Tag: Rodrigo Duterte
Philippines faces call for UN rights inquiry into war-on-drugs killings
Amnesty International is calling Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's crackdown on drugs a "systematic campaign of killing". It wants the United Nations to investigate what...
Philippines opposition fails to rock Duterte’s Senate dominance
Rappler’s real-time video coverage of the the 2019 mid-term Philippine elections.
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
All 12 spots open for election in the Philippines Senate have...
‘The President does not lie’ – and Duterte’s proven untrue claims
By Pia Ranada in Manila
Besieged by criticisms and questions about the veracity of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's "ouster plot matrix", Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo...
‘Explain your wealth, don’t lose your cool,’ PCIJ tells Duterte
By Rappler
The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism has responded to what it called President Rodrigo Duterte’s “broadsides” aimed at PCIJ's recent reports on the...
Facebook strips fake account network of Duterte social media manager
By Gelo Gonzales in Manila
Facebook has taken down 200 pages and accounts organised by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s social media manager in his 2016...
Philippines ‘drug war’ no model for any country, says UN rights...
UN Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet criticising the Philippines "war on drugs" policy in her speech in Geneva. Video: Rappler
By Jodesz Gavilan in...
VP’s camp defers to Duterte over his health disclosure – ‘he...
By Lian Buan in Manila
The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo is keen on pushing for the public disclosure of President Rodrigo Duterte’s state...
‘My only sin is extrajudicial killings,’ admits President Duterte
President Rodrigo Duterte appeared to admit to extrajudicial killings during a speech on Thursday saying this was the only "sin" that he was guilty...
Duterte critic Trillanes second senator to be arrested – for 2003...
By Rambo Talabong in Manila
Outspoken critic Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has become the second opposition senator to be arrested under the Duterte presidency.
A team...
Philippine protesters stage anti-martial law demos as Duterte trust plummets
Protesters mark the 46th anniversary of the declaration of martial law under Philippines dictator Marcos with demonstrations against President Duterte. Video: Rappler
By Paterno Esmaquel...
Rodrigo Duterte’s killing season now opens fire on Lumads and the...
By Bong S Sarmiento in Mindanao
Tactics used to target Filipino drug suspects are now being deployed against leftist activists and alleged supporters of an...
‘Sick joke’, threats cited in Asia-Pacific declining media freedom summit
Reporters Without Borders secretary-general Christophe Deloire talks about the global threat against journalists. Video: Café Pacific
By David Robie in Paris
When Reporters Without Borders chief...
Journalists talk press freedom – ‘be afraid, but do the...
In this World Press Freedom Day video, Filipino journalists Ed Lingao, Jason Gutierrez, Inday Espina-Varona, Ezra Acayan, and JC Gotinga speak about facing threats...
‘Great relief’ for rights advocates after Philippines ‘releases’ Australian nun
By Jean Bell in Auckland
Detained Australian missionary Sister Patricia "Pat" Fox's "release" by the Philippines Bureau of Immigration has been greeted with relief by...
Manila brands volunteer teachers as ‘terrorists’, say Lumad advocates
By Jean Bell in Auckland with additional reporting by Rahul Bhattarai
Volunteer teachers are being maliciously labelled as "terrorists" by the Philippine government while paramilitary...
How Philippine state surveillance is used as a tool to silence...
BRIEFING: Special report by Jodesz Gavilan and Sofia Tomacruz in Manila
Human rights activists say that the conduct of both physical and communication surveillance is...
ICC withdrawal ‘a principled stand’, claims Philippines’ Foreign Secretary
By Paterno Esmaquel II in Manila
Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alan Peter Cayetano claims the Philippines' withdrawal from the International Criminal Court is "a principled...
Marites Vitug: Duterte’s dangerously zero idea of independent journalism
ANALYSIS: By Marites Dañguilan Vitug in Manila
A year ago, the White House barred some members of the press from attending an informal briefing, a...
RSF condemns new gagging threats to outspoken Philippine media outlets
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Kodao Productions, a Philippine alternative news website, is still down after being the target of a cyber-attack six days ago and...
Rappler links Duterte 2016 campaign to Philippine fake news ‘ecosystem’
By Christine O. Avendaño in Manila
News website Rappler has found millions of false social media accounts spreading fake news linked originally to the 2016...
Duterte vs Rappler: Declaration of war against Philippine media?
On The Listening Post this week: Rappler battles with authorities plus climate sceptics and the media platforms they get. Video: Al Jazeera
As Rappler, a...
UN critics join global outrage over Duterte’s Rappler ‘free press’ attack
Rappler’s CEO and executive editor Maria Ressa says that the Philippine government spends a lot of effort to turn journalism into a crime which...