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Many countries that believed they were past the worst are grappling with new outbreaks, says WHOCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMexico has recorded more than 9,000 daily coronavirus cases for the first time, as the country o…
Read MoreABS-CBN denied licence after repeatedly clashing with President Rodrigo DuterteLawmakers in the Philippines have voted against the renewal of a 25-year franchise for the nation’s biggest broadcaster, ABS-CBN, ensuring a media conglomerate that has clas…
Read MoreLegal challenges mount against new law, which allows warrantless arrests and could affect delivery of coronavirus aidAn anti-terrorism law that grants sweeping powers to president Rodrigo Duterte’s government is facing mounting legal challenges, as rig…
Read MoreCase against editor of influential news website has been condemned as part of a ‘pattern of intimidation’One of the Philippines’ most prominent journalists, Maria Ressa, has been found guilty of cyber libel charges, a verdict that could lead to six yea…
Read MoreCampaign of encouragement by high-level officials may have been seen by police as ‘permission to kill’, says damning reportTens of thousands of people may have been killed in the war on drugs since mid-2016 in the Philippines, amid “near impunity” for …
Read MoreReport says crackdown appears to have resulted in systematic extrajudicial killingsTens of thousands of people may have been killed during Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs in the Philippines, according to a damning UN report that warns of “persistent imp…
Read MorePhilippines journalist leading war on fake news may be jailed for 12 years on libel charges“The toughest part is not knowing whether it’s going to be a normal day, or a not normal day,” says Maria Ressa, speaking by phone from her office in Manila. A f…
Read MorePresident disapproves of alliance and made decision after ally’s visa was rescindedRodrigo Duterte, the president of the Philippines, has given formal notice to the US of his decision to scrap a bilateral agreement covering visiting American troops, fo…
Read MoreAction against ABS-CBN denounced as worst attack yet on press by Rodrigo DuterteActivists and media organisations in the Philippines have denounced Rodrigo Duterte’s government after its lawyers moved to strip the nation’s biggest media group of its fr…
Read MoreAction against ABS-CBN denounced as worst attack yet on press by Rodrigo DuterteActivists and media organisations in the Philippines have denounced Rodrigo Duterte’s government after its lawyers moved to strip the nation’s biggest media group of its fr…
Read MoreJustice department says 13 other police officers will also be charged with corruption and drug offencesThe former chief police enforcer of Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly war on drugs will be charged with corruption for allegedly protecti…
Read MoreLaw imposed two and a half years ago to try to stop Islamic State gaining presenceRodrigo Duterte will lift martial law in the southern Philippines by the end of the year, his spokesman has said, more than two years after it was imposed in an attempt t…
Read MoreLeni Robredo says ‘if I can save even one innocent life’ from deadly Philippines crackdown it will be worth the political priceThe vice-president of the Philippines, Leni Robredo, has accepted President Rodrigo Duterte’s offer for her to play a lead ro…
Read MoreRodrigo Duterte, the 74-year-old president of the Philippines, was filmed riding his motorbike in the compound of the presidential palace in a video shared on social media by a senator. The leader later crashed, hurting his elbow and knee, but suffered…
Read MoreIncident occurred when the 74-year-old president ‘reached for his shoe and fell off’Rodrigo Duterte, the 74-year-old president of the Philippines, has hurt his hip and suffered scratches in a motorcycle accident, senior aides have said.Duterte, whose h…
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