Tag: Rodrigo Duterte
Philippine movement launched against summary killings in ‘drug war’
By Jimmy Domingo in Manila
Human rights activists in the Philippines have launched a movement to demand the immediate end of summary executions of suspected...
Philippines Communist Party: We’ll issue ceasefire if govt does same
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte made an announcement in his first State of the Nation Address and ahead of his administration's first formal talks with...
President Duterte’s war on crime: A nuclear explosion of violence
OPINION: By Atty. Jose Manuel "Chel" I. Diokno
President Duterte's war on crime in the Philippines has spawned a nuclear explosion of violence that is...
Duterte’s tough stance, impunity big challenges for media in Philippines
By David Robie
Strained relations between the President-elect of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, and much of the news media before he even takes office this...
Philippines President-elect Duterte ‘browbeats’ media in test of will
OPINION: By Amando Doronila in Canberra
Let there be no mistake about this. Since his proclamation by Congress as President-elect, Rodrigo Duterte has engaged the...
Indonesia and Philippines confront the ghosts of past dictatorships
By Mong Palatino in Manila
Indonesia’s Golkar party wants former strongman General Suharto to be declared a national hero. In the Philippines, President-elect Rodrigo Duterte...
Student press editors urge Duterte to uphold media freedom in Philippines
By Marc Lino Abila in Manila
The College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) is most deeply disturbed by President-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s statement that murdered...
RSF condemns Philippines president-elect’s comments about journalists
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is outraged by Philippines President-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s comment that corrupt journalists are legitimate murder targets and urges the Philippine media...
Brush up on perceptions of ASEAN trade partners, envoy tells NZ
By TJ Aumua in Auckland
New Zealanders need to catch up with reality about the country's trade partners in the South-East Asia region, says an...
Duterte challenged – end Philippines rights violations, say campaigners
As candidates concede to presidential frontrunner Rodrigo Duterte, the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines has joined the Filipino people in calling...
Duterte pulls off huge Philippines win, Marcos trailing narrowly
The Philippines will need to wait for nearly all of the ballots to be transmitted to see whether former dictator Marcos's son Ferdinand "Bongbong"...
Firebrand Davao mayor Duterte accepts mandate ‘with humility’
Al Jazeera reports on the Philippines elections on polling day.
With 87.5 percent of precincts already accounted for, Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte, is unofficially...
Duterte, Marcos claim early leads in initial Philippines election results
Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr claimed early leads in the presidential and vice-presidential contests, respectively, as the initial...
