From defending President Duterte's war on drugs, former House speaker Pantaleon Alvarez now admits that "too many" people, mostly poor Filipinos, have died in the controversial anti-illegal drug campaign. President Duterte shares a light moment with former House Speaker Pantalon Alvarez during the...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has issued a memorandum directing all its personnel to use body-worn cameras (BWCs) while serving search or arrest warrants in compliance with the rules set by the Supreme Court, a move seen as a milestone for transparency amid allegations of human rights abuses...
President Duterte once more defended law enforcement agencies on the killing of drug suspects against human rights advocates, claiming that Filipinos are the ones benefiting from such operations. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his regular address to the nation on August 2, 2021. (PCOO...
Senator Panfilo M. Lacson on Monday, August 2, asked why some Chinese nationals are supposedly getting "bolder" in their multi-billion-peso drug operations in the Philippines. Senator Panfilo Lacson (Czar Dancel/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) ‘’How long have they been operating here? Do they have...
Malacañang said it was up to American President Joe Biden if he will condemn President Duterte over a supposed "continuing pattern of human rights violations" under his administration. President Duterte and US President Joe Biden (Malacañang, AFP file photos) Presidential Spokesman Harry...
President Duterte is prepared to face death penalty if he is convicted before a local court, not the International Criminal Court (ICC). President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Addressing the nation late Wednesday, July 28, the President asserted that he would rather stand...
The country’s withdrawal from the Rome Statute that created the International Criminal Court (ICC) was an “empty gesture” since it never became a law in the country in the first place, President Duterte insisted late Wednesday. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang)...
Senators Panfilo "Ping" Lacson and Vicente "Tito" Sotto III are not inclined to adopt President Duterte's controversial "Oplan Tokhang" to address the Philippines' problem with illegal drugs. Senator Panfilo Lacson (Czar Dancel/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Lacson said Wednesday, July 28, that they...
With President Duterte prioritizing the country's problem of illegal drugs in his final State of the Nation Address (SONA), Senator Ralph Recto also found the Chief Executive's speech lacking, particularly on how the Philippines will move forward from the COVID-19 pandemic. Senate President Pro...
President Duterte admitted that despite the strides made, there was still a long way to go in his infamous drug war. President Duterte delivers his sixth and final State of the Nation Address on July 26, 2021 (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made the statement during his sixth and final State of the...
A spokesman for the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) praised what he describes as a "tremendous success" of the drug war launched by President Duterte since July 2016. “Yung kritiko they focus on the EJK (extra judicial killings). Ang narrative nila ipakita na it has been a...
Senior members of the House of Representatives lauded as victory for justice and rule of law the Supreme Court (SC) ruling that upheld the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the cases of crimes against humanity allegedly committed under the administration of President Rodrigo...