The Philippine Congress opened a special session Saturday to vote on President Rodrigo Duterte’s bid for an extension of martial law in the south to defeat Islamist gunmen. Duterte is widely expected to win approval for martial law in the region until the end of the year, with troops having failed to wrest back Marawi … Read more
The Philippine Congress sits in a special session Saturday to vote on President Rodrigo Duterte’s bid for longer military rule over the southern third of the country in a bid to defeat Islamist gunmen. Duterte is widely expected to win approval for martial law in the region until the end of the year, with troops … Read more
President Rodrigo Duterte has asked lawmakers to extend martial law in the southern Philippines as the initial two-month limit approaches with no end in sight to the battle for control of a major city seized by an Islamic State-aligned force. Duterte imposed military rule for 60 days in the Mindanao region, home to 20 million … Read more
Top newspaper the Philippine Daily Inquirer said Monday its owners are in talks to sell the publication, months after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened a shame campaign against them over critical coverage of his drug war. Marixi Prieto, chairwoman of the Inquirer Group of Companies, said the family had decided to quit the newspaper business and … Read more
Eight-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao has said he will “think hard” about retiring after his stunning and controversial defeat to unheralded Australian challenger Jeff Horn. Arriving home in the Philippines a day after losing his World Boxing Organization welterweight title in a major upset in Brisbane on Sunday, the 38-year-old Pacquiao said he was … Read more
Thousands of residents of a city in the southern Philippines huddled on the streets on Sunday, two days after a deadly quake, as aftershocks continued to hit the region. The 6.5-magnitude quake struck Surigao and nearby areas of Mindanao island late Friday, killing six people and injuring more than 200 others, with more than a … Read more
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to throw corrupt officials from helicopters mid-air, saying he has done it before. “If you are corrupt, I will fetch you using a helicopter to Manila and I will throw you out,” said Mr Duterte, who is waging war on corruption and drugs. It’s the latest claim by the … Read more