The Philippine military is using aircraft it received in U.S.-sanctioned arms deals to target civilians and political opponents under the auspices of its campaign against local communist rebels, according to reporting by Nick Aspinwall, with support from the Fund. He reported that the U.S. helps arm the Philippine military to help contain China, but the Philippines is using its helicopters and fighter jets in secretive domestic campaigns that dozens of interviewees said are causing chaos among rural civilians, from property damage and movement restrictions to the death of at least one farmer.
Grantee probes reports that U.S. helicopters are used to kill civilians in Philippines
