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Patricia Evangelista

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Patricia Evangelista

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The book I wrote began with Love. I interviewed her in the first few months of the drug war. Love-Love was very young, but the words a killer spoke before her became the organizing principle behind Some People Need Killing. "We are Duterte," said the man with the gun.

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Carried this for eight years. Tried to honor it, even on the days it was spattered with shit and muck. It is still an honor today. Especially today.

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Terror is a complicated word, but I’ll give you the other word for it, one that is less bound by politics and privilege. The word is fear. #junkterrorbill

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So honored that @BarackObama found my book #SomePeopleNeedKilling worthy of his list of the best of 2023. Humbled to be in the company of these astounding authors and works. Thank you so much.

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As I usually do during this time of year, I wanted to share my favorite books, movies, and music of 2023. First up, here are the books I've enjoyed reading. If you’re looking for a new book over the holidays, give one of them a try. And if you can, shop at an independent

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Rodrigo Duterte told a story. It was a story of monsters and mayhem so terrifying it called for a war against people he said were no longer human. This book is about the slaughter of human beings. It is a true story. It happened in my country.

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I've been asked often, over the last months, about the possibility of a more affordable edition of #SomePeopleNeedKilling . It took some doing, but I am happy to report that Random House has just released a special export edition. They are on Philippine shelves now.

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10 months

Para sa mga nagtatanong, dumating na ang limitadong supply ng #SomePeopleNeedKilling sa @_FullyBooked branches sa Metro Manila. Salamat sa pagtangkilik.

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Umabot ng limang taon ang pagsusulat ng libro, di kasama ang mga unang taon ng gyera kontra-droga. Hindi ako nag-isa sa pagbuo nito. Lubos akong nagpapasalamat sa mga pamilyang piniling magkwento. Itong libro ay dahil sa tapang at sakripisyo nila.

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From #SomePeopleNeedKilling [A THREAD] To vote for Rodrigo Duterte, you had to believe in certain things. You had to believe, for example, that he was a righteous man. You had to believe he wasn’t a rapist, and didn’t want to be a rapist.

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Forthcoming, @randomhouse , October 17, 2023.

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I am honored to have #SomePeopleNeedKilling included in @TIME Magazine's list of 100 Books for 2023, and am truly grateful to have a part in our stories being heard. @randomhouse

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Lumapag na ang bagong edisyon ng #SomePeopleNeedKilling sa mga Metro Manila branch ng @_FullyBooked . Nagsimula nang ipadala ang mga pre-order. Makukuha na ang mga reserved na kopya. Pwede na rin muli bilhin ang aklat mula sa lahat ng online platform ng Fully Booked.

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In 2016, I met a young boy named Xyler. He was three years old. Xyler called his father The Incredible Hulk. His father had named him for a superhero.

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I'll be home this April, to tell a story about a war that happened where we lived. It's a story we all know, but it needs to be told again and again. Maraming salamat sa suporta. Patuloy lang ang kwento. #SomePeopleNeedKilling

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I am honored, humbled and grateful that the stories so many people took great risks to tell will, through the recognition of the @nypl Helen Bernstein Book Award, find other readers, in other places. #SomePeopleNeedKilling @penguinrandom @AevitasCreative

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NY Public Library

4 months

Congratulations to @patevangelista , the winner of the 2024 Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism! Patricia Evangelista's winning book is a meticulously reported and deeply human chronicle of the Philippines’ drug war.

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Salamat @iamkarendavila sa oportunidad magkuwento. Parang homecoming rin sa akin — una kong trabaho sa broadcast news mula sa newsroom ng @ANCALERTS . Halos dekada akong nagkwento para sa ANC. Saludo po sa mga kapamilyang patuloy ang serbisyo.

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ABS-CBN News Channel

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Journalist and author Patricia Evangelista says she wants to "establish people as beyond names on a spot report" in "Some People Need Killing." In the book, she recounted stories of those who died in the Duterte admin's drug war and those who were left behind. #ANCHeadstart

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Palparan was acquitted today. An old story about Raymond Manalo: It is not a good life, but it is enough for him to be alive. Alive, he can fight. Alive, he can tell his story of rape and murder of the sort that drives men mad. He’s seen it happen before.

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Waiting for Jovito Palparan

After more than 7 years since he escaped from the man called ‘grandfather,’ Raymond Manalo, key witness in the Cadapan-Empeno abduction case, looks forward to seeing Jovito Palparan Jr finally put...

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My sincerest thanks to the many people who made it possible to launch #SomePeopleNeedKilling this week in Davao City.

