Philippines

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

Economy

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

Philippines

Duterte backpedals on wanting to weaken Philippines' US relationship

Phillipines President Rodrigo Duterte says he does not want to sever ties with America, only weaken the foreign policy link that his country has obeyed for 70 years.

22/10/2016

Philippines

Does killing drug dealers work?

President Duterte of the Philippines interprets the term “war on drugs” literally.

21/10/2016

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Philippine police van rams into activists outside US embassy

A rally to protest against the presence of US troops in the Philippines turned violent on Wednesday (October 19) as a police van rammed into activists gathered outside the US embassy in…

19/10/2016

Philippines

Philippines: Anti-US protesters rammed by police van

A police van rammed protesters, injuring several people, during a demonstration outside the US embassy in the Philippines on Wednesday.

19/10/2016

Philippines

Philippines: Duterte set to ban smoking in public

A nationwide ban on smoking in public places is set to be signed by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte this month.

12/10/2016

Philippines

Duterte says foreign critics can keep their aid, Philippines can "do without" America

To mark 100 days in power President Roberto Duterte of the Philippines says he does not care about US and EU threats to cut aid, and that his country does not need the Americans any more.

07/10/2016

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Owners have their pets blessed in Manila

Hundreds of pet owners have had their animals blessed at a Manila shopping mall on Saturday, ahead of the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of…

02/10/2016

Philippines

Philippines President likens himself to Hitler, wants to kill 3 million drug addicts

The leader, who backs vigilante death squads in his war on drugs, appeared to answer critics who call him a dictator by likening himself to the Nazi leader.

30/09/2016

Philippines

False alarm sparks full response in Manila

A Saudi Arabian Airlines flight was isolated at Manila airport in the Phillipines on Tuesday morning, when a hijack alarm was accidentally pressed by the pilot.

20/09/2016

Philippines

Philippine hitman says he heard Duterte order killings

A self-proclaimed hit-man in the Philippines says he heard the country’s president order extra-judicial killings in the early ’90s.

15/09/2016

Philippines

What did Rodrigo Duterte call Barack Obama?

Hardliner Duterte has warned the US president not to question him over a surge in drug-related killings since Duterte took office two months ago.

05/09/2016