Senate Committees on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs and on Justice and Human Rights state there was an overwhelming evidence to support that there was a...
MANILA—Malacañang on Thursday disputed a report of independent watchdog organization Freedom House which said that freedom in the Philippines is on a “downward trend” due to...
MANILA—A Manila priest is urging the faithful to also pray for the victims of violent death, aside from praying for the souls of their departed loved...
MANILA—Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Friday slammed Senator Richard Gordon for terminating on Thursday the Senate inquiries into the alleged extrajudicial killings. In a statement sent...
MANILA—The Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) on Friday released from its custody Edgar Matobato, a self-confessed hitman and witness in the Senate’s investigation...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands—The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor said she is “deeply concerned” about reports of extrajudicial killings of suspected drug dealers and users in the...
MANILA—Sixteen out of more than 20 police officers from Davao City allegedly linked to the so-called vigilante group Davao Death Squad (DDS) were present at the...
MANILA—The Office of the Ombudsman (Ombudsman) has found probable cause to indict Escalante City, Negros Occidental Mayor Melecio Yap, Jr. and 15 others for the deaths...
MANILA, Philippines—Sen. Leila de Lima on Sunday said that she would file a resolution to probe the killings of suspected drug offenders following President Rodrigo Duterte’s...
CEBU CITY—President-elect Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday night said his tough stance against criminals was actually a “plea” for them to stop. “I don’t want to use...