Philippine Defence Chief Visits US Carrier In S. China Sea
The Philippines' defence secretary on Saturday visited a US aircraft carrier patrolling the South China Sea, hailing the "strong relationship" ...
Tag: Presidency of Rodrigo Duterte
Naked Prisoners In Philippine Jail Cause Uproar
Photos showing hundreds of prisoners in a Philippine jail sitting naked while being searched for contraband have triggered accusations of ...
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 major hurdle, with ...
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 withdrew ...
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 defence ...
Hundreds On Philippine Streets As Duterte Jails Top Critic
More than 1,000 people took to the streets of Manila on Saturday to protest Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war ...
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 charges. Senator ...
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 an overnight vigil at ...
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 ...
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 war on drugs, outraging ...
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 ...
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 extrajudicial killings ...
‘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 continue to ...
More Murders In Philippine Drug War Despite Police Pull-Back
Shadowy assassins are still killing poor Filipinos, despite a police withdrawal from Rodrigo Duterte's deadly drug war, a rights group ...
How the Philippines Drugs War Was Slowed
When Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte summoned his security chiefs to an urgent meeting one Sunday night last month, his mind ...
Duterte’s War On Drugs A ‘reign of Terror’, Church Says
The Philippines' Catholic Church has blasted President Rodrigo Duterte's "war on drugs" for creating a "reign of terror". In its ...
Philippines Leader ‘not Ready’ To Talk To Rebels
The President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte said he is scrapping peace talks with communist rebels due to take place ...
Philippine Police ‘planned’ Drug War Killings
Amnesty International has accused the Philippine police of "systematically planning" extrajudicial killings in the controversial war against drugs. The rights ...
Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte Denies Throwing Person Off A Helicopter
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte denied throwing a person off a helicopter in an interview with CNN Philippines Thursday, contradicting a ...
Philippines President Duterte Should Be Impeached For ‘mass Murder’
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte should be impeached after he admitted to personally killing drug suspects, one of his top critics ...