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Jairo Bolledo

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Covers:  Justice, police, crime, and human rights
@rapplerdotcom reporter covering justice, human rights, and impunity • Alum & lecturer, PUP journ • 🧡 @ENHYPEN • For leads: 📩 jairo.bolledo@rappler.com

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I am a Manila-based journalist reporting justice, police, crime, and human rights.

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Endemic disappearances cloud hope for 11 latest desaparecidos under Marcos Jr.

Endemic disappearances cloud hope for 11 latest desaparecidos under Marcos Jr.

'For now, I think that the institutions of government are useless in defending victims of human rights violat…

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Supreme Court wants a prisoner rights writ but BuCor disagrees

Supreme Court wants a prisoner rights writ but BuCor disagrees

The legal and moral debate also centers on this question: how to balance interests - protecting a prisoner's …

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Navotas killing zone: 3rd young man killed in 2 months in same area

Navotas killing zone: 3rd young man killed in 2 months in same area

John Rey Basie, 18, was the target of the Navotas police in an operation that mistakenly killed his neighbor …

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For Philippine lawyers, there's no running away from murder

For Philippine lawyers, there's no running away from murder

Maria Saniata Liwliwa Gonzales Alzate, shot dead in Abra on September 14, is the third lawyer killed under th…

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Teenager John Frances Ompad wanted to be a cop, but was killed by one

Teenager John Frances Ompad wanted to be a cop, but was killed by one

Unfortunately, Kulot is not the first and last victim of the recent spate of killings involving teens

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'Second Kian': Jemboy Baltazar and the unending cycle of killings

'Second Kian': Jemboy Baltazar and the unending cycle of killings

In the context of killings, the problem with the police is not lack of discipline but 'the total absence of a…

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Can prosecution make Sara Duterte a witness in her own impeachment trial?

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By Jairo Bolledo Verified
| Rappler Verified
MANILA, Philippines – The prosecution, on the second day of the impeachment trial, revealed one of its strongest ammunition against Vice President Sara Duterte: herself. “That is my query this afternoon, because anent presentation of witness on the first article that we will be presenting, which is grave threats and acts of sedition, your honor. One of the key witnesses, hostile, albeit hostile, would be the Vice President,” said House private prosecutor Lorna Kapunan on Tuesday, July 7.
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Duterte-allied lawyers question Escudero’s election as impeachment presiding officer at SC

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By Jairo Bolledo Verified
| Rappler Verified
MANILA, Philippines – Lawyers allied with the Dutertes went to the Supreme Court (SC) to challenge the election of Senate impeachment presiding officer Senator Chiz Escudero. The legal counsels, led by Israelito Torreon, filed a very urgent manifestation on Monday, July 6, raising concerns over Escudero’s election. With 12-8 votes, the Senate chose Escudero on Monday to preside over the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
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Bloodbath-ready Sara Duterte appears at Senate, but not for trial. Why?

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By Jairo Bolledo Verified
| Newsbreak: Beyond the Stories | Hosted by Jodesz Gavilan
Vice President Sara Duterte appeared at the Senate on Tuesday, July 7, ahead of the second day of her impeachment trial. She faced the media, but did not take any questions. Instead, she delivered a one-sentence statement linked to her earlier pronouncement about a “bloodbath-filled” impeachment. “In this bloodbath and bludgeoning, I will be bloodied but unbowed,” Duterte, in short hair and green shirt, said. She then left the press area and proceeded to her defense lawyer’s holding room.
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