Crime in the Philippines

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Philippines’ Duterte Draws Ire For Defending Adultery

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte faced criticism on Wednesday for defending adultery by a powerful political ally....

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Philippines’ Duterte Threatens Top Newspaper, Broadcaster

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday described two major media outlets as "sons of whores" and warned them...

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Philippines Complains Drug War Reports Hurting Tourism

The Philippines tourism secretary urged the media Wednesday to "tone down" coverage of President Rodrigo Duterte's...

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Philippines’ Duterte Calls European Critics ‘crazies’

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has described European lawmakers as "crazies" in a salty-tongued rebuttal to...

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Philippine Lawmakers Punished For Opposing Death Penalty

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's ruling party stripped a dozen lawmakers of congressional leadership posts for...

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Philippine Lawmaker Calls For Duterte’s Impeachment

An opposition lawmaker filed an impeachment complaint in the Philippine Congress on Thursday against President Rodrigo...

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Enduring Pain For Philippine Drug War Widows

Sally Antonio is exhausted from working three jobs since police killed her husband and son, a typical Philippine drug...

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Philippines Takes Big Step Back Towards Death Penalty

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's campaign to bring back the death penalty for drug-related crimes has cleared a...

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Philippine Police Will Return To Drug War

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday he would recall police to fight his drug war, a month after he...

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Philippine Envoy Vows To ‘destroy Criminals’ In UN Speech

The Philippine foreign minister told the UN rights council on Monday that Manila would "destroy criminals" in a defiant...

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Top Duterte Critic Arrested On Drug Charge

A leading critic of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, Senator Leila de Lima, has been arrested on drug trafficking...

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Top Philippine Drug War Critic Arrested At Senate

The highest-profile critic of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly drug war was arrested on Friday following...

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From High-Flying Lawyer To Rights Crusader

Philippine drug war critic Leila de Lima was a highly paid lawyer who switched focus mid-career to human rights, a...

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Philippines Issues Arrest Warrant For Top Drug War Critic

An arrest warrant was issued Thursday for the highest-profile opponent of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal...

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New Witness Is Key To Duterte Death Squad Probe

A probe into whether Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ran a death squad is making progress following crucial...

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Philippines’ Duterte A Serial Killer

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is a "serial killer" who should be forced out of office, one of his chief critics...

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Philippines’ Duterte Ordered Murders

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ran a death squad that killed many people, including a journalist and a pregnant...

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Philippine Church In ‘show of Force’ Against Drug Killings

Thousands of Catholic faithful gathered in the Philippine capital on Saturday in a "show of force" to stop...

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‘Shadowy Assassins’ Murder Hundreds In the Philippines

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte may have ordered police to withdraw from his brutal drug war, but the bodies...