Torture is still common practice in the Philippines, this is Supreme Court decision is a proof:
[Intelligent agent] Francisco shocked Fortunado with an electric wire and hit him with a PVC pipe in front of Aluzan and Arellano; both did nothing and merely watched the torture happen. While being recorded in a video, Philip and Francisco made Fortunado sign a document which they themselves prepared. They again electrocuted him for an hour.
This is the url to the resolution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/assets/dtSearch/dtSearch_system_files/dtisapi6.dll?cmd=getdoc&DocId=68592&Index=%2a4aeb4dbdcceeda9b59b85ae3fb22cec0&HitCount=8&hits=a2+a3+741+742+75f+760+24b6+24b7+&SearchForm=C%3a%5celibrev2%5csearch%5csearch%5fform