カテゴリー: Philippines
Officer was taking part in raid on cockfights when one of the birds severed his femoral arteryThe police chief of a Philippine town has been killed during a raid on an illegal cockfight when one of the razor-sharp metal blades worn by the birds cut an …
In televised address, Rodrigo Duterte says he would ‘gladly’ go to jail over drugs killings carried out during drug warPhilippine president Rodrigo Duterte has said he has no problem with being held responsible for the thousands of killings under his g…
For the UN’s first virtual general assembly, monarchs and presidents have faced presentational issues with their recorded messagesIn the age of the pandemic, the Zoom call background has become the latest social anxiety. Each choice is littered with po…
Leader of Cavite province sets up hotline for noise complaints, saying good sleep is essential in fighting diseaseCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAcross the world, coronavirus lockdowns have transformed city streets into eer…
Gardening craze has reportedly led to endangered species being dug up from mountains and forests Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOfficials in the Philippines say the coronavirus pandemic is fuelling a new problem in the coun…
The Philippine president pardoned a US marine on Monday in a surprise move that will free him from imprisonment for the 2014 killing of a transgender Filipino woman. Rodrigo Duterte said he had decided to pardon L/Cpl Joseph Scott Pemberton because the…
President’s move to free Joseph Scott Pemberton condemned as ‘shameless mockery of justice’The Philippine president has pardoned a US Marine in a surprise move that will free him from imprisonment for the 2014 killing of a transgender Filipino woman th…
Dante Addug called his partner as water entered the Gulf Livestock 1 cargo ship but family has not heard from him sinceThe last time the captain of the Gulf Livestock 1 spoke to his partner, Typhoon Maysak was battering the ship and water was already f…
Rescuers search for more than 40 crew from ship carrying 6,000 cattle that went down en route from New Zealand to China A second survivor from a cargo ship carrying 6,000 cattle that capsized off southwest Japan has died after being pulled from the wat…
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…
Filipino medics plead for lockdown as health system teeters; US suffers deadliest month; South Korea arrest sect leaderU-turns and chaos: a terrible week for Boris JohnsonCoronavirus latest updatesSenior doctors in the Philippines have pleaded with the…
Xinjiang records 112 local transmissions; UN says millions could be forced into poverty in south-east Asia; Indonesia extends restrictionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageChina has recorded its highest daily total of new Covi…
Editor of Rappler news site, known for scrutiny of president Rodrigo Duterte’s controversial policies, faces several government lawsuitsMaria Ressa, one of the Philippines’ most prominent journalists, has pleaded not guilty to tax evasion charges in a …
ABS-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…
Legal 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…