The former president admits he had instructed policemen to ‘encourage’ suspects to fight back to justify their killings.

In the run-up to the 2025 Philippine mid-term elections, an edited video of ex-president Rodrigo Duterte circulated online ...

Facing allegations of corruption and betrayal of public trust, the Philippine vice-president is striking back at her accusers ...

Or sign-in if you have an account. MANILA, Philippines — Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told a Senate inquiry Monday that he had maintained a “death squad” of gangsters to kill ...

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte testified before a Senate investigation into his so-called "war on drugs" that he ...

Both Malacañang and the Department of Justice (DOJ) sought to dispel the claims of former president Rodrigo Duterte that ...

Several human rights groups are demanding accountability for the victim's of Duterte's decades-long war on drugs.

MANILA – Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte on Oct 28 defended his drug war, which killed thousands, during a congressional inquiry that is taking place amid a deepening feud between ...

The former president of the Philippines has admitted to having a "death squad" of gangsters while he was a city mayor.

MANILA (Reuters) - Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte confirmed a "death squad" existed under his watch to control crime when he was Davao City mayor, but gave conflicting accounts of its ...

The expanded budget confirms the Marcos administration’s commitment to financing scaled up public spending by borrowing and ...

Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte registered his candidacy on Monday to run for mayor of the southern city of Davao in midterm polls due next year. Davao is the family stronghold of ...