The Marcos government rejected a request to let prosecutors resume an inquiry into former President Rodrigo Duterte’s drive against crime, which left thousands dead.
Tag: Marcos, Ferdinand Jr
Your Thursday Briefing: Trump Declines to Answer Questions
Plus new details about explosions in Crimea and revelations about the victims of Seoul’s floods.
The Marcos Family Gets Star Treatment in a New Philippines Film
A big-budget production depicts the family as victims of a political vendetta, a popular narrative during the recent presidential election in the Philippines.
In the Philippines, Blinken Vows to Strengthen Military Ties
Against a backdrop of rising regional tensions with China, the U.S. secretary of state reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to defending Manila.
Marcos Becomes President in the Philippines
The son of the former dictator used his inauguration speech to discuss the economy and the need to heal a deeply divided country after a polarizing election.
The Museum Was Built So No One Would Forget. Now It’s Falling Apart.
Organizers at the Monument of Heroes in the Philippines are racing to preserve documents related to the Marcos regime before the dictator’s son takes office.
In the Philippines, a Doctor Unearths a Drug War’s True Toll
Raquel Fortun, one of only two forensic pathologists in the Philippines, is using her skills to show how other doctors falsely claimed some victims of the country’s drug war had died natural deaths.
A Cafe in Philippines is Devoted to Duterte’s Drug War Victims
Served along with the lattes are personal stories from the staff, who are relatives of those who died in some of the thousands of extrajudicial killings in the Philippines.
Robredo Admits Defeat in Philippine Presidential Election
Leni Robredo urged her supporters, many of them young voters, to accept her defeat but didn’t refer to Ferdinand Marcos Jr. by name.
Your Wednesday Briefing: South Korea’s New President
Plus protests in the Philippines and a weakened Japanese yen.