Building on the findings of its January 2026 risk assessment, Beyond the War on Drugs: Ongoing Atrocity Risks in the Philippines, the Asia Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect has released a second report, Strengthening Atrocity Prevention in the Philippines, which sets out recommendations for prevention.
It identifies three priority areas for the Philippine government and other stakeholders to address the underlying drivers of atrocity risk, reinforce sources of resilience, and build the capacity to prevent atrocity crimes and their incitement.
- Reducing the conditions that fuel political violence and armed conflict, chiefly through political and electoral reforms and full implementation of the peace agreement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
- Building the state’s capacity to prevent atrocities through better monitoring of violence and emerging risks, specialised training for government officials, and stronger domestic, regional, and international partnerships.
- Strengthening accountability and commitment to atrocity prevention norms in the Philippines by better protecting journalists and human rights defenders, improving the investigation and prosecution of serious rights violations, and honouring international commitments such as ratifying the Convention on Enforced Disappearances and rejoining the International Criminal Court (ICC).
