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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.
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/
On 24-30 June 2025, 3 died in Marcos's drug war. An oddity: two assailants in Taguig City, one of whom an HVT, were gunned down by a passerby who saw them shoot a minor in what the police believed to be a drug-related feud. The minor survived.
Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/
On 16-23 June 2025, 7 died in Marcos's drug war. Assailants known to victims committed 6 of the 7 killings, indicative of strained dealings among local drug actors. In Cebu, the country's top hot spot, the killings continue & now at 33 for 2025.
Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/
Read our Sandatahang Dahas report on state-related violence in the Philippines in May 2025.
verafiles.org/articles/sta...
A THOUSAND KILLED
On 8-15 June 2025, 6 died in Marcos's drug war.
This most recent count brings the total number of reported drug-related killings under the Marcos Jr. administration at 1,000.
Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/
SANDATAHANG DAHAS REPORT - MAY 2025
There were 45 victims of state-related violenceβ18 killed and 27 injured. This is the least number of incidents we have recorded this year. Most of those killed were civilians caught in law enforcement ops.
Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sandatahang-...
On 1-7 June 2025, 3 died in Marcos's drug war. Another week, another killing in Cebu, the country's top hot spot of reported drug-related killings. Of the 118 killings this year, 31 were in Cebu. The most recent killing is of a 17 year-old boy.
Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/
In May 2025, 18 were killed in Marcos's drug war: 7 pushers, 5 users, 5 w/ prior drug records, 1 w/ no known drug ties (son killed in lieu of father)βno high-profile targets. Unidentified assailants killed 8, state agents 4, other killers, 6.
Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/
On 24-31 May 2025, 6 died in Marcos's drug war. This is one of the weeks with the most number of pushers killed in 2025. A third of all those killed this year were pushers. They were often killed by state agents and unidentified assailants.
Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/
On 16-23 May 2025, 2 died in Marcos's drug war. Until now, this week has the least number of reported drug-related killings this year. The average count now is 5.45/week. This is a decline from last year's 7.06/week.
Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/
Read our Sandatahang Dahas report on state-related violence in March this year.
verafiles.org/articles/mor...
On 8-15 May 2025, 5 died in Marcos's drug war. As with the previous week, there were another 2 killings in Negros Occ. Of the 11 killings in the province this year, 7 happened in the last 6 weeks. Negros Occ. is a hotspot of drug-related killings.
Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/
SANDATAHANG DAHAS REPORT - APRIL 2025
This month, there were 62 victims of state-related violenceβ26 killed and 36 injured; fewer than last month's 74 incidents. Yet the killings of insurgents in April (15) almost equals to that of March (16).
Sources:
dahas.upd.edu.ph/sandatahang-...
On 1-7 May 2025, 4 died in Marcos's drug war. The two victims killed by unknown assailants in Negros Occidental were dumped in adjacent shallow graves, their heads wrapped in tape and tarp, respectively; their bodies bore torture marks.
Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/
In April 2025, 18 were killed in Marcos's drug war: 6 pushers, 5 users, 4 w/ prior drug records, 2 w/ no known drug ties (associates of suspects), and 1 high-profile target. Unidentified assailants killed 11, state agents 2, other killers, 5.
Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/
On 24-30 April 2025, 5 died in Marcos's drug war. Three of those killed had prior drug records. More than one in five of those killed from January-April 2025 belong to this group. A majority of them were killed by unidentified assailants.
Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/
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On 16-23 April 2025, 4 died in Marcos's drug war. After a brief lull, killings in Cebu, the epicenter of reported drug-related killings in the country, started anew. All of the killings this week were committed by non-state actors.
Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/
On 8-15 April 2025, 5 died in Marcos's drug war. State agents killed a pusher and a high-profile target (the 4th in Samar this year, all killed by cops) while unidentified assailants slew a user, a pusher & his companion with no known drug ties.
Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/
Here's the Sandatahang Dahas report for March 2025 highlighting the increase in number of anti-insurgency killings and the volatile situation in Mindanao.
verafiles.org/articles/min...
SANDATAHANG DAHAS MARCH 2025 REPORT
In March 2025, 40 were killed & 34 were injured in incidents involving state forces and the use of lethal force. The marked increase in killings was largely due to the military's counter-insurgency operations.
Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sandatahang-...
On 1-7 April 2025, 4 died in Marcos's drug war. Unidentified assailants had a free rein of the killings. Of the 83 killings this year, unidentified assailants account for 40 of it (48%).
'Twas a week rare/hath no killings/in Cebu, hotspot of Death.
Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/
In March 2025, 32 were killed in Marcos's drug war: 12 pushers, 8 w/ prior drug records, 7 users, 3 w/ no known drug ties (2 cops, 1 informant), and 2 high-profile targets. Unidentified assailants killed 11, state agents 8, other killers, 13.
Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/
