"State of denial" is Australian Broadcasting Corporation's video report on the political killings in the Philippines. Bangkok-based correspondent Karen Percy highlights the story of two University of the Philippines students - Karen Empeño and Sherlyn Cadapan - who on June 26 last year were abducted by armed men believed to be under the command of recently retired Major-General Jovito "The Butcher" Palparan. ABC aired this feature last May 15.