Duterte admits to planting evidence, personally killing suspects in drug war

In a Philippine House committee hearing on Nov. 13, former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte admitted to using controversial tactics, inc...

Duterte could be charged with crimes against humanity, according to Philippine lawmakers

During a recent Senate inquiry in the Philippines, former President Rodrigo Duterte spoke under oath for the first time since leaving office...

Ex-Philippine President Duterte claims full responsibility for bloody ‘drug war’

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told a Senate inquiry on Monday that he assumes full legal responsibility for the bloody anti-dr...

Manila vows justice for pregnant Filipino worker murdered in Kuwait

The Philippine government has condemned the grisly murder of a pregnant overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Kuwait and has vowed to work close...

Nobel-winning journalist Maria Ressa cleared of tax evasion charges

Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa and Filipino online news site Rappler have been cleared of tax evasion charges.  In its ruling on Wedne...

Rally at United Nations decries Filipino president’s arrival and demands human rights be upheld

Filipino activists will rally both outside the United Nations headquarters and nationwide on Sept. 20 while the Philippines’ current preside...

Philippines’ Duterte orders arrest of unvaccinated people who leave their homes

The Philippines is facing a new COVID-19 surge, with cases concentrated in the National Capital Region (NCR) or Metro Manila. NCR mayors h...

Philippine President Wants to Change ‘The Philippines’ Name Given By Spanish Colonizers

Talks of renaming the Philippines have been making the rounds on local social media again after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte talked ...

Philippines’ Duterte Jokes About Using Ma‌riju‌an‌a to Get by ‘K‌‌illi‌n‌‌g’ Work Schedule

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte raised questions after claiming that he uses mari‌jua‌na to stay up amid “kil‌lin‌g” schedules at work....

Philippine President Wants to Give 42,000 Free Guns to Village Leaders

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has considered giving free guns to 42,000 village leaders, known as barangay captains to reportedly aid...

Married Woman Kissed on the Lips By Philippine President in South Korea Is Totally Cool With It

A Filipino woman working in South Korea made international headlines over the weekend after she was kissed on the lips by Philippine Preside...

Filipino Journalist Wins Pulitzer Prize for Reporting on ‘Duterte’s Drug War’

A comprehensive coverage of what goes behind the brutal “drug war” in the Philippines has earned a Filipino journalist and his two colleague...

Philippine President’s Son Accused of Smuggling $125 Million Drug Shipment From China

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s son Paolo is being accused of having links to a crime syndicate responsible for a seized drug s...

Philippine President Duterte Says Oxford University is a ‘School for Stupid People’

Oxford University, which ranks consistently among the top five universities in the world, has recently been dismissed as a “school for stupi...

Philippine President Lands Cheap Shot on Chelsea Clinton for Criticizing His Rape Joke

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has hit back against Chelsea Clinton after she criticized a remark he made about soldiers raping women...

Two Filipino Immigrants Bound For Deportation Spared Because of Duterte’s War on Drugs

Because of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s lethal war on drugs, two Filipino immigrants in the United States will be spared from bein...

Shocking Images Flood Social Media as Terrorists Continue to Battle in the Philippines

It has now been four days since armed insurgents, reportedly linked to the so-called Islamic State, stormed Marawi, a city in the southern p...

Donald Trump Invites Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to the White House

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte received an invitation to the White House by no other than U.S. President Donald Trump. In a statement ...

Philippine President Beats the Pope in Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People

The president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, has made his way to the top of Time magazine’s readers’ poll of the 100 most influe...

Philippines Angry After CBS Show Paints President as a Sexual Predator

A fictional portrayal of the president of the Philippines in a hit U.S .television series has earned criticisms from the real-life administr...

Philippine President Signs Executive Order to Give Free Birth Control For 6 Million Women

President Rodrigo Duterte is forcing the Supreme Court’s hand by signing an Executive Order that aims to lift the contraceptives ban in the ...

Philippine President Hires Controversial Sex Blogger to Censor Softcore Porn on Television

President Rodrigo Duterte sparked a squabble among netizens when he appointed media personality Mocha Uson as a member of the Movie and Tele...

Philippine President Duterte Reveals Some of His Cousins May Have Joined ISIS

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has recently revealed that he has cousins who may have already joined the international terrorist group...

Philippine President Admits He Once Threw Someone Out of a Helicopter and Would Do It Again

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has yet revealed another “gangster” story during a recent press conference. This time, Duterte admitted...

Philippines President Claims to Have ‘Personally’ Slaughtered Drug Users

Just hours after he said he was “not a killer,” the Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte claimed that he “personally” killed suspected cri...