カテゴリー: Philippines
Oscar Albayalde denies allegations he profits from drug deals arranged by corrupt officers in 2013The chief of police in the Philippines has stepped down after facing historical accusations in the Senate that he protected officers who had resold confis…
Allan Hyrons, 70, and Filipina wife Wilma were taken by armed men on Friday night in Mindanao regionA British national and his Filipina wife have been abducted from a resort in the southern Philippines.Allan Arthur Hyrons, 70, and his wife Wilma Paglin…
Infected pigs found in two towns near capital Manila, as country becomes latest to be hit by diseaseThe Philippines has reported its first cases of African swine fever, becoming the latest country hit by the disease that has killed pigs from Slovakia t…
Jennifer Erin Talbot arrested at Manila airport after allegedly hiding newborn in sling bagAn American woman has been charged with human trafficking for allegedly attempting to smuggle an undocumented six-day-old baby out of the Philippines hidden in a…
Brandon Lee, dubbed an ‘enemy of the state’ on social media, is in a critical condition after the shooting in northern Ifugao provinceAn American human rights volunteer tagged an “enemy of the state” on social media in the Philippines has been shot fou…
Cases have gone up 98% after the government banned a vaccine widely blamed for causing the deaths of childrenAn outbreak of dengue fever in the Philippines has been declared a national epidemic after causing hundreds of deaths this year in the wake of …
Maria Ressa faces prison term if convicted under criminal cyberlibel lawMaria Ressa: everything you need to know about the Rappler editor A libel trial against the editor of Rappler, a Philippine news site critical of the regime of President Rodrigo Du…
One of the most well-regarded journalists in the world, Maria Ressa has made a powerful enemy in Philippines president DuterteMaria Ressa: Rappler editor found guilty of cyber libel charges in PhilippinesMaria Ressa is one of the most highly regarded j…
President Rodrigo Duterte’s violent crackdown has left 20,000 dead, and in a devout country, he has repeatedly hurled insults at bishops, the pope – and even God. But only a handful of Catholic activists are brave enough to speak out. By Adam WillisOne…
Human rights commission votes to ‘get the facts’ on three years of bloodshed claiming an estimated 20,000 livesThe human rights body of the United Nations has agreed to begin investigating President Rodrigo Duterte’s violent war on drugs in the Philipp…