The pain of the privileged
September 2, 2024
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Philippines VP Sara Duterte ‘goes on offensive’ in budget hearing. Did it work?
Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio was defiant while defending her office budget for next year, in a Tuesday hearing in the House of Representatives, refusing to answer most questions while accusing lawmakers of gathering evidence for an impeachment case against her.
Hundreds of police raid a religious compound in search of Filipino preacher wanted for child abuse
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Hundreds of police officers backed by riot squads raided a vast religious compound in a southern Philippine city Saturday in search of a local preacher accused of sexual abuse and human trafficking, police officials said.
Philippine appeals court sides with news outlet in fight against 2018 shutdown order
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine appeals court sided with a news agency in its fight against a 2018 shutdown order in a decision made public Friday, marking a legal victory for journalists who angered former President Rodrigo Duterte by reporting critically on his deadly crackdown on illegal drugs and alarming human rights record.
Nothing bloodless about Marcos Jr’s drug war
As Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr enters his third year in office, the country’s infamous “war on drugs” shows no sign of ending.
Is the ICC closing in on Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte over drug war probe?
Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra late on Monday confirmed that the International Criminal Court (ICC) had formally asked Manila for help in the proceedings, but Marcos Jnr had not replied.
Marcos Jr sets tone for epic clash with the Dutertes
MANILA – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr kickstarted his third, and arguably most consequential, State of the Nation Address (SONA) this week with a clear sense of urgency.
As Philippines’ inflation woes deepen, is Marcos Jnr in danger of history repeating itself?
President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr will deliver his third State of the Nation Address (Sona) for the Philippines, but the true picture of his term at nearly the halfway mark can be gleaned in the carpeted and newly marbled halls of Congress and its surrounding streets rather than in his glowing report card.