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Patricia Evangelista launches book in Davao, epicenter of Duterte drug war

The Davao launch of 'Some People Need Killing' takes place two days before World Press Freedom Day and marks the author's first visit to the epicenter of the Duterte drug war since her book was...

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I am truly honored that #SomePeopleNeedKilling was named among the @NewYorker 's 12 Best Nonfiction Books of 2023. It is a difficult book about difficult events. I am grateful it is being read, and am glad the selection may bring our story to more people.

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The New Yorker

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The 24 best books of the year, according to our writers, editors, and critics.

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Thank you @AttyLeiladeLima , for the tremendous support, for the example of your courage, and the years of unflinching investigation into impunity.

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Got so engrossed reading @patevangelista 's #SomePeopleNeedKilling . A genius of a book. Captivating in its audacity & authenticity. No room for apathy vis-a-vis the senseless carnage under Duterte's sham war on drugs. An absolute must read!

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I spent two weeks recording #SomePeopleNeedKilling for @randomhouse Audio early this year. The book, and the stories of our people, is now available as an audiobook read in my voice.

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Maraming salamat @TVPatrol at @jeffcanoy sa pagdalo at pakikinig.

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TV Patrol

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Muling nagtipon-tipon ang mga kamag-anak ng mga napatay sa drug war sa pagbisita ng may-akda ng librong "Some People Need Killing" na si Patricia Evangelista. Tampok sa kaniyang libro ang mga kuwento ng ilang naulila ng drug war.

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I am deeply humbled that #SomePeopleNeedKilling was included in the inaugural @WomensPrize for Non-fiction with these phenomenal authors. Thank you for the honor. @groveatlantic @randomhouse

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Here they are in all their glory... the inaugural Women's Prize for Non-Fiction longlist! A big thank you to our judges @sixteenthcgirl , @profnicolarollock , @venetialamanna , @annesebba and @kamilashamsie plus our sponsor @findmypast #WomensPrize :

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Grateful to everyone reaching out about #SomePeopleNeedKilling . Please know a new shipment is arriving. Books will be in Metro Manila before end of January. It's best to reserve at your @_FullyBooked branch or pre-order online to secure your copy. Thank you for the stories.

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Patricia Evangelista

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#SomePeopleNeedKilling , a thread. Simon called himself an ordinary man. He owned a gun. He went to church. He had a wife and children. He was also a killer, and he voted for Rodrigo Duterte because he believed that Duterte was right that addicts should die.

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I am humbled to be included as a finalist for the Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism among such extraordinary writers writing on some truly vital issues. Many thanks to the @nypl . It is an absolute honor. @randomhouse @groveatlantic @AevitasCreative

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NYPL is pleased to announce the finalists for the 37th annual Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism. Congratulations to @strawburriez , @patevangelista , @ben_a_goldfarb , @jeffgoodell , & @tommuellerX → Meet the 2024 Finalists

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Dropped by and signed copies of #SomePeopleNeedKilling at @_FullyBooked Gateway, UP Town Center and Regis-Katipunan. Sincerest thanks for the welcome.

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Dropped in @_FullyBooked Megamall, signed copies are available. Salamat sa pagtanggap! #SomePeopleNeedKilling

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Salamat sa lahat ng dumalo, nakinig, nagtanong, at nakipagkuwentuhan. @_FullyBooked @randomhouse #SomePeopleNeedKilling

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LOOK: People line up for the book signing event of Patricia Evangelista for “Some People Need Killing” in Taguig. She will also be reading chapters from the book. | via @josiahvantonio Related story:

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This was shot by @raffylerma in 2019. We had found ourselves along a Caloocan street, where the carnage had been happening with violent regularity, so much that the children had painted a new name on the wall: Patayan St. The translation is literal. This is Killing Street.

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In the late afternoon, all but one member of the clinic staff leaves for home. The man left behind is a 28-year-old janitor named Rowel Togo. This is his story. | Nine rooms and a hallway via @rapplerdotcom

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Nine rooms and a hallway

A story from the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak

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Dropped in at @_FullyBooked Ayala Terraces in Cebu. Signed #SomePeopleNeedKilling books now available. Daghang salamat!

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Limited stocks of #SomePeopleNeedKilling just landed @_FullyBooked stores in the Philippines. Check out your local store today (and please let me know!) Availability confirmed for BGC, Greenbelt, UPTC, Trinoma, Gateway, Greenbelt, Regis, and Davao City.

