President Duterte of the Philippines has launched a wide-ranging campaign of extra judicial killings, directed at criminals and drug traffickers, in violation of constitutional norms and legal procedures. Bolstered by wide popular support he has also initiated a strategic shift of his country away ...
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio tweeted that the Philippines' growing death toll was "alarming and can't be ignored." Rep. Ed Royce, the Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said of the invitation: "This is not a move I would have made."...
In December last year, Duterte said that he was in favor of changing the law to allow same-sex marriage in the Philippines. "I want gay marriage. The problem is we have to change the law, but we can change the law," Duterte said in a speech before a gathering of lesbian, gay, bis...
Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte answer questions during a press briefing after awarding wounded soldiers, who fight against the insurgents of the Maute group, which has taken over large parts of the Marawi city, during his visit at the military camp hospital in Cagayan De Oro...
Rodrigo Roa Duterte took his oath of office as the 16th President of the Philippines in Malacanang, the presidential palace in Manila on Thursday.
It aims to vaccinate 50 million to 70 million people, or more than 60 percent of the total population this year, to achieve herd immunity. The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported 2,163 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, the highest in more than two months in the Southeast...
Swearing has always been viewed as an offensive use of language and yet, many people are still found to frequently swear both in formal and informal contexts just like in the case of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte of the Philippines. The presence of swear words in different societies and languag...
Former Sen. Antonio Trillanes holds documents to reporters after filing at the Department of Justice in Manila, Philippines on Friday July 5, 2024. (AP Photo) MANILA--A former Philippine opposition senator accused ex-President Rodrigo Duterte of plundering state coffers in a criminal complaint fil...
MANILA, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- At a gathering of Filipino-Chinese businessmen Monday night, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte lauded the Chinese community in the Philippines for their generosity in helping the country's poor. Duterte also thanked the Filipino-Chinese businessmen for their assistance...
Philippines’ Duterte: I’ll bring back the death penalty Swift rebukes The ongoing use of this kind of language has drawn pointed criticism from human rights groups. Cookie Diokno, secretary general of the Free Legal Assistance Group, a nonprofit, told CNN that so far Duterte’s presidency ha...