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Philippine ex-President Duterte set to appear in Hague courtroom to face 'war on drugs' charges

March 14, 2025 3:44 pm

The 79-year-old Duterte, the first Asian former leader arrested on an ICC warrant, will be read his rights and formally informed of the charges of crimes against humanity that the court's prosecutors filed against him after a lengthy investigation.

Ex-Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte arrested on ICC warrant upon arrival at Manila airport

March 11, 2025 10:07 am

Duterte was arrested by the police and taken into custody upon his arrival from Hong Kong following the orders from the ICC.

Years later, Philippines reckons with Duterte’s brutal drug war

June 30, 2024 4:06 am

In recent months, the legacy of Duterte’s so-called war on drugs has slowly begun to get more official attention.

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Is the Philippines’ Marcos Jr the EU’s new best friend?

February 27, 2024 12:08 pm

Philippines’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has managed to improve his country's relations with the West. But what's this sudden friendship based on — and will it last?

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Philippine court acquits top critic of ex-president Rodrigo Duterte's 'war on drugs'

May 13, 2023 6:09 pm

Amnesty International said the government should hold accountable those responsible for what it said was arbitrary detention and denial of her rights to presumption of innocence.

Maria Ressa: Philippines affirms news site shutdown order

June 29, 2022 1:12 pm

Filipino journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa says in a speech in Hawaii Tuesday that the Philippine government is affirming a previous order to shut down her news site, Rappler

Explained: Raising the age of consent in the Philippines

March 10, 2022 9:46 am

The Philippines has raised its age of sexual consent from 12 years to 16 years. What prompted the move, and why was it needed? What is the age of consent in India and other countries?

Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte quits senate race in new election twist

December 14, 2021 9:35 pm

The constitution bars Duterte, 76, from seeking reelection as president, but he was allowed to run for other positions in nationwide elections in May 2022.

US announces sex-trafficking charges against Duterte's spiritual adviser

November 19, 2021 6:27 pm

A 74-page indictment charges Apollo Carreon Quiboloy and other church officials, including two US-based church administrators, with running a sex-trafficking operation that threatened victims as young as 12 with "eternal damnation" and physical abuse.

Philippines president's daughter to run for vice president

November 13, 2021 4:43 pm

Marcos Jr. filed his papers at the Commission on Elections last month. His party, Partido Federal ng Pilipinas, named Sara Duterte on Saturday as his running mate.