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I am tremendously grateful to @TheEconomist for selecting #SomePeopleNeedKilling as one of its Best Books of 2023. @randomhouse

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The Economist

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Our favourite books of 2023 transported readers to mountain peaks, out to sea and back in time 📚

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For Filipinos asking about the availability of #SomePeopleNeedKilling , at least a dozen books have arrived at each @_FullyBooked branch in Davao City, Cebu City, Bacolod and CDO. I am told most of the copies are in Davao Abreeza and Cebu Ayala Terraces.

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Many thanks to @NewYorker for the interview and the very kind words.

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His mother laughed. I said my signature would wash off in the bath, but Xyler said it was okay — he could skip the bath, no problem. Xyler had wanted to be a cop to kill the bad men who hurt The Hulk. Now he wants to be a reporter. He said he likes telling stories.

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Maraming salamat sa mga dumalo sa mga #SomePeopleNeedKilling book talks ngayong buwan. We're more than halfway through the tour. It's been a privilege to hear your stories. Salamat rin sa mga partner institutions. I look forward to meeting everyone in person.

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11 months

Fully Booked is restocking #SomePeopleNeedKilling and has shifted online orders to this link:

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Nicole Curato

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Friends in the #Philippines , let's make sure @patevangelista 's book about #Duterte 's #drugwar is available in our bookstores. @_FullyBooked is restocking orders. Reserve your copy today 👇

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The fresh shipment of #SomePeopleNeedKilling has arrived at a number of @_FullyBooked stores in Metro Manila. Copies are limited, but still available without reservation. @randomhouse

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He still misses The Hulk. It is one of the stories he likes to tell.

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Sincerest thanks to @tarawestover for her kind words. Some People Need Killing is available in the Philippines for pre-order from Fully Booked.

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It was a goddamned long war. It's never really going to be over for any of us. @raffylerma carried himself through it with integrity and courage. He carried me too.

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Likewise

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For readers interested in autographed copies, I signed several dozen books at the UP Town Center and Katipunan Regis branches of @_FullyBooked . It's great being home. See you all soon.

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10 months

It takes a village. Thank you @NicoleCurato , for this and years of support.

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Nicole Curato

10 months

'She reveals the nature of unbridled cruelty with an insightfulness that I have not encountered since the work of Hannah Arendt.' Congratulations to my best friend @patevangelista . Her book #SomePeopleNeedKilling is on the New York Times list of 100 Notable Books of 2023.

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Thank you for waiting, see you all soon!

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(Photos and video taken around 1pm) Already queued up for @patevangelista ’s book talk and book signing here in Fullybooked BGC. Sa mga plano pumunta closer to 2pm, suggest ko pumunta na kayo ngayon 🙂 #SomePeopleNeedKilling #FullyBooked

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Available again, many thanks @_FullyBooked .

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. @patevangelista chronicles the six years she covered the drug war in Some People Need Killing. Evangelista takes readers to the ground, diving into the world of authorities, vigilantes, and survivors of the war,

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I wasn't aware it was my profession that exempted me from assassination. I thought it was because I was a person. |

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Salute, boss. I have no words @mariaressa

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The Nobel Prize

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BREAKING NEWS: The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace. #NobelPrize #NobelPeacePrize

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Salamat sa suporta @atomaraullo . Nag-iba na restock link @_FullyBooked . Dito na makakabili ng libro, para makakuha mula sa restock na darating sa susunod na lingo.

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Atom Araullo

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Napakahalaga ng librong ito. It’s already on restock in the Philippines, but you can reserve a copy here: #SomePeopleNeedKilling

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Thank you to all the partners making it possible to send out #SomePeopleNeedKilling free across the country — @_FullyBooked @penguinrandom @LibraryRenewal and @HRPECPhils — and the generous donors who chose to pass the word. #ItuloyangKuwento

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Fully Booked

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Pass the word. Ituloy Ang Kwento aims to make Patricia Evangelista's book, Some People Need Killing, accessible to anyone who might want to read it. This initiative is organized by the author, Patricia Evangelista, herself, with a goal giving away 3,000 copies of the book.

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Anger is not a bad thing when misogyny and violence have become the new normal. Be angry. It's the lack of it that's dangerous.

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Many thanks for this @inquirerdotnet .

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Inquirer

@inquirerdotnet

10 months

Patricia Evangelista’s “Some People Need Killing” is listed among masterpieces by Nobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux and renowned novelists Salman Rushdie, Pico Iyer, Emma Cline, and Colson Whitehead to name a few (via @inquirerusa )

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Minsan lang ako may okasyon na himayin ang wika at translation sa interview. Salamat kay @robyalampay sa pagkakataon, at salamat sa @PumaPodcastPH sa suporta sa #SomePeopleNeedKilling . Mapapakinggan ang interview sa

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Interview: Patricia Evangelista on 'Some People Need Killing'

Episode · Teka Teka · In this episode, PumaPodcast's Roby Alampay sits down with journalist and author Patricia Evangelista. They discuss her book, 'Some People Need Killing,' which chronicles and...

