Philippine court orders arrest of religious leader with ties to Duterte
Manila, Philippines Reuters A Philippine court has ordered the arrest of a church founder and longtime friend of former President Rodrigo Duterte, on charges of human trafficking and sexual abuse of a woman, court documents showed. The evangelist preacher, who also figures on the most wanted list of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the […]
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 […]
Philippines will not cooperate with ICC in drugs war probe – Marcos
Manila, The PhilippinesReuters Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr, said on Friday his government will not cooperate with the International Criminal Court’s investigation into the thousands of killings committed during his predecessor’s ‘war on drugs’. Marcos maintained the ICC has no jurisdiction over the South-East Asian country, which withdrew from the ICC in March, 2019. Philippines’ […]
Philippine court acquits top critic of ex-President’s “war on drugs”
Manila, PhilippinesReuters A Philippine court on Friday acquitted former senator Leila De Lima, one of the fiercest critics of ex-President Rodrigo Duterte, of a criminal charge stemming from allegations that as a cabinet minister she received money from drug dealers. De Lima, 63, has been in detention for the past six years and despite her […]
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, […]
Philippines: Drug killings leave agony, savage facet to Duterte’s legacy
JIM GOMEZ, of Associated Press, reports on the legacy of outgoing Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drug crackdown…
US announces sex-trafficking charges against Duterte ally
Reuters US prosecutors on Thursday announced sex-trafficking charges alleging that girls and young women were coerced to have sex with the founder of a Philippines-based church who is a friend and adviser to Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte. A 74-page indictment charges Apollo Carreon Quiboloy, founder of a church called Kingdom of Jesus Christ, The Name […]
Philippines rights body’s drug war probe bolsters police abuse allegations
Manila, The PhilippinesReuters An investigation by the Philippines’ rights commission into the killings in President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs has found that dozens of people were shot in the head, chest and abdomen, suggesting an intent to kill, it said on Tuesday. The Commission on Human Rights’ report, which bolsters findings by the justice […]
Philippines to review thousands more ‘drug war’ killings
Manila, PhilippinesReuters The Philippines will look into thousands of killings in President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, its justice minister said on Wednesday, after a review of a sample of cases indicated foul play in dozens of deadly police operations. Menardo Guevarra said his Department of Justice would expand its review to the more than […]