On 16-23 Nov 2025, 7 died in Marcos’s drug war. After a 2-month lull, 4 were killed in NCR. This includes 3 HVIs who tried to double-cross the police in a buy-bust op and an informant w/ no known drug ties. Another informant was killed in Rizal. Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/

On 8-15 Nov 2025, 1 died in Marcos’s drug war–the 1st in Davao City for 2025. The last reported drug-related killing in Davao City was in Sep 2024. Davao City was the top hotspot of drug-related killings from Jul 2022 to Mar 2024. Now, it's Cebu. Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/

Naniniwala ba si Cardinal David sa "bloodless" drug war ni Marcos nang sinabi niyang "abruptly huminto" ang patayan na may kinalaman sa giyera kontra droga nang palitan ni Marcos si Duterte? Narito ang pasubali sa sinabi ng Cardinal base sa datos ng Dahas Project. verafiles.org/articles/nan...

On 1-7 Nov 2025, 7 died in Marcos’s drug war. A Drug Enforcement Unit cop was killed in Nueva Ecija, while state agents killed 3 in buy-bust ops. Maguindanao del Norte claimed its 7th HVI victim. To date, a total of 22 HVIs died in 2025. Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/

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 Marcos’s 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 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/

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 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/

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/

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 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/

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 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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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...

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/

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 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/

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 violence—38 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 violence—18 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)—no 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 violence—26 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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