Philippines

Groups: Duterte can’t evade accountability by quitting court
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…
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