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(Warning ⚠️ Strong language in this episode.) My interview with @patevangelista for @PumaPodcastPH . 'Some People Need Killing' is work - is service - for which all Filipinos, of this generation and of the next, must thank her. Listen to our convo here:

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Debates about to begin. I say it with the sincerest hope it'll be a debate, not an afternoon tea party @rapplerdotcom #PiliPinasDebates2016

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My interview about #SomePeopleNeedKilling with the @NewYorker 's very gracious David Remnick is up on the @WNYCStudios site. Click below for a listen. @randomhouse

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Rodrigo Duterte’s Deadly Promise | The New Yorker Radio Hour | WNYC Studios

When an outrageous yet charismatic candidate for president promises to kill suspected criminals, reporter Patricia Evangelista says, we should listen: it may not be just a talking point.

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#SomePeopleNeedKilling is now in @_FullyBooked Davao City. Photos from the reporting legend that is @carolmindanews

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7 years

Rappler's license to operate has just been revoked. We will continue to report the news. @rapplerdotcom

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8 years

The price we'll pay for this election is the ability to be indignant. Stay angry, boys and girls. It's the only way we'll come out alive.

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Sincerest thanks to the @NewYorker for their kind review of #SomePeopleNeedKilling in this week's print edition.

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Maraming salamat sa pagtanggap @UPCebuOfficial .

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Jacq Hernandez

@JacqHernandezph

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Investigative journalist and author Patricia Evangelista during the book signing and talk featuring her recently published book “Some People Need Killing” at the UP Cebu Performing Arts Hall on Monday, April 22, 2024. @rapplerdotcom

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In the imagined world of Rodrigo Duterte, mayoral rights extend to first dibs on raping women, for as long as the women have pretty faces.

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My book, #SomePeopleNeedKilling will launch on Tues, 10/17, at @columbiajourn 5:30 PM, hosted by @DartCenter and @PENamerica in conversation with @mariaressa . It's taken five years. I hope to see you there. @penguinrandom Register here.

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SOLD OUT! Book Event with Patricia Evangelista and Maria Ressa

On Tuesday, October 17 at 5:30pm, the Dart Center, in collaboration with PEN America, will host a conversation with investigative journalist, Patricia Evangelista, and Nobel Peace Prize-winner and

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The Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma

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Tues 10/17, @columbiajourn : @DartCenter + @PENamerica will host a conversation with Nobel Peace Prize-winner @mariaressa + investigative journalist @patevangelista on Evangelista's new book, "Some People Need Killing." Register to attend:

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To reiterate, I am biased, not bias.

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Thelmo Blas was shot in the head. His cause of death was recorded as pneumonia. As his skull will demonstrate, there are no two sides to how he died. His story and many others are documented by photojournalist @eloisaalopez in a powerful effort to keep the record straight.

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This is the skull of Thelmo Blas. His death certificate says he died of pneumonia. His wife Aurora says he was shot. I met Aurora in September last year, witnessing the exhumation of Thelmo’s remains. This is their story:

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Sino ba si Goebbels? "If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it people will eventually come to believe it."

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Honored and grateful that #SomePeopleNeedKilling is in the company of such tremendous books longlisted for the #2024MoorePrize . Sincerest thanks to the @cgmoorefoundat1 for the distinction. @GrovePressUK @AevitasCreative @randomhouse

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Announcing the #MoorePrize2024 Long-List. Nine remarkable books focused on #HumanRights chosen from a record 75 submissions. Watch for more info on the long-listed books.

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This is not Steve Harvey's day. The Philippians and Columbia have not been reached for comment. #MissUniverse2015

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Welcome to Manila, where torture is a joke, and murder is a hashtag. | Impunity: Murder as Meme @rapplerdotcom

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I saw Xyler again last week, in Payatas Village, seven years after his father died. His mother and I had been meeting for years, and I had seen Xyler grow up. He is eleven now. He did not want me to sign his new book. He held out an arm instead.

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Every event is for free, but requires pre-registration. Event information can be found at with registration details. Beginning the second week of April, I'll be on the road to listen, sign books, take questions, and be in conversation.

