When Rodrigo Duterte campaigned during the 2016 presidential elections, he vowed to kill “as many as 100,000 people” in his crackdown on illegal drugs.
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Why Rodrigo Duterte’s supporters have no reason to celebrate about his Senate inquiry appearance
“A fish often gets caught by its mouth,” so goes the age-old adage. What this saying conveys is that a person often gets caught
Rodrigo Duterte used his ‘War on Drugs’ to go after political rivals
After seven years in self-imposed exile in the United States, former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog returned to the Philippines this month. The
Rodrigo Duterte is a hypocrite for crying about “police brutality” and “lack of due process”
In the wee hours of March 7, 2021, combined police and military elements forcibly entered the residence of activist couple Chai and Ariel Evangelista
Why Bato dela Rosa needs to be investigated by the International Criminal Court
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa is threatening to deport International Criminal Court (ICC) investigators who enter the Philippines to probe the alleged crimes against
Leila de Lima acquitted again: Why the charges against her are purely part of Duterte’s political vendetta
It’s two down, one to go. This is how detained former Senator Leila de Lima felt after being acquitted of another drugs charge slapped
If Marcos admits abuses happened under Rodrigo Duterte’s “War on Drugs”, will he allow the ICC to investigate?
Many supporters of former President Rodrigo Duterte coalesced behind Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. at the 2022 election, hoping the latter would be a continuation
Lacking intelligence
When reports emerged last week that members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) were engaged in a shootout with unidentified armed men in Quezon
How President Duterte encouraged a culture of impunity within the Philippine National Police
The Philippine National Police (PNP) have – at times – acted as the judge, jury, and executioner in President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign against criminality.
Why the Duterte Regime could be much worse than the Marcos era
It has been 48 years since President Ferdinand Marcos placed the entire Philippines under martial law in 1972. The decade that followed saw a