Rodrigo Duterte
Typhoon leaves 19 dead, many homes roofless in Philippines
World
December 18, 2021
Typhoon leaves 19 dead, many homes roofless in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful typhoon left at least 19 people dead, knocked down power and communications in entire…
Lawmakers vote to close down Philippines’ largest TV network
World
July 10, 2020
Lawmakers vote to close down Philippines’ largest TV network
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine lawmakers voted Friday to reject the license renewal of the country’s largest TV network, shutting…
Exclusive: ‘Shock and awe’ has failed in Philippines drug war, enforcement chief says
World
February 7, 2020
Exclusive: ‘Shock and awe’ has failed in Philippines drug war, enforcement chief says
MANILA (Reuters) — Colonel Romeo Caramat oversaw the bloodiest day in the blood-soaked war on drugs in the Philippines –…
Trial opens for Philippine journalist critical of Duterte
World
July 23, 2019
Trial opens for Philippine journalist critical of Duterte
High-profile Philippine journalist Maria Ressa’s libel trial opened Tuesday in a case that she and press freedom advocates see as…
Filipino Muslims vote on autonomy after long peace effort
World
January 21, 2019
Filipino Muslims vote on autonomy after long peace effort
MARAWI, Philippines (AP) — Filipino Muslims in the southern Philippines voted Monday in a referendum on a new autonomous region…
Duterte in Israel for first visit by a Philippines president
Middle East
September 3, 2018
Duterte in Israel for first visit by a Philippines president
(AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who has been accused of condoning human rights abuses in his deadly drug crackdown…
China rebuffs Philippines president’s South China Sea rebuke
World
August 16, 2018
China rebuffs Philippines president’s South China Sea rebuke
BEIJING (Reuters) – China rebuffed Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s call for Beijing to rethink its conduct in the South China…
Duterte withdrawing Philippines from Intl. Criminal Court
World
March 14, 2018
Duterte withdrawing Philippines from Intl. Criminal Court
President Rodrigo Duterte announced Wednesday that the Philippines is withdrawing its ratification of a treaty that created the International Criminal…
Filipino chief justice asks people to fight authoritarianism
World
March 7, 2018
Filipino chief justice asks people to fight authoritarianism
The Philippines’ embattled Supreme Court chief justice has called on Filipinos to stand up against authoritarianism and threats to human…
Rescuers search for Philippine storm survivors as death toll rises to 200
World
December 24, 2017
Rescuers search for Philippine storm survivors as death toll rises to 200
Rescuers in the Philippines searched on Sunday for survivors of a storm that triggered floods and landslides and killed about…