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In bookstores now. @_FullyBooked BGC. #somepeopleneedkilling

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Rappler will continue to report the news. We will hold the line. | SEC revokes Rappler's registration | via @rapplerdotcom

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10 months

You had to believe he loved you, because you love him enough to carry his name. #SomePeopleNeedKilling Chapter 5 | Defend the Mayor

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10 months

Maraming, maraming salamat @ANCALERTS at @ABSCBNNews .

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ABS-CBN News Channel

10 months

Filipino journalist Pat Evangelista's book 'Some People Need Killing' is included in Time magazine's Top 100 Must-Read Books of 2023.

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Dear Theresians (and the generally interested), see you all on 18 April at STCQC, 1:20 pm. Looking forward to coming home. Pre-register at Registration still open, but will close soon.

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“I’m really not a bad guy,” said Simon, a vigilante. “I’m not all bad. Some people need killing.” Murder in Manila | Part 1 | @rapplerdotcom |

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Call me Papa, he tells you, and you do, before he shoves himself inside you. | From STOLEN: Pretty Girls, the first of @rapplerdotcom 's series on child sexual exploitation

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11 months

#SomePeopleNeedKilling is available in the Philippines today, October 17.

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10 months

You had to believe he was poor, or was once poor, or had lived with the poor.

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11 years

Things fall apart, but the center has to hold. #YolandaPH

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9 months

@TIME was one of the first international publications to spotlight Duterte's drug war. I'm grateful #SomePeopleNeedKilling is in their Top Ten Best Books, at a time when the question of whether some people do need killing determines the crack of gunfire.

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The 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2023

From "Doppelganger" to "King," these are the most impactful nonfiction books published this year.

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The Astrodome in Tacloban City, before the Pacquiao-Rios fight. #YolandaPH @rapplerdotcom http://t.co/bu7ke1K2ga

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Her name is Danica, and she will always be 5 years old. | The Drug War: Danica, My Danica | … | @rapplerdotcom

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"It was a fine cry – loud and long – but it had no bottom and it had no top, just circles and circles of sorrow." - Toni Morrison

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10 months

If anyone's free Wednesday, I'll be at NYU speaking about #SomePeopleNeedKilling at 6:30PM, 8 November. Come for the stories. I hope to see you there. (Entry is free, but registration is required. Link below.)

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New York Southeast Asia Network

10 months

The Philippine Studies Initiative at NYU, in collaboration with NYSEAN, is hosting a book talk where investigative journalist Patricia Evangelista will discuss her new book "Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country". Register here:

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You had to believe in destiny. You had to believe in God. You had to believe that God had a peculiar preference for deadly autocrats, because the presidency is destiny and Rodrigo Duterte was destined to lead.

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8 years

It must mean something when political reporters resort to the Book of Revelations instead of a thesaurus.

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8 years

Duterte: A president should be willing to kill and have no fear of killing. #PiliPinasDebates2016

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8 years

Commercial break muna. RT @NicoleCurato : In the meantime... @JADeVenecia @glenntuazon @patevangelista @maria_ressa

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To believe in Rodrigo Duterte, you had to believe he was just. You had to believe he was honest. You had to believe he was untainted by the oligarchy and beholden to no one. You had to believe he was your father. You had to believe he was your savior.

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“I am a fallen woman, but I assure you: I did not fall. I was pushed.” ― Michel Faber

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Deflection on both sides. Poe: Don't believe the thief. Binay: Don't believe the traitor. #PiliPinasDebates2016

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7 years

This is not a story about where people die. It is, instead, about where they do not. |

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This is where they do not die

The war, as we have discovered, is fought in places where privilege does not extend

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You had to believe drug addiction is criminal, that drug addicts are not human, and that their destruction can be considered acceptable public policy. You had to believe he could make crime and corruption and illegal drugs disappear in three to six months.

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My sincerest thanks to @Joshuaiveshamme for contextualizing the rise of The Punisher in this generous review of #SomePeopleNeedKilling for @TheAtlantic .

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In one generation, the Philippines went from peacefully ousting a dictator to choosing a murderous autocrat as its leader, writes @Joshuaiveshamme .

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Saying Mary Jane Veloso and her mother should be executed for ingratitude mostly puts you on the same principled plane as Kim Jong-un.

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8 years

A moment of silence and candles lit for journalists killed in the line of duty across the world. #IJAsia16 #Nepal

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To believe in Rodrigo Duterte, you had to believe he was a killer, or that he was joking when he said he was a killer. You had to believe in the specter of a narcostate, or you had to believe that he was only playing to the crowd.

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Does it matter? RT @clinton613 : Mag-on ba si Patricia Evangelista at Nicole Curato ot mag-BFFs lang talaga sila?

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