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Dahas monitors reported drug-related killings in the Philippines. Sandatahang Dahas tracks state-related violence in the Philippines. Both are projects of the UP Third World Studies Center.
In October 2025, 32 were killed and 20 injured in incidents of state-related violence. For the 4th month in a row, we recorded incidents of sexual assault (classified as an injury) done by state agents towards civilians or fellow state agents.
Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sandatahang-...
In Oct 2025, 26 were killed in Marcosβs drug war: 14 pushers, 5 HVIs, 4 w/ no drug ties (1 by an enraged suspect, 1 w/ a targeted pusher, 1 brgy capt active in anti-drug ops, 1 police), 2 users, & 1 w/ drug records. State agents killed 13 of 26.
Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/
On 24-31 Oct 2025, 10 died in Marcosβs 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/
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/
On 8-15 Oct 2025, 7 died in Marcosβs 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/
On 1-7 October 2025, 4 died in Marcosβs 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/
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-...
In Sept 2025, 20 were killed in Marcosβs 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/
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/
On 16-23 Sept 2025, 5 died in Marcosβs 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 suspectβs child, a minor with no known drug ties.
Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/
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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. MeriΓ±o in Vera Files.
verafiles.org/articles/inc...
On 8-15 Sept 2025, 7 died in Marcosβs 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/
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-...
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/
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/
On 24-31 August 2025, 7 died in Marcosβs 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/
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...
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/
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/
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-...
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/
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/
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/
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/
Read our Sandatahang Dahas report on state-related violence in the Philippines in June 2025.
verafiles.org/articles/jun...
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/
On 1-7 July 2025, 1 died in Marcos's drug war. This latest killing brings to 33 the drug-related killings in Cebu for this year. Cebu accounts for 24% of all the killings for 2025 making it the country's top hot spot for drug-related killings.
Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/
SANDATAHANG DAHAS REPORT - JUNE 2025
There were 52 victims of state-related violenceβ38 killed and 14 injured. Of those killed, 18 were members of the CPP-NPA, the highest number of such killings in a month this year.
Four state agents died.
Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sandatahang-...
In June 2025, 18 were killed in Marcos's drug war: 7 pushers, 5 users, 2 w/ drug records, 1 high-profile target, 3 w/ no known drug ties (a son killed in lieu of father, a mistaken identity, & one used as human shield by the intended target).
Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/
