Human rights activists are urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cancel President Duterte’s invitation to visit the country next month. Israeli newspaper Haaretz has reported that a human rights …
Philippine officials believe that drug smugglers are becoming “bolder” after a ton of ‘shabu’ was slipped past the Bureau of Customs. Speaking yesterday (Saturday August 11), presidential spokesman Harry Roque …
Sri Lanka is to bring back hanging after half a century to “replicate the success” of the drug war in the Philippines. Today (Wednesday, July 11), Sri Lankan President Maithripala …
Investigations are continuing after an inmate of a Manila city jail died after contracting an infectious flesh-eating disease. An official report today (Wednesday, July 11) revealed that Gerry Baluran succumbed …
A three-year-old boy was shot dead by a stray bullet during a police drug bust in a Cebu City slum today (Tuesday, July 10). Cebu City Station 5 Commander Senior Inspector …
An American was among six people arrested by police for allegedly smoking shabu at an apartment in Quezon City. Police identified the American as George Taylor, aged 40 of Pennsylvania. …
Just a day after a city mayor was shot dead by a sniper, another Philippine local politician has been gunned down. Motorcycle-riding gunmen today (Tuesday, July 3) assassinated Ferdinand Bote, …
A mayor who paraded suspected drug dealers through the streets of his city has been shot dead by a sniper while singing the national anthem. Mayor Antonio Cando Halili was …
A US Navy veteran was arrested for drug dealing in Angeles City alongside an Australian alleged to have been a customer. Gary Timothy Lamb, aged 56, was the subject of …
A Russian father and son have been arrested in Angeles City on suspicion of selling ecstasy on Fields Avenue. Joint operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and Intelligence …
Primary schools could become the latest front line in President Duterte’s controversial war against illegal drugs. It has been announced today (Friday, June 22) that bags and lockers could be …
The Philippines has been named as the least peaceful Southeast Asian country in the latest Global Peace Index. The annual study conducted by Australia-based think tank Institute for Economics and …
President Duterte has been listed by Forbes magazine as one of the World’s 75 Most Powerful People in 2018. Duterte landed on the 69th spot of the list of men …
Alleged extrajudicial killings and police impunity remain the most significant human rights concerns in the Philippines, the US State Department has said. Even though the 2017 Country Reports on Human …
Thirteen drug suspects were killed in police anti-drug operations on the day after new Philippine National Police chief Oscar Albayalde was sworn into office. According to police reports, Bulacan cops …
Four Chinese gangsters were among eight people arrested during a raid on a shabu laboratory in Batangas province. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), were supported by the police and …
A British man is hoping to return to his family in the Philippines after fighting off a bid by the USA to extradite him on cannabis charges. Gypsy Nirvana, whose …
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened a probe into President Duterte’s alleged human rights violations related to his war on drugs. In a statement issued to Agence France-Presse (AFP), …
The cop leading President Duterte’s war on drugs said his officers don’t need body cameras — because they have God watching over them. Superintendent Joseph Adnol, director of the Philippine …
Questions are being asked after the daughter of a convicted drug lord caught with shabu had VIP police protection. Two officers were assigned to provide security to Diana Yu Uy, …
President Duterte has blasted the UN and the EU over criticism of his war on drugs, telling EU diplomats to leave the country “in 24 hours”. In a speech at …
A human rights expert says Philippines must allow probe on drug war or risk losing its seat on the UN’s Human Rights Council. John Fisher, Geneva director of Human Rights …
President Duterte has said he will have his son killed if drug trafficking allegations against him are true — adding that police who carry out the hit would be protected …
President Duterte has questioned whether the Commission of Human Rights (CHR) Jose Gascon is a paedophile, due to his concern over the killing of teenage boys. The president also accused …
President Duterte has claimed that the recent shootings of teenage boys — apparently by anti-drug police — were attempts to sabotage his anti-narcotics crusade. While his finger of blame has …
Lawmakers have asked today (Thursday, August 31) for an explanation for proposals to increase the police’s anti-drug budget by 4,400 per cent. The plan for a huge budget increase comes …