Philippines

Philippines

Filipino Catholics perform bloody ritual

Hundreds of Catholics in the Philippines are celebrating the pre-Easter festival Maundy Thursday.

13/04/2017

Philippines

Duterte uses f-word to slam MEPs over death penalty revival criticism

Warning: This story and video contains strong language Rodrigo Duterte has hit back at the European Parliament after it criticised plans to reintroduce the death penalty in the…

20/03/2017

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Philippines Women unite against Trump

Hundreds of female protesters marched to the US embassy in Manila on Wednesday and burned a mock US flag bearing a photo of US President Donald Trump to mark International Women’s…

08/03/2017

Philippines

Philippines: Ex-policeman links Duterte to 200 deaths

A retired policeman told a Senate hearing in the Philippines on Monday that he killed nearly 200 people as part of a “death squad” under the country’s now President, Rodrigo…

06/03/2017

Philippines

Philippine soldiers recover remains of beheaded German hostage

In a shallow grave, Philippine soldiers have found the remains of a German man beheaded by IS-linked militants Abu Sayaff last week.

05/03/2017

Philippines

German hostage beheaded by ISIL affiliated group in the Philippines

The ISIL affiliated group Abu Sayyaf has released footage which appears to show a German hostage being beheaded in the Philippines.

27/02/2017

Philippines

Thousands protest in Manila against Duterte regime

Demonstraters march against the president's war on drugs and the arrest of one of his opponents.

25/02/2017

Philippines

De Lima arrested as Duterte cages his biggest critic

The Philippines' controversial President Rodrigo Duterte sees his nemesis, Senator Leila de Lima, arrested after judge makes drugs charges stick.

24/02/2017

Philippines

Philippines struck by strongest quake in more than 100 years

The Philippine island of Mindanao has been hit by a 6.7 earthquake, the strongest since 1879, killing at least six people.

11/02/2017

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Philippines: Manila shanty town fire leaves 15,000 homeless

A massive fire has swept through a crowded shanty town in the Filipino capital Manila, leaving some 15,000 people homeless.

08/02/2017

Philippines

Duterte clashes with the Catholic Church

The gloves are off between the president of the Philppines and the Catholic Church as they threaten to come to blows over his hardline war on drugs.

05/02/2017

Philippines

Amnesty: Philippines drug war killings could be 'crime against humanity'

It’s a damning indictment of the war on drugs being waged in the Philippines, Amnesty International says the widespread killings of alleged offenders by police and others are a “flagrant violation of

01/02/2017

Philippines

Human rights groups slam Philippine's war on drugs

Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International call for investigations into the extrajudicial police killings of President Duterte's war on drugs

01/02/2017

Philippines

All smiles: French dental student wins Miss Universe!

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30/01/2017

Philippines

Japan's prime minister makes key visit to Manila

The crucial trip aims at shoring up ties with the new leader of Tokyo's neighbour and boosting its ecnomic foothold in the face of anticipated competition from China.

12/01/2017

Philippines

Manila mania: why millions hit the streets for the Black Nazarene in The Philippines

Huge crowds have come out on the streets of the Philippine capital Manila to honour an iconic statue known as the Black Nazarene.

09/01/2017

Philippines

Philippines President Duterte ‘threw man out of helicopter’

Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to throw corrupt officials out of a flying helicopter, while admitting that he’s done so before.

29/12/2016

Philippines

War on drugs in the Philippines: cut criminal liability age from 15 to 9?

President Duterte says the country is producing what he calls a "generation of criminals" and tough action is needed

29/12/2016

Philippines

At least six killed in Philippines typhoon

The typhoon that spoiled Christmas Day in parts of the Philippines has killed at least six people, officials say.

27/12/2016

Philippines

Typhoon Nock-ten roars through Philippines, killing four people

Storm warnings remained in place in the Philippines on Monday – although Typhoon Nock-ten, which caused at least four deaths over Christmas, had lost most of its…

26/12/2016

Philippines

Philippines' Duterte boasts he personally killed crime suspects

President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines is under scrutiny again after claiming he had personally killed crime suspects when he was a city mayor, to set an example to…

14/12/2016

Philippines

Angry Filipinos march against burial with military honours of Ferdinand Campos

Across the Philippines, thousands of people have protested against the burial with military honours of former president and dictator Ferdinand Marcos, who was laid to rest last week, 27 years after hi

25/11/2016

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Naked run in protest against the burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos

Dozens of men from a university fraternity in the Philippines took part in a naked run on November 25 to protest against the burial of a late dictator at the Heroes’…

25/11/2016

Philippines

Filipino dictator Marcos given hero's burial by President Duterte

Twenty-seven years after his death, Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos has been buried at Manila’s prestigious Cemetery of Heroes.

18/11/2016

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The importance of the UK market for the Philippines' tourism industry

09/11/2016

Philippines

Filipino sailors freed by pirates arrive home in Manila

Five Filipino sailors – held captive by Somali pirates for more than four years – have arrived in Manila.

28/10/2016