Dahas in its August 2025 monitoring.

verafiles.org

Dahas Project of UP Third World Studies Center @dahasph.bsky.social · Sep 18

On 8-15 Sept 2025, 7 died in Marcos’s drug war. More than half were cases in Cebu, still this year's top hotspot. 2 are w/ no known drug ties: a mistaken identity case in Cebu and a victim caught up w/ an offender in Bukidnon.

Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/

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Dahas Project of UP Third World Studies Center @dahasph.bsky.social · Sep 10

August has the most incidents of state-related violence so far w/ 49 killed & 36 injured. 3 rape cases by the PNP were recorded, 1 against a policewoman and 2 against 17-year-old girls. In July, a soldier in MDS was possibly hazed to death.

Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sandatahang-...

Dahas Project of UP Third World Studies Center @dahasph.bsky.social · Sep 10

On 1-7 Sept 2025, 4 died in Marcos's drug war. State agents killed 3 in buy-bust ops, 2 are HVIs from Maguindanao del Sur. In Cebu, a body dump of an abducted pusher was found. Cebu remains the top hotspot for drug-related killings.

Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/

Dahas Project of UP Third World Studies Center @dahasph.bsky.social · Sep 8

In August 2025, 30 were killed in Marcos's drug war: 12 pushers, 5 users, 5 w/no drug ties (2 police assets, 2 victims of enraged suspect & 1 from CIDG), 4 w/drug records & 4 HVI. State agents killed 13, a fourfold rise from last month.

Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/

Dahas Project of UP Third World Studies Center @dahasph.bsky.social · Sep 3

On 24-31 August 2025, 7 died in Marcos’s drug war. State agents predominate in the killings in Leyte, Laguna, and Maguindanao del Sur. The almost once-a-week killing continues in Cebu, the country's top hot spot.

Source: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/

Dahas Project of UP Third World Studies Center @dahasph.bsky.social · Aug 28

Read our July 2025 Sandatahang Dahas report on state-related violence in the Philippines written by UP Third World Studies Center university research associate Aidrielle Raymundo in Vera Files.

verafiles.org/articles/sta...

State forces both violence perpetrators and victims in keeping peace

Monitoring by Sandatahang Dahas for the month of July showed while state forces are the consistent top perpetrator of state-related killings, they also bear the brunt of consistently having the most i...

verafiles.org

Dahas Project of UP Third World Studies Center @dahasph.bsky.social · Aug 26

Ngayong 16-23 Agosto 2025, 8 ang napatay sa gyera kontra droga ni Marcos. Kabilang dito ang 3 HVI na napatay ng mga awtoridad sa Maguindanao del Norte, NCR, at Sulu. Sa Maynila, isang police asset naman ang pinatay.

Mga Pinagkunan: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/

Dahas Project of UP Third World Studies Center @dahasph.bsky.social · Aug 18

Ngayong 8-15 Agosto 2025, 10 ang napatay sa gyera kontra droga ni Marcos, pinakamarami ngayong taon. Kasama rito ang suspek ng 5 magkakasunod na patayan sa NegOcc. Sa Lanao del Sur, 3 miyembro ng Dawlah Islamiya ang pinatay.

Mga Pinagkunan: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/

Dahas Project of UP Third World Studies Center @dahasph.bsky.social · Aug 13

SANDATAHANG DAHAS REPORT - JULY 2025

30 were killed & 18 injured in incidents of state-related violence in July. Over 60% of those killed (19) were allegedly NPA members. Past months' tallies were also adjusted. Read: tinyurl.com/3pbtzusj

Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sandatahang-...

Dahas Project of UP Third World Studies Center @dahasph.bsky.social · Aug 12

Ngayong 1-7 Agosto 2025, 5 ang napatay sa gyera kontra droga ni Marcos. Kabilang na dito ang isang pulis na napatay ng dapat aarestuhin nilang tulak ng droga sa probinsya ng Dinagat. Sa Cagayan de Oro, isa ring asset ng pulis ang tinumba.

Mga pinagkunan: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/

Dahas Project of UP Third World Studies Center @dahasph.bsky.social · Aug 8

MONTHLY REPORT

In July 2025, 21 were killed in Marcos's drug war: 8 pushers, 7 users, 3 w/ drug records, 1 high-profile target, & 2 w/ no known drug ties (a PDEA agent shot in a buy-bust & a resident of Maguindanao del Sur wrongfully killed in a shoot-out).

Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/

Dahas Project of UP Third World Studies Center @dahasph.bsky.social · Aug 4

On 24-31 July 2025, 7 died in Marcos's drug war. No state agents were involved in the killings. Their absence points to actors in the local drug trade settling score among themselves. In Cebu, the top hot spot, this is the usual cause of killings.

Source: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/

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Dahas Project of UP Third World Studies Center @dahasph.bsky.social · Jul 25

On 16-23 July 2025, 8 died in Marcos's drug war. Two have no known drug ties: Raffy Escobido, PDEA agent, was shot in a Laguna buy-bust & Jomar Dandugan of Maguindanao del Sur, who local authorities believe was wrongfully killed in a shoot-out.

Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/

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Dahas Project of UP Third World Studies Center @dahasph.bsky.social · Jul 18

Read our Sandatahang Dahas report on state-related violence in the Philippines in June 2025.

verafiles.org/articles/jun...

Dahas Project of UP Third World Studies Center @dahasph.bsky.social · Jul 17

On 8-15 July 2025, 5 died in Marcos's drug war. Only 1 was subject of a buy-bust op. In the 4 other killings, the victims & the assailants were most likely involved in a drug deal gone wrong. All cases were from the top hot spots in the country.

Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/