Just two months ahead of voting across the Philippines, the president is accused of using his drug war to terrorize political opponents.
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Maria Ressa, Philippine Journalist Critical of Rodrigo Duterte, Is Released After Arrest
Her detention in a digital libel case involving her online news site, Rappler, comes amid a crackdown on the news media by the president.
Maria Ressa, Philippine Journalist Critical of Rodrigo Duterte, Is Arrested
Her detention in a digital libel case involving her online news site, Rappler, comes amid a crackdown on the news media by the president.
Philippine Law Would Make 9-Year-Olds Criminally Liable
President Rodrigo Duterte has sought the change as a way to deter drug gangs from using children. Rights advocates called it a “stark mockery” of child development.
Philippines Should Take Over Shipyard to Keep It From Chinese, Officials Say
President Rodrigo Duterte has pursued a China-friendly policy, but it is not clear what he thinks of proposals for the government to control the shipyard at Subic Bay.
Philippines Dispatch: Where 518 Inmates Sleep in Space for 170, and Gangs Hold It Together
Misery and overcrowding are worse than ever in the Philippines’ pretrial jails, with guards so outnumbered that gangs increasingly keep the peace.
Philippine Police Kill Ex-Mayor Accused of Drug Crimes by Duterte
Talib Abo, who had a long history of conflict with President Rodrigo Duterte, and his brother were killed in separate police raids early Friday, the authorities said.
Philippine Mayor Was Behind Congressman’s Killing, Police Say
A mayor ordered the Dec. 22 assassination of a lawmaker who was his political rival, and one of the men hired to carry it out has been arrested, the police said.
Philippine President Says He Sexually Abused Housemaid as a Teenager
A spokesman for President Rodgrigo Duterte said later that the remarks were intended as a joke to expose the hypocrisy of the Roman Catholic Church.
Philippine Lawmaker, a Duterte Ally, Is Killed in Pre-Election Violence
Rodel M. Batocabe, 52, was fatally shot during a gift-giving ceremony on Saturday. He was the 21st official killed since President Rodrigo Duterte took office.