Duterte Ordered Hundreds of Murders
Edgar Matobato's days are spent -- for now, at least -- in a verdant, bucolic compound some way outside Manila. Chickens, ubiquitous in the rural Philippines, scratch in the dirt and there is a...
Tag: Human rights in the Philippines
Death Toll Nearing 6,000 In the Philippines Drug War
A 6-year-old Manila boy killed in his sleep is among the latest victims in the ongoing violence against suspected drug criminals in the Philippines. "There was a knock on the door," said Elizabeth...
Philippines President Duterte Admits Killing Suspects
Controversial Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has admitted killing suspected criminals during his time as mayor of Davao City. "In Davao, I used to do it personally. Just to show the guys that,...
Shocking Claims Leveled Against President Duterte
Two-hundred bullets fired into an official. A corpse-eating crocodile. A billionaire killed in a lover's tiff. They're just some of the shocking allegations made by self-professed hitman Edgar...
Witness Says Philippine President Ordered Killings
A former Filipino militiaman testified before the country's Senate on Thursday that President Rodrigo Duterte, when he was still a city mayor, ordered him and other members of a liquidation squad to...
Philippine President Regrets ‘son of A Bitch’ Remark
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte expressed regret Tuesday over his "son of a bitch" remark while referring to President Barack Obama, in a rare display of contrition by a politician whose wide...
Philippine President Duterte Curses Obama
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has called Barack Obama a "son of a whore", warning the US leader not to raise human rights concerns with him. Mr Duterte was asked by a reporter how he intends...