President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday complained why human rights critics only target his ‘war on drugs’ when other countries have their own violations as well. “Bakit...
MANILA, Philippines—President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday threatened United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Agnes Callamard of physical violence. In a speech...
MANILA — The Philippines has called for the affirmation of human rights of migrants in its general statement in the Asia-Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting (RPM) for the...
BOGOTA — The United Nations is denouncing Colombia’s anti-narcotics police for firing stun grenades on a humanitarian mission it led to investigate the murder of several...
As Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano described the United Nations Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC’s) decision to adopt the Manila human rights report card on September...
Malacañang reiterated on Tuesday that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s campaign on drugs did not include a shoot-to-kill order against suspects, denouncing the United Nations High Commissioner...
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte met Monday with America’s top diplomat, where he voiced solidarity with the U.S. amid global concerns over North Korea’s nuclear program and angrily...
MANILA, Philippines — The United States’ top diplomat is expected to raise concerns about human rights in the Philippines when he visits Manila this week for Asia’s biggest security forum,...
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says his threat to launch airstrikes against tribal schools because they allegedly teach subversion would apply only when the...
MANILA, Philippines— Human rights groups asked the Philippine president on Wednesday to retract a threat of airstrikes against tribal schools he accused of teaching students to become communist...