Duterte threatens to kill rights activists if drug problem worsens
By Marlon Ramos in Manila Human rights advocates, beware. You might just be next in “The Punisher’s” crosshairs. President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to kill human rights activists critical of his...
View ArticlePhilippines move to restore death penalty bill wins House support
Rappler’s Evening wRap on President Duterte and the death penalty. By Mara Cepeda in Manila A proposed measure seeking to reimpose the death penalty in the Philippines has decisively passed the House...
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‘No one can stop me’, says Duterte on possible martial law in Philippines
Al Jazeera’s Jamela Alingogan reports from Manila on a game-changing president marking six months in office. Video: AJ YouTube Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has said he would consider declaring...
View ArticleCatholic Church blasts Duterte’s war on drugs as ‘reign of terror’
The Philippines’ Catholic Church has blasted President Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs” for creating a “reign of terror”. In its most strongly worded attack yet on the crackdown on drug pushers and...
View ArticleIndonesians fear Duterte-style assassinations, drug war
By Katharina R. Lestari in Jakarta Church officials and human rights activists believe Indonesia could be heading down the same path as the Philippines after the head of the country’s anti-narcotics...
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Thousands march against Duterte’s war on drugs, ‘violence culture’
Thousands of Catholics “Walk for Life” in Manila to protest against the drug-related killings under President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs. Video: Papua New Guinea’s EMTV Thousands of Catholic...
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Trump, Duterte and other ‘toxic’ leaders blamed for undermining human rights
Amnesty International video and release of its Annual Report on the State of the World’s Human Rights. Toxic fear mongering by anti-establishment politicians, among them US President Donald Trump and...
View ArticleDuterte critic Leila de Lima vows to fight charges, seeks prayers for safety...
Senator Leila de Lima says her camp and police agreed the arrest would happen on Friday, but they were dismayed to find out the police planned to arrest her on Thursday night. Video: Rappler By Camille...
View ArticleWar on drugs critic Senator Leila de Lima arrested in Philippines
Senator Leila de Lima has branded President Rodrigo Duterte a “sociopathic serial killer” after he was accused of ordering drug killings. Video: Pinas Trends A Philippines senator and staunch critic of...
View Article‘I will have you jailed too,’ Trillanes warns President Duterte
By Lian Buan in Manila After visiting Senator Leila de Lima in jail, Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said that he will stop at nothing to make sure Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte also serves time in...
View ArticleDuterte critics, supporters clash on EDSA People Power anniversary
A scuffle erupts after around as Duterte supporters arrive at a rally of thousands of Duterte critics near the People Power Monument. Video: Rappler Critics and supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte...
View ArticleDuterte warns more of his appointees will be sacked over corruption
By Pia Ranada in Manila President Rodrigo Duterte has warned that he will fire more government personnel in “coming days”. “In the coming days, I’m going to fire additional people whom I have appointed...
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Walden Bello: Duterte fascism and naked force ruling Philippines
“Like the anti-Marcos resistance four decades back, the only certainty members of the anti-fascist front can count on is that they’re doing the right thing. And that, for some, is a certainty worth...
View ArticleWalden Bello: When we defied China over the Spratlys
President Rodrigo Duterte still has a chance to salvage national honour by proceeding with his original plan to raise the Philippine flag on Pag-asa (Thitu Island) in the Philippines-claimed Spratly...
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UP students, alumni protest against honorary doctorate for Duterte
An honorary doctorate degree for President Rodrigo Duterte? Not if students at the internationally renowned University of the Philippines can help it. Several students and alumni of UP spoke up against...
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Duterte compares Mindanao martial law with Marcos as hostages taken
Philippines Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella announcing President Duterte has declared martial law on the southern island of Mindanao. Video: Rappler Pacific Media Centre News Desk The martial...
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Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’ killings spark row during NZ human rights seminar
By Kendall Hutt in Auckland Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs” has sparked further controversy in New Zealand at a public seminar delivered by Filipino human rights defender Wilnor...
View Article‘We’re going to survive war on drugs,’ university dealers tell Duterte
By Roy Abrahmn Narra in Manila Drug dealers and users at a private university in the Philippines capital of Manila are confident they will survive President Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs”. The...
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Lone dissenting Filipino judge –‘Why I voted against martial law’
By JV Arcena of InterAksyon in Manila Saying the Philippines needs to wage the long, hard fight against terrorism but cannot do it at the expense of rejecting all that it believes in, the lone...
View ArticleUncertainty surrounds implementation of Duterte’s smoking ban
BACKGROUNDER: By Jerome P. Villanueva in Manila Uncertainty surrounds the effectiveness of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s ban on smoking. In an executive order titled E026, Duterte ensured an...
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