Philippines
Groups: Duterte can’t evade accountability by quitting court
World
March 15, 2018
Groups: Duterte can’t evade accountability by quitting court
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and government officials can still face investigation by the International Criminal Court for thousands of killings…
Duterte withdrawing Philippines from Intl. Criminal Court
World
March 14, 2018
Duterte withdrawing Philippines from Intl. Criminal Court
President Rodrigo Duterte announced Wednesday that the Philippines is withdrawing its ratification of a treaty that created the International Criminal…
Beauty is as Beauty Does
Society
March 8, 2018
Beauty is as Beauty Does
By Deni Rose M. Afinidad-Bernardo, Philstar.com Rummaging through trash bins, begging for food, sharing what little he has with stray…
Filipino chief justice asks people to fight authoritarianism
World
March 7, 2018
Filipino chief justice asks people to fight authoritarianism
The Philippines’ embattled Supreme Court chief justice has called on Filipinos to stand up against authoritarianism and threats to human…
Philippines says suspect Egyptian Islamist militant recruiter arrested
World
February 19, 2018
Philippines says suspect Egyptian Islamist militant recruiter arrested
Philippine security forces have arrested an Egyptian national suspected of recruiting domestic fighters for pro-Islamic State militant groups, including an…
Philippines’ Duterte reneges on China deal, bans foreign research ships
World
February 6, 2018
Philippines’ Duterte reneges on China deal, bans foreign research ships
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has banned all foreign scientific research off the country’s Pacific coast and told the navy to…
Duterte bent on rewriting Philippine constitution
World
February 1, 2018
Duterte bent on rewriting Philippine constitution
President Rodrigo Duterte is determined to carry out his campaign promise to amend the constitution and turn the Philippines into a federal state. The shift…
Philippine police return to war on drugs, cannot promise no bloodshed
World
January 29, 2018
Philippine police return to war on drugs, cannot promise no bloodshed
Police in the Philippines on Monday resumed President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, making visits to the homes of users…
Philippine volcano spreads lava almost 2 miles from crater
World
January 24, 2018
Philippine volcano spreads lava almost 2 miles from crater
Lava fountaining regularly from the Philippines’ most active volcano has flowed up to 3 kilometers (1.86 miles) from the crater…
Exclusive: Looted cash, gold helps Islamic State recruit in Philippines
World
January 23, 2018
Exclusive: Looted cash, gold helps Islamic State recruit in Philippines
Islamist insurgents looted cash, gold and jewelry worth tens of millions of dollars when they occupied a southern Philippines town…