Philippines ready to use “forces” to quell any secession attempt – official
Manila, The Philippines Reuters The Philippine Government is ready to use “authority and forces” against attempts to divide the nation, a security official said Sunday, after former President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to separate some southern islands from the rest of the archipelago. Duterte has called for the independence of his hometown Mindanao from the Philippines […]
Philippines will not “lift a finger” to assist ICC’s drug war probe
Manila, Philippines Reuters The Philippine Government will not cooperate with the International Criminal Court’s investigation into a brutal anti-narcotics campaign, President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr, said on Tuesday. “I consider it as a threat to our sovereignty. Therefore, the Philippine government will not lift a finger to help any investigation that the ICC conducts,” Marcos told […]
Philippine military says manhunt underway for bombing suspects
Manila, The PhilippinesReuters A “massive” manhunt is underway for the attackers who bombed a Catholic Mass that killed four people in the southern Philippines, a senior military officer said on Monday, vowing to do everything possible to bring the perpetrators to justice. Police are looking into at least two suspects they believe were behind the […]
“Tired of waiting”: For Filipino wartime rape survivors, a last hope for reparations
A UN decision urging compensation for women raped by Japanese troops during World War II has raised their hopes of seeing justice. MARIEJO RAMOS, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
Justice elusive decades after martial law, say Filipino victims
Manila, Philippines AP Survivors of torture and other atrocities under Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos on Wednesday marked his martial law declaration 50 years ago by pressing their demand for justice and apology from his son – now the country’s President in a stunning reversal of fortunes for the once reviled family. Activists held street protests, […]
Philippines begins new era of Marcos rule, decades after overthrow
Manila, Philippines Reuters The son and namesake of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos was sworn in as President of the Philippines on Thursday, completing a stunning comeback for one of Asia’s most famous political dynasties, 36 years after it was ousted in a popular uprising. Marcos, Jr, scored a rare landslide victory in last month’s election, […]
“Protect the truth”: A Marcos return in Philippines triggers fear for history
Manila, PhilippinesReuters Books about the late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his brutal era of martial law are flying off the shelves, spurred by “panic buying” after his son and namesake won a 9th May presidential election. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr’s, presidency, set to begin on 30th June, has many people worried about losing access […]
Philippines Congress proclaims Marcos as next president
Manila, Philippines Reuters A joint session of Philippines Congress on Wednesday declared Ferdinand Marcos, Jr, the son and namesake of the notorious late dictator, the winner of this month’s election and confirmed he would become the country’s next president. The proclamation formalises the once unimaginable return to power of the country’s most famous political dynasty, […]
Philippines election winner Marcos tells world to judge him by actions, not family’s past
Manila, PhilippinesReuters The son of the disgraced late Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos vowed on Tuesday to work for all people after his stunning election victory, and told the world to judge him by his presidency, not his family’s past. Ferdinand Marcos, Jr, better known as “Bongbong”, become the first candidate in recent history to win […]
Marcos, son of strongman, triumphs in Philippines presidential election
Manila, The PhilippinesReuters Ferdinand Marcos, Jr, clinched a stunning runaway victory in the Philippines’ presidential election on Monday in the first win by a majority since a 1986 revolution that toppled his late father’s two-decade dictatorship. An unofficial tally showed Marcos, popularly known as “Bongbong”, had surpassed the 27.5 million votes needed for a majority, […]